Several people have been handed hefty fines after they were caught speeding on one of Blackburn’s busiest roads.

Fines ranging from £200 all the way up to £500 have been issued to drivers after they were caught breaking the rules of the road on Barbara Castle Way – a carriageway notorious for speeding and accidents.

All of these people have had their cases heard at Preston Magistrates Court over the last month.

Gareth Wiseman, 41, of St Johns Road, Padiham, was dealt with for breaking the 30mph speed limit – he admitted the offence and was fined £154.

He must also pay a surcharge fee of £34 and court costs of £90. His record was also endorsed with three points.

Waqaas Mahmood, of Wesley Road, Leeds, was ordered to pay the courts more than £500 in a fine and costs after he was caught speeding on the road in his BMW.

He received five points on his licence. He did not attend court and was found guilty of the offence by magistrates.

Meanwhile Cornel Aspinall, of Windermere Close, Blackburn, was fined £220 for skipping a red light on one of the road’s junctions.

Court records show that he was driving his Jaguar along Barbara Castle Way last December when the offence occurred.

He is to pay a further £120 in costs and fees and has had three points added onto his licence.

Noel Flannery’s case was also dealt with, after he was caught breaking the speed limit at the end of last year.

He admitted the offence and was ordered to pay a total of £204. His licence was endorsed with three points.

Mohammed Mobeen, of Hareclough Close, Blackburn, was ordered to pay £269 for speeding on the same road.

He admitted that he had been speeding and was disqualified from driving for six months with court documents revealing he had previously been dealt with for like offences.

Michelle Jebb, of Hellifield, Skipton, was driving through Blackburn last December when she was also caught speeding.

She pleaded guilty to the offence and was fined £146 and ordered to pay a further £120 in costs and fees. Her licence was also endorsed with three points.

Last year, a new traffic offences enforcement camera was installed on the road – catching hundreds of drivers out in the first month it was operational.

Detections after just four weeks of data showed an alarming number of incidents per day.

Between November 1 and November 15, detections show 396 speeding offences and 78 occasions when motorists have gone through a red light on the busy road.

The first camera of its kind in Lancashire, the kit allows for enforcement of speed offences, as well as those who run a red light which is a common cause of collisions, especially at junctions.

Barbara Castle Way was identified as a trial site for the camera, which is seen as leading technology in prosecuting drivers who jump red lights or speed up to avoid them.

The Blackburn junction has a poor history of road safety with 18 collisions being recorded during 2016 to 2020, including one fatality.