PCN's and emergency vehicles
Case reference FOI2026/00615
Received 13 April 2026
Published 22 April 2026
Request
Response
Please provide this information for the most recent three years available:
1. The number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued for:
· Bus lane contraventions
· Moving traffic contraventions
|
PCNs |
2023/4 |
2024/5 |
2025/6 |
|
Bus lane |
68240 |
32873 |
15116 |
|
Parking |
37211 |
35404 |
39889 |
· Yellow box junction contraventions No information held
· No entry / restricted access contraventions No information held
2. The number of cases where motorists stated that they entered a bus lane or committed a moving traffic contravention in order to allow an emergency vehicle to pass. No information held
3. Of those identified in Question 2:
· The number where the PCN was cancelled No information held
· The number where the PCN was upheld No information held
· The number that proceeded to appeal No information held
4. Of those that proceeded to appeal:
· The number allowed No information held
· The number refused No information held
5. Please provide any policies, guidance, or internal documentation relating to motorists entering bus lanes or committing moving traffic contraventions in order to allow emergency vehicles to pass. No information held
6. Please confirm whether your authority has any formal or informal policy regarding discretion where motorists enter bus lanes or commit contraventions to allow emergency vehicles to pass. No information held
7. Please provide details of any cases where motorists successfully challenged enforcement on the basis of allowing an emergency vehicle to pass. No information held
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.