Edinburgh Council has collected millions from parking and bus lane fines in the past year.
Hundreds of thousands of locals in the capital city were caught by traffic wardens and the true cost can now be revealed.
In total the council collected £8.1 million from over 200,000 fines.
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Edinburgh Live sent off a Freedom of Information request to the City of Edinburgh Council and discovered that in the year up to November 2 the council collected just over £6 million just from parking fines.
This was from issuing 143,274 fines and the majority of them occurred in locations within the city centre.
The FOI also showed that the council collected £2.1 million from bus lane fines in the last year, ending November 2.
In total 56,728 fines were issued and they were largely in Edinburgh East and South East Outer.
Councillor Lesley Macinnes, Transport and Environment Convener, said: “As a living, breathing Capital it’s essential that we have measures in place to keep the city moving sustainably. As with any other city, penalty notices are issued to drivers contravening parking restrictions.
"Their actions obstruct the roads and can block the turnover of parking spaces which is not beneficial to businesses or other people who need to park too.
“Bus lane enforcement is also vital in discouraging misuse of bus lanes. That misuse increases bus journey times, disadvantaging the thousands of people who want to choose safe, reliable and punctual bus services. It helps protect the safety of the many cyclists who use bus lanes every day too.
“All of the income accrued from parking is invested back into our roads and transport infrastructure, including active travel improvements. This, alongside our excellent public transport systems, helps give residents, commuters and tourists more choice when deciding whether or not to drive their car in Edinburgh or to use sustainable ways of getting around such as walking, wheeling or cycling and public transport.
“We encourage anyone who believes they have received a ticket incorrectly to report it. This can be done using the information on the back of the ticket or via the Council’s website.”
Joe Ventre, digital campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "Already over-taxed motorists will be furious at these figures.
"High street businesses depend on people who drive, and unnecessarily complex road systems will push them away.
"Councils are right to penalise those who are in the wrong, but they mustn't treat drivers as cash cows."
