Council has no power to hand out Lendal Bridge fines

A ruling by the Government's Traffic Adjudicator has found that City of York Council has no powers to fine drivers for crossing Lendal Bridge.

At a Traffic Penalty Tribunal it was concluded that the scheme, which was put in place last year, to stop drivers crossing the bridge during the day, and another one on Coppergate are not valid as the road cannot be described as a 'bus lane'.

The council has made at least £1.3 million from fines on Lendal Bridge alone.