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BBC News
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
More than 200 drivers get warning for driving in A259 bus lanes
More than 200 motorists have been sent warning letters for driving in bus lanes since East Sussex County Council began a clampdown a week council announced it would begin sending warnings to anyone caught illegally driving in two sections of bus lane in Telscombe Cliffs and St Leonards from 6 of 12 May, it had sent 173 letters to motorists incorrectly using the bus lane in Telscombe Cliffs and 74 to people in St Claire Dowling, the council's lead member for transport, said: "Enforcing these bus lanes on such a key coastal route will help to ease congestion and improve air quality by encouraging people to make use of the more reliable bus services." The enforceable bus lane in St Leonards runs from the start of Grand Parade to the western most junction with Warrior Telscombe Cliffs, the bus lane runs along the South Coast Road from the junction of Ambleside Avenue to the border of Brighton & have been in place for a number of years but the council has recently installed new digital cameras to catch people driving in them illegally and is sending out warning the "warning period" will come to an end and drivers will instead be sent £70 fines, although the council would not confirm when it would begin issuing the Dowling said: "The misuse of bus lanes affects journey times for passengers and the reliability of public transport, as well as being frustrating for those motorists who follow the regulations."Bus lanes are identified by road markings and signs, and are also separated from normal traffic lanes by a solid white generated by bus lane fines will be reinvested into local transport, the council said.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
New £70 fines for driving in A259 bus lanes
Motorists driving in bus lanes on two sections of the A259 will now be fined, a local authority has said. East Sussex County Council (ESCC) said it would start enforcing bus lanes in St Leonards and Telscombe Cliffs using cameras, in a bid to improve bus travel. It said a £70 penalty charge notice would be issued to anyone illegally using the bus lanes. "Enforcing these bus lanes on such a key coastal route will help to ease congestion and improve air quality by encouraging people to make use of the more reliable bus services," said Claire Dowling, ESCC's lead member for transport. "The misuse of bus lanes affects journey times for passengers and the reliability of public transport, as well as being frustrating for those motorists who follow the regulations," she said. Enforcement, which started on Tuesday, will be in effect 24 hours a day, ESCC added. The enforceable bus lane in St Leonards runs from the start of Grand Parade to the western most junction with Warrior Square. In Telscombe Cliffs, the bus lane runs along the South Coast Road from the junction of Ambleside Avenue to the border of Brighton & Hove. Bus lanes are identified by road markings and signs, and are also separated from normal traffic lanes by a solid white line. Money from the fines will be used to cover the scheme's costs and reinvested into local transport, said ESCC. Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. More polluting cars face higher parking charges Council refines plan for dedicated bus lanes MP criticises council's pothole repair practice East Sussex County Council
BBC News
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
New £70 fines for driving on A259 bus lanes in parts of East Sussex
Motorists driving in bus lanes on two sections of the A259 will now be fined, a local authority has said. East Sussex County Council (ESCC) said it would start enforcing bus lanes in St Leonards and Telscombe Cliffs using cameras, in a bid to improve bus travel. It said a £70 penalty charge notice would be issued to anyone illegally using the bus lanes."Enforcing these bus lanes on such a key coastal route will help to ease congestion and improve air quality by encouraging people to make use of the more reliable bus services," said Claire Dowling, ESCC's lead member for transport. "The misuse of bus lanes affects journey times for passengers and the reliability of public transport, as well as being frustrating for those motorists who follow the regulations," she which started on Tuesday, will be in effect 24 hours a day, ESCC added. The enforceable bus lane in St Leonards runs from the start of Grand Parade to the western most junction with Warrior Square. In Telscombe Cliffs, the bus lane runs along the South Coast Road from the junction of Ambleside Avenue to the border of Brighton & lanes are identified by road markings and signs, and are also separated from normal traffic lanes by a solid white from the fines will be used to cover the scheme's costs and reinvested into local transport, said ESCC.
BBC News
18-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
Bexhill library book returned 28 years late
A library book has been returned nearly 28 years copy of Good Bones by Margaret Atwood was borrowed from Bexhill Library in October was returned during an amnesty where East Sussex Library Service was waiving fines until the end of this book was one of 24,000 overdue books handed back during the amnesty. East Sussex County Council leader Claire Dowling said: "It's great to see them being returned to our libraries and made available for library users once again."The council said 45 overdue books were issued before 2015, including Alice's Adventures in added about 5,000 books are not returned annually to the Dowling said: "As well as making them available for others to enjoy, every book returned helps to save money with fewer titles having to be replaced."
BBC News
24-02-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
East Sussex: Decision due on plan to introduce booking at tips
Proposals to introduce a booking system at rubbish tips in East Sussex are set to go in front of a senior county decision will be made by Claire Dowling, East Sussex County Council's lead member for transport and introduced, the new system would require residents to book a half-hour timeslot before using one of the say the change would save about £50,000 per year, discourage businesses and out-of-area visitors from using the service, and help prevent queuing problems currently present at some of the sites. The council said the system would also allow it to charge non-East Sussex residents to use the the proposals, bookings could be made online or by telephone. The council ran a public consultation on the proposals between October and December last consultation received 5,992 responses, which the report notes to be the highest number of responses ever submitted to a consultation run by the council's communities, environment and transport department.A total of 91% of responses were respondents raised concerns about the "inconvenience" of the change, according to the Local Democracy Reporting council also received a 2,276-signature petition opposing the petition, set up by the Lewes Liberal Democrats, argued the changes were "unnecessary" and risked "making waste disposal more complex and less accessible", and argued it could result in an increase in the opposition, officers are recommending the changes to be approved.
