How many bus lane Penalty Charge Notices Lewisham Council issues, from which cameras, how much it raises, and how often challenges succeed — from data released under Freedom of Information (ref 39251853).
5,236
PCNs issued in 5 years2021/22–2025/26
£291,619
gross income, 5 yearsnet of costs not held
1,494
PCNs in 2025/26across 3 cameras
70%
paid at the £80 discount2025/26
—
of challenges upheld2025/26
This page reports data released by Lewisham Council under the Freedom of Information Act (39251853, responded 2026-07-29). Figures are the council's own. BusLaneCheck is independent and not affiliated with the council. Compare every UK authority →
Bus lane PCNs issued per yearGross PCN income per year
For most of the period Lewisham had a single camera-enforced bus lane, on Lewisham High Street, and its output swung sharply — 1,957 notices in 2021/22, 306 the next year, then nothing at all between September 2024 and February 2025. That six-month gap is not a fault in the figures: asked about it, the council confirmed the Lewisham High Street camera was switched off during roadworks, and gave no date for it coming back into service. A second, shorter dip between December 2021 and February 2022 has no explanation — the council says it does not hold the information for that period. Two more cameras went live in December 2025, on Brockley Rise and Westwood Hill, and issued 390 notices between them in four months.
Which cameras issue the most fines
Camera-enforced bus lane locations ranked by PCNs issued in 2025/26. The last column is the 5-year total.
Formal representations to the council, and appeals to the independent London Tribunals (the Environment and Traffic Adjudicators). Drivers made 0 formal challenges over 5 years.
Year
Challenges
Upheld
Rejected
Success rate
To tribunal
2021/22
0
0
0
—
—
2022/23
0
0
0
—
—
2023/24
0
0
0
—
—
2024/25
0
0
0
—
—
2025/26
0
0
0
—
2 (0 allowed / 2 dismissed)
The table above covers formal representations, which the council recorded as zero in every year — that is a real answer, not missing data. Lewisham separately tracks an earlier, informal challenge stage, and logged 96 informal challenges in 2025/26 (the only year with any), of which 77 were accepted. See our guide to appealing a bus lane PCN for the grounds that win.
The fine itself
A bus lane PCN from Lewisham Council is £160, reduced to £80 if paid within 14 days. It is a civil penalty — there are no licence points.
What the council does not hold or publish
Net income. Income is the gross amount paid. No figure net of enforcement costs was given.
Enforcement start date, Lewisham High Street. The council recorded this camera as "enforcement pre 2021, date not held", so no start date exists for it.
Why penalties stopped between December 2021 and February 2022. The council was asked to explain the earlier dip in the monthly series as well as the 2024–25 one. It answered that it does not hold information covering December 2021 to February 2022, so that gap is unexplained.
The bus lanes behind these cameras
Each of these locations has a full page with operating hours, permitted vehicles and the governing traffic order: