Hundreds of drivers are still using a bus-only stretch of road in Preston - flouting warnings of £70 fines.
Since May 20, cameras have been capturing drivers using the newly restricted stretch of road in Corporation Street in the city centre. The new bus-gate is in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week between Marsh Lane and Heatley Street. Only buses, bicycles and Hackney taxis – not private hire vehicles – are allowed to pass through the so-called ‘bus gate’. You can find our full guide on the new bus gate and how it works here.
City bus operator Preston Bus said it was forced to divert five of its services away from the bus-only area on Thursday due to ‘congestion’. Bus drivers took detours to avoid the bus gate, which is designed to speed up services along Corporation Street. Preston Bus re-routed its 23, 31, 35, 43 and 46 services down Walker Street and North Road to reach the Bus Station.
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