English local authorities generated a combined £127.3 million in revenue from bus lane fines in 2022/23

Give warning letters not fines for first bus lane offence, says RAC

Councils should issue warning letters rather than fines to drivers for their first offence of driving in a bus lane. the RAC has said.

The RAC commissioned a poll which found that more than a third (36 per cent) of drivers have accidentally driven in a bus lane

Two out of five (42 per cent) of respondents who said they have entered a bus lane by mistake were caught on camera and asked to pay a fine.

Give warning letters not fines for first bus lane offence, says RAC