£2million in bus lane fines have been issued in the past year in Bristol, with more than 100,000 fines issued. Of the 51 councils who supplied similar information Bristol City Council had handed out more bus lane fines than the rest.
The data, revealed through Freedom of Information requests from the councils contacted, also reveals that Bristol City Council collected the sixth most money from bus lane fines of those councils on the list. These figures come as Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees confirmed the city's Clean Air Zone is "on track" to launch in September, meaning motorists with older or more polluting cars will face charges for driving in the centre of the city.
Data obtained by Moneybarn reveals that, of the 51 councils that responded to the FOI request (of 333 councils in England), Bristol City Council handed out the second highest number of bus lane fines. Only Manchester handed out more.
