Nottingham City Council has given out more than £1 million in fines during 2022 to drivers using a bus lane along one of the city's roads. More than 39,000 fines - officially known as penalty charge notices - have been given out for people using the Canal Street bus lane, which was introduced as part of wider changes to the Broadmarsh.
Access to this area of the city was changed in 2020 and cars are now unable to use Collin Street or Canal Street to travel west to east and east to west. The changes to Canal Street have caused issues for several drivers, with some motorists winning an appeal against their fines.
Mark Golds-Jones was fined for using the Canal Street bus lane, but there was only one temporary sign informing him of it at the time. A Traffic Penalty Tribunal ruled in favour of Mr Golds-Jones and more signage is now in place. It comes as an independent ruling in the driver's favour found that one temporary sign did not "meet the required legal standard".
