'Money box' camera snaps 2,000 hapless motorists a month

A traffic camera in London is set to generate £1m a year in fines because motorists cannot avoid stopping in the yellow box junction it monitors.

The camera, which is positioned above the traffic lights at a junction on the Battersea Bridge Road, is catching up to 2,000 drivers a month as severe congestion makes it almost impossible to exit the hatched area in the allotted five seconds.