Fulham's Notorious 'Money Box' is 'Britain's Most Lucrative Junction'
New King's Road and Bagley's Lane box junction rakes in £200 an hour
Fulham's notorious "money box" - the yellow box junction of New Kings's Road and Bagley's Lane - has been called Britain's most lucrative by the Evening Standard, as figures show it rakes in an average of £200 every hour.
This junction alone has generated just over £5 million in fines for Hammersmith and Fulham Council over the last three years.
Campaign groups and angry drivers complain the phasing of traffic lights on either side creates a “trap” for motorists unfamiliar with the layout.
Those caught face £65 fines which rise to £130 if not paid within two weeks.
A spokesman from Hammersmith & Fulham Council said:
" Seven million drivers navigate the junction each year, without breaking the rules and getting a ticket. Just 0.3 per cent of motorists get caught.
" This is one of the busiest routes into London and the sheer volume of traffic explains why the number of tickets is higher than at other junctions. "
But the RAC Foundation’s Steve Gooding said: “It’s inconceivable that tens of thousands of drivers are setting out to get a ticket so either there’s a problem with the road layout or signage."
This is not the first time that this junction has hit the headlines. In 2013, the council was accused of "highway robbery" and "using motorists as cash cows" after a BBC Panorama programme appeared to show officials congratulating each other for high levels of traffic fines.
In 2014, a report produced by Big Brother Watch found that H&F Council raised over raised over £18 million pounds in the previous five years in parking and traffic fines, making it one of the top highest revenue-raising councils in London.
March 30, 2016