Izzy Lepone 20 August 2025

Council to repay nearly £500,000 due to faulty fines

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A council is to refund nearly £500,000 to motorists following issues with inaccurate fine distribution.

Southwark Council will be paying back around £485,000 worth of bus lane fines that had been ‘issued incorrectly’ to drivers from February to June.

Addressing the incident, Cllr James McAsh has explained that the penalty notices were wrongly distributed due to an ‘administrative error’ made by one of the council’s contractors.

Over 10,000 fines were issued during the four-month period stated, with a Freedom of Information request later revealing the mistake, according to ITV News.

Cllr McAsh said: ‘All affected motorists will receive refunds, and any unpaid notices will be cancelled. We have reviewed all other notices and found no further issues.

‘We are also strengthening our checks with contractors to make sure this does not happen again. The Council will recover the full cost of the refunds from the contractors’.

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