A motorist has won an appeal on a fine for driving through a ‘bus gate’ in Nottingham which has now led to tens of thousands of motorists being fined a total of £1.6 million. Part of Canal Street was designated car-free and enforced by cameras as part of the redevelopment of the area around the former Broadmarsh Centre.
The aim was to reduce traffic in the southern gateway to the city, while allowing buses to travel through. It means motorists cannot travel the full length of Canal Street via both Middle Hill, after the entrance to the new car park, and Albion Street at the junction with Greyfriar Gate.
In the 12 months of 2022 more than 39,000 penalty charge notices (PCNs) were been handed out to drivers caught by the restrictions, worth a total of more than £1m. Nottingham City Council has now told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that, in the period since September 2020 when the bus gate was introduced, a total of 53,489 fines have been issued to drivers entering Canal Street via Albion Street.
