North Northamptonshire Bus Lane Fines — Wellingborough
How many bus lane Penalty Charge Notices North Northamptonshire Council issues across Wellingborough, from which cameras, how much it raises, and how often challenges succeed — from data released under Freedom of Information (ref 202601989).
18,393
PCNs issued in 3 years2023/24–2025/26
£522,579
gross income, 3 yearsnet of costs not held
5,123
PCNs in 2025/26across 1 camera
60%
paid at the £35 discount2025/26
11%
of challenges upheld2025/26
This page reports data released by North Northamptonshire Council under the Freedom of Information Act (202601989, responded 2026-07-27). 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
PCNs at the Market Street bus gate have fallen every year it has been enforced — 7,638 in 2023/24, 5,632 in 2024/25 and 5,123 in 2025/26, a drop of a third across three years — and gross income has followed, from £203,345 to £148,455. Challenges moved the other way: formal representations rose from 768 in the first year to 3,641 in 2025/26, so by the third year roughly seven in ten PCNs were being contested, and the council rejected about 89% of them. Very few go further. Only 31 cases reached the Traffic Penalty Tribunal in three years, and the council did not contest 9 of them.
Which cameras issue the most fines
Camera-enforced bus lane locations ranked by PCNs issued in 2025/26. The last column is the 3-year total.
Formal representations to the council, and appeals to the independent Traffic Penalty Tribunal. Drivers made 7,381 formal challenges over 3 years.
Year
Challenges
Upheld
Rejected
Success rate
To tribunal
2023/24
768
206
562
27%
14 (3 allowed / 8 dismissed)
2024/25
2,972
387
2,584
13%
9 (0 allowed / 6 dismissed)
2025/26
3,641
408
3,233
11%
8 (0 allowed / 4 dismissed)
The council's own figures show the share of challenges upheld went from 27% in 2023/24 to 11% in 2025/26 — so a well-grounded challenge is worth making. See our guide to appealing a bus lane PCN for the grounds that win.
The fine itself
A bus lane PCN from North Northamptonshire Council is £70, reduced to £35 if paid within 21 days. It is a civil penalty — there are no licence points. The council publishes the £70 charge, halved to £35 if paid within 21 days, on its own "pay a bus lane penalty charge" page. It did not restate the amount in its FOI response.
What the council does not hold or publish
Anything before 1 April 2023. North Northamptonshire Council took on bus lane enforcement on 1 April 2023 and holds no data before that date. The three years here are every year the council has enforced.
Net income. Income is reported gross; the council did not give figures net of camera operating and back-office costs.
The bus lanes behind these cameras
Each of these locations has a full page with operating hours, permitted vehicles and the governing traffic order: