10,000 drivers fined for using bus lanes in Leicester

“Dear BruceAstill the Tesco car park at Beaumont leys does not have a problem as people who ideally park get a Ticket the sooner this happens at Tesco Hamilton the better, Tesco own the car park and I was told they are looking at ways to sort out this problem of people parking on the chevrons and spaces, some of these Muppets need there Registrations putting up in lights to embarrass them.”

“Jimbob, same could be said for anywhere with disabled parking spaces, i see people committing offences all the time!”

“Those roads have been a no car zone for years, so it just shows you these law breakers have at last been caught, just hope the same for catching parking Muppets on the Tesco Hamilton disabled car park could be done too”

“"What part of the sign showing a "bike, bus and the word taxi", don't car drivers understand!"

I was thinking that as well.... Just shows you how many people do not understand the highway code.

It's a good move, although I agree with the late night enforcement bit, you don't need it after 8pm on any night at all, and if anything, its making clubbing and going down the pub more difficult for me and my mates etc because we have to walk to somewhere easily accessible for the taxi's to come and pick us up.... small whine I know but seriously when you have had a few pints things may be difficult if you are the only sober one around.... (which is usually me! lol )”

“So that's 10,000 dumb drivers on the road, going thro Leicester town centre, that's a frightening thought!
Whoosh, there goes another one!

What part of the sign showing a "bike, bus and the word taxi", don't car drivers understand!”

“The fact is this will always happen because many drivers, over 10000 infact, think they can get away with it. Not only are they selfish but downright ignorant as well.

Why mess about with different rates if you pay up straight away or not just clobber them all with a £200 fine, the lazy blighters might just might think twice then about doing it in future!!”

“I am SICK to death of selfish idiots nearly crashing into me when I enter or cross a bus lane correctly because they are undertaking and speeding up the inside of traffic in a bus lane. I am equally sick of people who NEVER enter a bus lane, even time controlled ones which only actually operate 2 hours a day. I've had idiots turn across me from the centre of the road because they've been driving in the middle lane even though they are turning left!!!”

“So can the Council or LM please confirm what proportion of fines have actually been paid?

As this data was for July & August, then there should be clarification on how many paid in 14 days/14-28 days/28 days+/unpaid

As the cost of collecting upaid fines is very high, this would display how the scheme is working or not.

If you are fining people and no one pays, then it cannot be seen as a viable scheme, whilst if people are paying within 14 days then the scheme could be seen as workable and having an impact.”

“Palmer "This is not about the council making money. The money generated goes into things such as subsidising free bus travel for pensioners."

So without that money is Rory saying then this would not happen?

I am not saying it is wrong to fine but at least be honest about it.

Also another obvious comment Steve Zanker, general manager of First buses, said the scheme had made life easier for the company's drivers

So banning bus' help cyclists from the way some of the bus drivers drive!”

“Truth_Vibes - this scheme doesn't target 'drivers' it targets 'drivers who break the law'. In the same way that prisons don't target 'people' but 'people who break the law'. Can you understand the difference? How do you think the law should be enforced if not through fines?”