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Policing bus lanes rakes in millions for Tft at a price
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Transport for London made nearly El 1 m from its bus lanes last year, but claims a 620/0 improvement in bus journey times. Chris Tindall investigates.
TRANSPORT FOR London (TfL) says it made £10.9m last year in fines for vehicles entering bus lanes — and that figure looks set to rise as it clamps down on infringements.
TfL, the body responsible for implementing Mayor Ken Livingstone's transport strategy, reports that 320,000 penalty charge notices were issued after it installed cameras on buses and in bus lanes to spot motorists driving illegally. The crackdown led to a 46% improvement in compliance with the rules governing bus lanes and a 62% improvement in bus journey times.
The huge sum of money raised will anger many transport corn panies who feel they are already being targeted by over-zealous traffic wardens in the capital.
Peter Lamer, MD for fuel haulage firm SucklingTransport,says it received three fines in two weeks: "We don't go into London very often, not even once a day. We advised our drivers, but it's like everything — they know they are not supposed to, but they do every so often."
A TfL spokesman denies the enforcement is a revenue raising exercise: "Yes, they are successful [but] it's not about revenue. It's about improving bus journey times."