Bus lane enforcement charge notices
If you drive in a bus lane during the times of operation or through a bus gate at any time, your vehicle registration details will be captured on camera. We will then ask the DVLA for details of the registered keeper of the vehicle. We will issue a bus lane enforcement charge notice to the registered keeper.
The notice will show:
- The registration number of the vehicle involved in the alleged contravention.
- When the alleged contravention occurred
- Why we believe a charge is payable.
- How much the charge is.
- That the charge must be paid within 28 days.
- That you can appeal within 28 days if you have grounds to do so.
Bus lanes
The purpose of bus lanes is to:
- Improve traffic flow.
- Improve journey times.
- Encourage the use of public transport.
- Improve air quality.
There are bus lanes on various main routes throughout the city. The only vehicles allowed to use a bus lane when it is in operation are buses, taxis, private hire vehicles and bicycles.
The times that bus lane rules apply are different in each place, but there will always be a sign - before it starts - about when the bus lane rules apply. If there are no times shown, the bus lane rules apply 24 hours a day. The dedicated bus lane on Great Northern Road Eastbound (formerly Auchmill Road) is in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so there is no sign required.
Bus gates
We recommend you plan your route in advance, we are unable to provide directions to navigate bus gates or lanes over the phone. Bus gates are located on:
- Broad Street (local buses only)
- Bedford Road
- College Bounds (Buses and Cycles only)
- Gough Burn Crescent, TECA (Buses, taxis and cycles)
- Forrit Burn Road (Buses, taxis and cycles)
- Shielhill Avenue (Dubford) (also open to taxis)
- Lang Stracht
- The east side of Guild Street
- Bridge Street, between Wapping Street and Windmill Brae
- At the Market Street/Guild Street junction heading south-bound (temporary bus gate)
The bus gates are operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Bus gate locations
You can view the locations of the bus gates across the city on the maps below. There is also more information (and additional maps) on the city centre bus gates at City centre bus priority routes (bus gates) | Aberdeen City Council
You can view the city centre bus gates on a more detailed map below
You can view a more detailed map of the bus gates outwith the city centre below
