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Emergency Vehicles and Traffic Enforcement
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information. Please provide this information for the most recent three years available:
1. The number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued for: Total Number of PCN’s issued by year:
2023: 3,942
2024: 7,292
2025: 5,200
2026: 1,241
• Bus lane contraventions: None, we have no Camera enforced bus lanes in the Borough
• Moving traffic contraventions
2023: 598
2024: 831
2025: 359
2026: 188
• Yellow box junction contraventions
2023: 596
2024: 839
2025: 907
2026: 134
• No entry / restricted access contraventions
2023: 2,748
2024: 5,216
2025: 3,774
2026: 919
2. The number of cases where motorists stated that they entered a bus lane or committed a moving traffic contravention in order to allow an emergency vehicle to pass.
Not applicable
3. Of those identified in Question 2:
• The number where the PCN was cancelled: Not applicable
• The number where the PCN was upheld: Not applicable
• The number that proceeded to appeal: Not applicable
4. Of those that proceeded to appeal:
• The number allowed: Not applicable
• The number refused: Not applicable
5. Please provide any policies, guidance, or internal documentation relating to motorists entering bus lanes or committing moving traffic contraventions in order to allow emergency vehicles to pass.
We do not have any internal policies for this scenario each case is considered under its own merits based on evidence to support the case.
6. Please confirm whether your authority has any formal or informal policy regarding discretion where motorists enter bus lanes or commit contraventions to allow emergency vehicles to pass.
We do not have any internal policies for this scenario each case is considered under its own merits based on evidence to support the case.
7. Please provide details of any cases where motorists successfully challenged enforcement on the basis of allowing an emergency vehicle to pass.
We do not hold this information.