Controversial QA Hospital bus lane named one of the most profitable for fines in country

The lane, in Cavell Drive, made £780.50 gross income per day from fines between July 22 and November 11 last year.

According to Freedom of Information data from the BBC, the lane is the 31st most lucrative in the country for the average amount of income made.

As The News previously reported, drivers have complained that the signs on the bus lane are not clear enough.

The data, which was released today, also shows 3,004 penalty notices were given to drivers during the same period, with £91,318 made in income since the cameras were switched on.

A total of three other Portsmouth roads were named in the national list.

Winston Churchill Avenue made £321.95 gross income a day, Commercial Road made £294.79 a day and Bishop Crispian Way made £279.06.

The most lucrative bus lane in England was in the northbound section of John Dobson Street in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

The local council revealed that between 23 February and 31 October 2016 it issued 62,975 penalty charge notices, making a total of £1.5m, equivalent to £5,960 a day.