Celebrity lawyer 'Mr Loophole' has called on a council to refund thousands of fines from one bus lane camera that has raked in up to £1million. Top solicitor Nick Freeman, who has represented the likes of David Beckham, branded the camera an "appalling piece of road architecture".
He said it allowed Croydon Council to collect more than 7,500 fines from motorists in five years - amounting to between £500,000 and £1million. Martin Best, a victim caught by the camera, claimed the authority set up a trap that "punishes safe driving" after he was slapped with a £130 ticket in April.
Mr Best discovered over 40 per cent of the borough's bus lane fines came from one camera on Wellesley Road, since 2018. Roughly 30 drivers a week get flashed at the camera in the same time period, according to Freedom of Information Act data.
