A Carlton business owner has branded a change to a city centre junction "confusing".
Drivers used to be able to travel straight on in Beck Street, crossing Huntingdon Street, and back onto the road which leads to Lower Parliament Street and the Victoria Centre.
But a change to the Huntingdon Street junction now means drivers must turn right from Beck Street onto the road, preventing them from going straight on.
It was decided to make Beck Street South buses only in a bid to improve pedestrian safety.
Gary Hunter, 39, claims there was a "lack of notice" for this change to the junction and said adequate signs were not put in place.
He drove straight on across Beck Street on October 31 and was ticketed for £60.
A temporary 'matrix sign' is now in place before reaching the Huntingdon Street junction.
But he says the view of the sign is not clear as it s behind a pole indicating drivers can go straight on.
"I just think it needs to be clearer," said Mr Hunter, who runs an electrical contracting buisness.
"I have five other friends who have also been ticketed doing the same thing, so it's catching people out.
"I don't think it's fair and the way they have changed the signs hasn't been done very clearly.
"The change in sign is directly after a zebra crossing so you are looking for pedestrians, there is no other warning before.
"I was behind a lorry when I went across, so I couldn't see the signs that were up."
Responding to the claims, a spokesperson for Nottingham City Council said: “There has been a ‘no left or right turn’ from Huntingdon Street onto Beck Street South for years, but unfortunately many drivers were still turning onto the street which often meant turning during the ‘green man’ phase of the crossing – proving dangerous for pedestrians.
"Following concerns raised by the public we installed additional signage to attempt to reduce the number of drivers performing this illegal manoeuvre but the problem continued.
“No right and no left turns cannot be enforced by the council - and would require a continual police presence. In addition to this there is increasing pedestrian presence on Beck Street with new residential buildings.
"In order to protect pedestrian safety it was decided to make Beck Street South buses only. This meant that drivers are no longer able to travel straight on at the Beck Street North/Huntingdon Street junction, as well as those turning off Huntingdon Street itself.
“As part of an experimental order we have put up advanced warning signage - in addition to the signs legally required - to educate drivers.
"There are temporary matrix signs highlighting the change at the junction, providing alternative routes and informing drivers that they must turn right onto Huntingdon Street.”
