Call for better bus lane signs in Wolverhampton
A councillor has waded in to the debate over a bus lane camera in Wolverhampton – claiming better signage is needed.
Earlier this year it was revealed that the two cameras monitoring Pipers Row and Lichfield Road at Victoria Square were the second most lucrative bus lane cameras in the country.
They caught 25,000 drivers in four months, taking in up to £4,789 a day in fines.
Earlier this month, Councillor Milkinder Jaspal, cabinet member for governance, said 'people have got to learn lessons' over traffic enforcement.
Councillor Wendy Thompson, Conservative group leader on the council, said she had received dozens of complaints about the Victoria Square bus lane camera.
She said: "Many drivers only realise that they are on a street reserved for buses when it is too late for them to turn away safely.
"This does not make for attracting more people to the city centre."
She added: "If we are going to enforce this bus gate, it is only fair that private car drivers are warned in good time that they must not turn into Pipers Row.
"With the changes that have been taking place to the street network in that area, they may not realise there is a restriction."
