US EditionDrivers Hit by Yellow Box Fines Worth Almost £1m in Year as Councils Crackdown
- Drivers throughout England faced fines approaching £1 million for blocking yellow box junctions at 36 locations over the past year, following the extension of enforcement rights to councils beyond London and Cardiff.
- This followed a May 2022 law allowing all English councils to seek powers to enforce moving traffic offences, including blocking yellow box junctions.
- Manchester City Council issued 13,130 penalty charge notices at six junctions totalling £446,706, while Medway Council issued 4,433 PCNs across five locations.
- Rod Dennis from the RAC explained that a yellow box resulting in few fines suggests it is functioning properly, and emphasized that councils should focus on safety rather than using fines as a means to generate revenue.
- The high number of fines in few locations should raise concerns about box placement and design to ensure drivers are not unfairly penalised and traffic flow is improved.
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Drivers slapped with £1million in fines from yellow box junctions as councils gain extra powers
Motorists were hit with fines totalling nearly £1million from just 36 yellow box junctions outside London and Cardiff last year, as drivers face another cost to get on the road
·London, United Kingdom
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Drivers hit by yellow box fines worth almost £1m in year as councils crackdown
The RAC said the 'enormously high number' of penalty charge notices (PCNs) should 'send alarm bells ringing in council offices' as drivers were fined nearly £1 million from just 36 yellow box junctions last year
·Gloucester, United Kingdom
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