Council rakes in £6,000 per day from single bus lane camera

Simon Davis
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A general view of a bus lane in central London as transport bosses have welcomed a court ruling on their policy of banning private hire vehicles from bus lanes.
A general view of a bus lane in central London as transport bosses have welcomed a court ruling on their policy of banning private hire vehicles from bus lanes.



The most profitable bus lane cameras around the country have been revealed, with one unit alone raking in close to £6,000 per day for its council, a BBC investigation revealed.

That particular camera sits along a 54-yard section of John Dobson street in Newcastle city centre. The city's council revealed it had brought in £1.5 million from 62,975 penalty charge notices it issued between February and October 2016 – or £5,960 per day.

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