Locations you are most likely to be fined by an ANPR camera for driving in a bus lane, running a red light or dodgy parking
Around 6.9million penalties have been issued by council ANPR cameras since 2014, earning local authorities £472million
COUNCILS around the UK are raking in over £100million in fines every year thanks to traffic cameras able to scan your number plate.
The automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are positioned all around the country, and can nab you for a range of offences.
From illegal parking and registration issues to running a red light or driving in a bus lane, the cameras help police and councils track down motorists breaking the law.
While police cameras are most commonly used to catch criminals and drivers with no tax, councils use ANPR to fine motorists for parking, yellow box junction, bus lane and traffic light offences.
A recent investigation by revealed the councils raking in the most from ANPR-generated fines.
The locations where drivers are most likely to be caught on an ANPR camera made as much as £38million for the local authorities between 2014 and 2018.
The London Borough of Barnet earned the most from the cameras, raking in £38.3million from almost 550,000 penalties issued.
But Glasgow is actually the location where drivers are most likely to be snapped breaking the law and have their details automatically recorded.
Despite generating £5million less than cameras in Barnet, the local authority recorded 566,598 offences between 2014 and 2018.
Over 300,000 motorists were caught for offences in each of the London Boroughs of Islington, Barking & Dagenham and Brent, along with the City of London.
Essex County, Leeds City and Coventry City councils all recorded around 250,000 penalties each, generating at least £13.5million in revenue for each authority.
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A whopping 114 local councils use number plate recognition, but just 65 of those use the tech to issue penalties for traffic offences.
Some 6.9million fines have been issued by the authorities since 2014.
With the average Penalty Charge Notice costing just over £68, the cameras have generated around £472million in penalty fees over the last five years.