A new bus gate in Preston has generated £1 million in fines in just three months.
It was installed six months ago on Corporation Street in Preston by Lancashire County Council (LCC) in a bid to reduce traffic at peak times and allow buses right of way.
But it has not been without issues, as initially drivers flouted the new rules, causing congestion that meant Preston Bus had to divert its vehicles away from the gate and on to other routes.
Buses, hackney carriages and cyclists can use the bus gate, but cars and PHVs cannot.
One passenger, who uses the bus regularly, said: "I think that it doesn’t add anything, if anything it’s made things worse.
"I’m waiting for a bus now, it’s nearly 15 minutes late and it seems to be a regular thing that happens."
Thomas Calderbank, commercial manager at Rotala, which owns Preston Bus, said: "Bus journeys are a little bit slower now that we no longer have access to Friargate and that’s unfortunate but it’s the ambition of the city to improve the pedestrian links up to the university and it wouldn’t be right of us to stand in the way of that."
Figures from the authority show that 36,135 fines have been issued so far, with 26,627 paid to date.
Fines are £70, discounted to £35 if paid within two weeks and have so far netted LCC £968,415, with some still outstanding.
There had been an initial grace period after the bus gate went live on 21 May, with the council sending out fines from 25 June.
A spokesman for LCC told the BBC: "Any funds generated go into countywide highways budget that the council has to improve the highway network, including introducing safety schemes and filling potholes."
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