City's bus lane cameras raise £1.8m in a year

Drivers paid out more than £1.8m after being flashed by bus lane cameras in Derby last year, new figures show.

Derby City Council handed out fines to 51,391 motorists who drove through lanes designated for buses in 2024, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said.

The figures, revealed by a Freedom of Information request to the council, show the authority raised £1,849,291 in total.

The highest earner was the bus lane in Traffic Street near the Derbion shopping centre, which saw fines total £711,840.

The city council said issuing such penalty charge notices (PCNs) was designed to reduce congestion and pollution.

Another bus lane in Corporation Street - where millions has been raised since the enforcement began - saw £681,805 raised from 19,012 PCNs, the LDRS said.

In response to the figures released, a spokesperson for Derby City Council said: "We are committed to creating a greener, more accessible, and sustainable city for everyone.

"The enforcement of bus lanes forms part of our wider strategy to the National Bus Strategy which aims to reduce congestion and pollution and offers people more reliable and sustainable transport.

"Ideally, we wouldn't generate income from PCNs, and people would follow the rules associated with bus lanes to make our city a better place for all."

Other bus lanes where drivers were charged include Phoenix Street where £84,276 was raised, Siddals Road where the council received £79,018, while £56,068 was accumulated in Normanton Road.

The authority said surplus funds generated from bus lane PCNS were "used to improve highways and transport within the city".

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