York City Council has pledged to refund cash to almost 60,000 motorists fined for driving over a local bridge.
Traffic restrictions launched on Lendal Bridge last August were scrapped after an independent review warned the council might have acted unlawfully.
It is thought drivers had been hit with fines worth over £1m once trial measures were dropped earlier this year.
York City said motorists would now have to appeal to the council for a refund in order to receive payment. An application process is currently in development that will protect the local authority from fraudulent claims.
The town hall said the decision to refund fines was made ‘due to the clear level of public concern during the trial’.
In a statement, the council said: ‘It is hoped that this can be seen as a statement of goodwill and we are drawing a line under the matter.’
Cllr David Levene, member for transport, said: ‘The Lendal Bridge trial was never about the money, it was trying to get to grips with some really difficult issues we were having around congestion, air quality, public transport.’
‘There's a lot of public upset about this and as a goodwill gesture we want to say if you make a request to the council for a refund we will grant it,’ Cllr Levene told the BBC.