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Bus lane cameras make £31m in a year for councils
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# Bus lane cameras make £31m in a year for councils



![](http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/10C84/production/_94904786_chart_buslanetops-1.png)



In March 2017 we [published a story on fines for driving in a bus lane](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38957371): 



> "Almost 4,000 motorists a day are fined for driving in bus lanes, with the most lucrative camera making £6,000 every 24 hours."



The story was widely followed up by local newspapers and broadcast media, including:



* [The ten most lucrative bus lane cameras in England - is one of them near you?](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/02/ten-lucrative-bus-lane-cameras-england-one-near/) (Telegraph)

* [Revealed: Country’s most lucrative bus lane camera](http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/02/revealed-countrys-most-lucrative-bus-lane-camera-6483559/) (Metro)

* [BUS-TED England’s 10 most lucrative bus lanes revealed – with one catching out 4,000 drivers EVERY DAY](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2993099/bus-lane-fines-cameras-uk-most-lucrative/) (The Sun)

* [Top 10 bus lanes where motorists are most likely to be fined revealed as figures show they rake in £31MILLION](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/top-10-bus-lanes-motorists-9951925) (Mirror)

* [Why drivers must be more aware of costly bus lane cameras](http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/drivers-must-be-more-aware-of-costly-bus-lane-cameras/story-30176765-detail/story.html) (Plymouth Herald)

* [Revealed: Britain's most lucrative bus lane camera which rakes in £6,000-a-DAY from hapless motorists even though it only covers 54 yards of road](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4275088/Councils-rake-6-000-DAY-bus-lane-cameras.html) (Daily Mail)

* [England's most lucrative bus lane cameras revealed... and three are in London](http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/englands-most-lucrative-bus-lane-cameras-revealed-and-three-are-in-london-a3479586.html) (Evening Standard)

* [Keighley bus lane camera rakes in £170,000 in fines](http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/15136749.Keighley_bus_lane_camera_rakes_in___170_000_in_fines/?ref=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter) (Keighley News)

* [This bus lane camera is raking in £1,000 per day in fines](http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/this-bus-lane-camera-is-raking-in-1-000-per-day-in-fines/story-30174766-detail/story.html#bLjcyQjqWQoSbWoc.99) (Plymouth Herald)

* [Revealed: How much money each of Plymouth's bus lane cameras makes](http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/revealed-how-much-money-each-of-plymouth-s-bus-lane-cameras-makes/story-30175881-detail/story.html) (Plymouth Herald)

* [Why drivers must be more aware of costly bus lane cameras](http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/drivers-must-be-more-aware-of-costly-bus-lane-cameras/story-30176765-detail/story.html) (Plymouth Herald)

* [Watch: Bus lanes along this Bristol road generate millions for the city council](http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/watch-bristol-s-bus-lanes-along-this-road-generate-millions-for-the-city-council/story-30177111-detail/story.html) (Bristol Post)

* [Drivers in Bristol forking out millions in fines after being caught out by bus lane cameras](http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/drivers-in-bristol-forking-out-millions-in-fines-after-being-caught-out-by-bus-lane-cameras/story-30174871-detail/story.html) (Bristol Post)

* [The new bus lane cameras that are raking in nearly £5,000 a day in fines](http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/new-bus-lane-cameras-raking-12684459) (Manchester Evening News)

* [Council rakes in £6,000 per day from single bus lane camera](http://cars.aol.co.uk/2017/03/03/council-rakes-in-6-000-per-day-from-single-bus-lane-camera/) (Aol)

* [BUS LANE CAMERAS BRING IN MILLIONS OF POUNDS IN FINES. MOST PROFITABLE ONES MAKE UP TO £6000 A DAY](https://evonews.com/world-news/2017/mar/02/bus-lane-cameras-bring-in-millions-of-pounds-in-fines-most-profitable-ones-make-up-to-6000-a-day/) (Evo News)

* [The bus lanes which catch most drivers in Birmingham revealed](http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/bus-lanes-catch-most-drivers-12682946) (Birmingham Mail)

* [Controversial QA Hospital bus lane named one of the most profitable for fines in country](http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/business/controversial-qa-hospital-bus-lane-named-one-of-the-most-profitable-for-fines-in-country-1-7846516) (Portsmouth News)

* [Wolverhampton bus lane cameras are second most lucrative in the country](http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2017/03/03/wolverhampton-bus-lane-cameras-are-second-most-lucrative-in-the-country/) (Wolverhampton Express and Star)

* [BBC Midlands Today](https://twitter.com/bengodfrey1/status/837280525542903809)



## Get the data



* [Google Sheet: FOI response data - income, notices and time covered by council](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nRe3JgdvY5e9d-m56Q1I5JKRD-cBkjPRkhE3V3sfkLg/edit#gid=0)

* [Same FOI response data - income, notices and time covered by council - in CSV format](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/bus-lane-fines/blob/master/Bus%20lane%20cameras%20FOI%20data.csv)

* You can [see the original FOI request, plus an explanation about why we chose to use FOI, here](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/bus-lane-fines/blob/master/FOI-request.md)



## Visualisation



* Bar chart: England's most lucrative bus lane cameras

* Infographic: Fines for driving in bus lanes