Lambeth bus lanes to be monitored by CCTV

Lambeth

Date: 14 August 2003
Ref: 1645
Press contact: Isolda McNeill
Tel: 020 7926 2841
Email: imcneill@lambeth.gov.uk

Press Release

Lambeth bus lanes to be monitored by CCTV

Lambeth Parking Services today launched a new CCTV bus lane enforcement operation on several local authority roads within Lambeth. There are 11 new 'pan-tilt-zoom' cameras that are supervised during the bus lanes' operational hours by Lambeth Council staff.

Fixed site cameras have also been installed by Transport for London on the roadsides of some of the principal bus lanes, and a further 23 important bus routes will be monitored by cameras installed on buses.

The operation will provide a means to enforce legislation that prohibits vehicles from driving in bus lanes. Controllers will observe traffic from the control centre at Blue Star House, Stockwell Road, and will issue Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) to offending vehicles. PCNs will be issued by post to the vehicle?s Registered Keeper, and will be accompanied by a photograph showing the vehicle in the bus lane. The standard charge for a PCN is £100, though this is reduced to £50 if payment is made within 14 days. Facilities have been made available for any motorists wishing to query a PCN issued for their vehicle to view, by appointment, the actual recordings made at the time.

The cameras will operate initially from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday - and from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays.

'This initiative will benefit everyone who lives in, works in and travels through Lambeth,' commented Councillor Andrew Sawdon, executive member for community safety, regeneration and transport. 'Our aim is to increase the speed and reliability of buses within Lambeth, and to help those without a car to move about in the borough.'

Note for Editor

CCTV enforcement of bus lanes is a Transport for London (TFL) funded initiative, which forms part of the London Bus Initiative (LBI).

Listed below are the bus routes that will be covered by CCTV:

Bus Mounted Routes
Location Bus Routes Using Lanes
Westminster Bridge Road 12, 148, 155, 453, 468, 53, X53
Wandsworth Road 77, 77A
Kennington Road 159, 3, 59
Kennington Road 159, 3, 59
Waterloo Road 1, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 68, X68
Acre Lane 35, 37, P5
Waterloo Road 1, 168, 171, 171A, 176, 188, 59, 68, 76, X68
Clapham Park Road 137, 35, 37, 417, 689, 690
Wandsworth Road 77, 77A
Wandsworth Road 77, 77A
Wandsworth Road 77, 77A
Wandsworth Road 322, 77, 77A
Lambeth Road 3, 344, C10, 12, 148, 159, 453, 53
Cedars Road 137, 345
Cedars Road 137, 345
Wandsworth Road 77, 77A
Denmark Hill 148, 42, 468, 68, P15, X68
Herne Hill 68
Westminster Bridge Road 453
Norwood Road 68
Coldharbour Lane 35
Westminster Bridge Road 12, 148, 453, 53
Effra Road 196, 2, 3, 37, 432, 689, 690
Effra Road 196, 2, 3, 37, 432, 689, 690
Tulse Hill 2, 201, 432, 689

Issued by the Communication Centre
London Borough of Lambeth
Lambeth Town Hall
Brixton Hill
London SW2 1RW

Telephone 020 7926 1000
Fax 020 7926 2839
www.lambeth.gov.uk

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