Drivers Hit by Yellow Box Fines Worth Almost £1m in Year as Councils Crackdown
- Drivers across England outside London and Cardiff were fined nearly £1 million last year at 36 yellow box junctions following a council crackdown.
- This surge in fines resulted from new government legislation introduced in May 2022 allowing all English councils to enforce yellow box and moving traffic offences previously restricted to London and Cardiff.
- Manchester City Council issued the most penalties, with 13,130 PCNs from six junctions generating £446,706, while Medway Council ranked second with 4,433 fines raising £145,162, using ANPR cameras for enforcement.
- A senior official from the RAC cautioned that the large and uneven number of fines issued ought to raise serious concerns and emphasized that box junctions should serve their purpose of maintaining traffic flow rather than being exploited as a means of generating revenue.
- The data suggests some yellow boxes may be poorly designed or placed, implying councils should ensure judicious use of junctions to avoid unfairly catching drivers and maintain traffic efficiency.
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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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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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