DUBLIN: Situated at Donegall Square East, it is responsible for 18,000 penalties being issued to city centre commuters in just 15 months.
On an average day the bus lane will raise around £2,700. It comes as new figures reveal the number of vehicles caught driving in the lanes has passed the 50,000 mark.
In total, the cameras have generated more than £2.7m since last June. Officials had estimated they would raise £500,000 a year. The most prolific camera is at Donegall Square East, which runs alongside City Hall.
In the 15 months to August 31 this year, it had resulted in 17,972 penalty charge notices – worth a staggering £975,242. Based on the daily average of £2,669, the total will now have passed £1m.
