Drivers warned of the traffic cameras making councils over £1million a year in motoring fines – don’t get caught out
DRIVERS have been warned over Britain's most lucrative traffic cameras - each helping councils generate more than £1million a year from motoring fines.
Local authorities in cities including London, Manchester and Birmingham raked in huge funds from errors including driving in a bus lane and taking a wrong turn.
In South East London alone, a total of 43,108 fixed penalty notices were handed to motorists breaching rules in Dulwich Village, MailOnline reports.
The fines totted up to a huge £2.9m for the local council across the 2021/22 financial year.
And 65,000 fines were issued to drivers using the Moor Street scheme in Birmingham city centre's Bull Ring - the equivalent of £10,000 every day.
Meanwhile a single bus lane in Manchester's Oxford Street generated a further £1.7million in a year.
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Penalty notices in London are typically £130, while outside the capital drivers can be charged up to £80 - though this is usually halved if paid within 14 days.
But councils have been accused of finding an excuse to "milk the motorist".
It comes after motorists slammed a "crazy" new rule that means they now need a permit to drive on 20-metre stretch of road - or face a £130 fine.
The "nightmare" scheme designed to cut traffic in Stoke Newington, north east London, is making people "drive further and pollute more".
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Councils argue that the vast majority of drivers comply with their regulations without issue.
However, a Department for Transport source told MailOnline that councils should review roads where there are a "disproportionate number" of drivers being fined.
Roads where drivers are being fined the most
Moor Street, Birmingham - £3,945,300
Dulwich Village, South East London - £2,917,655
Dermody Road, Lewisham - £2,731,899
Browning Road, Newham - £2,688,535
Parsons Mead, Croydon - £2,325,860
Station Parade, Barking & Dagenham - £2,322,538
Cornhill, City of London - £1,778,382
Oxford Street, Manchester - £1,746,240
Whipps Cross Road, Waltham Forest - £1,663,461
York Place, Brighton & Hove - £1,586,938
