About this bus gate
Going west, only permitted vehicles may carry on along Burton Road at Neepsend Bridge, through the Rutland Road junction and on to Neepsend Lane. The restriction applies 24 hours a day, every day, and a camera has enforced it since 16 September 2025 — the council's public announcement of the scheme gave the start as Wednesday 17 September 2025, a day later than the date in its own enforcement records.
This is one of two bus gates the council put in on Burton Road as part of the Neepsend and Kelham changes; the other faces the opposite way, at Percy Street. Buses, taxis, pedal cycles and authorised vehicles may go through.
Solo motorcycles may not — Sheffield permits them in bus lanes only, not in bus gates. Sheffield City Council counts as "authorised vehicles" private hire vehicles carrying council-approved side markings, and similarly marked vehicles carrying people for the NHS or for a council on education or care business.
A private hire vehicle without those markings is not exempt, and if your licence came from another authority you have to send the council a copy of it before your vehicle goes on the exemption list. The £70 penalty halves to £35 if you pay within 21 days.
Transcribed from Sheffield City Council's bus lanes, gates and tram gates map dataset, which records this gate as "Burton Road, westbound at Neepsend Bridge, 24 hours", and from the council's response to freedom of information request 3141708 (reference 101001428903), 20 August 2026, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who can use it
- Buses
- Taxis
- Pedal cycles
- Authorised vehicles
Not permitted
- Cars
- Vans
- Lorries
- Motorcycles
Where exactly is it?
Burton Road, westbound at Neepsend Bridge, Sheffield. View on Google Maps →
Got a PCN from this camera?
Don't panic, and don't ignore it. Pay £35 within 21 days to halve the charge — or if the signage was unclear, the details are wrong, or you had a genuine reason to be in the lane, consider challenging it first. Our step-by-step appeal guide covers the grounds that actually win.
Frequently asked questions
What are the operating times of the Burton Road bus gate?
The Burton Road Bus Gate (westbound, Neepsend Bridge) in Sheffield operates 24 hours a day, every day. There is no time of day when general traffic may use it.
How much is the fine for driving through the Burton Road bus gate?
Sheffield City Council issues a Penalty Charge Notice of £70, reduced to £35 if paid within 21 days. There are no penalty points — it is a civil penalty.
Who is allowed to use the Burton Road bus gate?
Buses, taxis, pedal cycles and authorised vehicles are permitted. Not permitted: cars, vans, lorries and motorcycles.
Can I appeal a PCN from the Burton Road bus gate?
Yes, and it costs nothing. Make formal representations to Sheffield City Council first — the authority that issued the PCN has to consider them before it can enforce the penalty. If Sheffield City Council rejects them it must issue a Notice of Rejection, and you can then appeal free to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. Its adjudicators are lawyers independent of the enforcing authority, and their decision is binding on both sides. This bus gate operates 24 hours, so "I was outside the operating times" is not open to you — the grounds that win here are that your vehicle was exempt, that the details on the PCN are wrong, or that the approach signage did not give enough warning before the point of no return. It is worth doing: Sheffield City Council accepted 36% of the 14,845 formal challenges it received in 2025/26 (figures from its own FOI response). Note that paying the £35 discounted rate accepts liability and closes the case, so challenge before you pay.