Change to enforcement powers sees thousands of drivers fined over yellow box rule

• Motorists across England were issued nearly £1 million in fines from just 36 yellow box junctions last year, following new enforcement powers granted to councils.
• The total of £998,640 was collected from 32,748 penalty charge notices issued outside of London and Cardiff, where such enforcement was previously limited.
• Manchester City Council generated the most revenue, collecting £446,706 from six junctions, while a single junction in Guildford, Surrey, was the highest earner at £81,445.
• The RAC warned that the high number of fines should raise concerns for councils, suggesting that many yellow box junctions may be unfairly designed or excessively large.
• Despite councils stating that enforcement is not intended to catch drivers out, a high proportion of appeals against these fines are successful, with one council seeing an 87 per cent success rate.

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Warning on ‘enormously high number’ of fines issued to drivers over yellow box rule