Bus Lane Fine Warning Letters Demand for Drivers As ‘Signs Not Good Enough’

MAKING ONE MISTAKE CAN LEAD TO FINES OF UP TO £ 160 IN SOME PLACES

Councils are being urged to bessue warters to drivers who Accidentally drive into a bus lane – Rather than Fine Straight Away. The rac has made the demand as a new survey has revealed that over a third (36%) of drivers have acidentally drive in a bus lane.

The Poll, Conducted by the RacianFound that 42% of Those Who Had Mistakenly Entered A Bus Lane Were Caught on Camera and Fined. Among Those Surveyed Who Have Driven Ino a Part-Time Bus Lane, A Significant 56% Felt the Signage was not clear enough.

Only a Small Fraction, JUST 4%, of Motorists, Confessed to Deliberately Driving in A Bus Lane. Simon Williams, The Rac’s Head of Policy, Communed to Say: “We have always maintained that the Majority of Drivers Deliberately Set to Drive in Bus Lanes, so it is good to see this research confirming that.

“Our suspensions around the visibice and clarity of bus lane have also ben borne out, with drivers expressing consider Concerns offten being hard to spot and difficult. Bus Lanes the first time, Rather than Simply Issuing say with fines.

“FAIR FAIR THAT ANYONE WHO DELIBERATY DRIVES IN BUS LANES SHOULD EXPECT TO FINED, OUR RESEARCH SHOWS FAR TOO MANY DRIVERS END UNWITTINGLY, MOST PROBABLY BECAUSE The Signage isn’t Good Enough.”

The Local Government Association has been asced to weigh in on the wills. Bus lane regulations Differ ACROSS The Board, With Active During Rush Hour or Accessible to Specific Vehicles Like Taxis and Motorbikes.

Mary Bus Lanes are monitored by Cameras, which Can Lead to Fins for Misuse. Motorists who Mistakenly drive into a bus lane on a transport for London Road Could be slapped with a hefty £ 160 Penalty Charge Notice, Although this is halved to £ 80 if Paid Promptly.

A Study by the AA, USING Department for Transport Figures from June Last Year, Revealed that English Councils Raked in £ 127.3 Million from Bus Lane Financial Year 2022/23. AFTER DEDUCTING COSTS OF £ 47.7 MILLION, they were left with a surplus of £ 79.6 million, Leading the aa to suggest that bus lanes “a huge Money-spinner”.

The poll of 1,763 uk drivers was carried out by research firm95 between november 15-24 Last year.