About this bus lane
The newest of Sheffield's camera-enforced sites, live since December 2025.
This inbound bus lane runs 24 hours a day, every day. It is the newest camera on the council's list: enforcement began on 16 December 2025, so it is still catching drivers who knew the road before the camera went in.
Buses, taxis, pedal cycles, solo motorcycles and authorised vehicles may use it — motorcycles are allowed here because this is a bus lane rather than one of the Neepsend bus gates a few hundred metres away, where they are not. 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 the restriction as "Harvest Lane / Mowbray Street, bus lane inbound, 24 Hours", and from the council's response to freedom of information request 3141708 (reference 101001428903), 20 August 2026, which gives the extent as "Mowbray St: 70m east of Harvest Ln – 37m west of Pitsmoor Rd" and the start date, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who can use it
- Buses
- Taxis
- Pedal cycles
- Solo motorcycles
- Authorised vehicles
Not permitted
- Cars
- Vans
- Lorries
Where exactly is it?
Mowbray Street, inbound, east of Harvest Lane, 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 Mowbray Street bus lane?
The Mowbray Street Bus Lane 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 Mowbray Street bus lane?
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 Mowbray Street bus lane?
Buses, taxis, pedal cycles, solo motorcycles and authorised vehicles are permitted. Not permitted: cars, vans and lorries.
Can I appeal a PCN from the Mowbray Street bus lane?
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 lane 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 signage did not make the restriction clear. 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.