Nearly a quarter of the fines issued in relation to the Bristol Bridge bus gate - which has raised more than £4.5m so far - have been cancelled following successful appeals.
Data released by Bristol City Council shows that, from November 2020 to the end of January this year, a total of 176,289 fines were issued. This means that, on average, more than 11,000 fines are being handed out a month - more than 350 a day, or more than 10 per hour.
Up until the end of January, a total of 122,291 fines had been paid, which meant £4,513,686 had been raised through the scheme. Despite 69 per cent of the fines having been paid, nearly a quarter (23 per cent) were cancelled following an appeal and eight per cent remain unpaid.
