This survey seeks views on the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to enforce the new proposed bus lanes on Upper Parliament Street and Longmoor Lane. It does not seek views on the introduction of the bus lanes themselves.

Further information on how to make comments on the bus lanes can be made as part of a further survey in February 2026.

Cameras are proposed so that the bus lane restrictions can be enforced. They will be able to provide evidence of offending vehicles.

This survey is only about the use of ANPR cameras to enforce the new bus lanes. A further survey will be carried out in February 2026 where feedback will be invited on the new bus lanes once they are operational. This survey will be available online and further details will be publicised before the new bus lanes are operational.

At its meeting on 14th October 2025, Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet approved the introduction of bus lanes in Upper Parliament Street (Mulgrave Street to Princes Road) and Longmoor Lane (Higher Lane to Bradville Road).  
Bus lanes help to make bus journeys quicker, more reliable, and more attractive compared to private car travel. This supports the Metro Mayor in improving access to public transport and bus journey times on key bus corridors in the city. The benefits of the bus lanes are:

• Improved journey times for public transport.
• Improve the bus passenger journey experience.
• Encourage active travel and a shift in travel mode from dependency on the use of cars to the use of buses.
• Improve road safety, including pedestrian and cyclist safety.
• Improve air quality, reduction in transport-related emissions. contributing to carbon net-zero targets.

The bus lanes will be introduced under an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO), which will be in operation for up to 18 months. This will allow the proposals to be assessed before deciding on whether to make them permanent. The use of an ETRO will allow:

• Feedback to be given during the first 6 months of the bus lanes becoming operational, influencing the final decision making on whether the they are made permanent or removed.
• Gives the local community and motorists an opportunity to make more informed feedback and queries through observing and experiencing the experimental scheme in operation.
• Provides the evidence to support, amend or remove the scheme.

The bus lanes will operate Monday to Sunday from 7am to 7pm, including public and bank holidays. Comments on this will be invited in a further survey in February 2026.

Outside of the operational times, general traffic will be able to use the bus lanes.

The following vehicles will be allowed to use the bus lanes:

• Buses operating as local buses on a local scheduled service
• Licensed hackney carriages (black cabs)
• Cyclists
• Vehicles crossing the bus lanes to use parking bays next to them - this does not mean that they can drive along the length of the bus lanes
• Emergency vehicles (police, fire, ambulance) if they are on an emergency call

No other vehicles will be able to use the bus lanes, including: 

• Private hire taxis or other private app-based taxis
• Motorcyclists

Comments on the above will be invited in a further survey in February 2026.

The re-introduction of bus lanes supports the Metro Mayor’s target of improving access to public transport and improving bus journey times on key bus corridors in the city. The bus lanes will support a more reliable, alternative travel option for local people and visitors.

The bus lanes form part of a package of improvements that include new buses and better infrastructure along with bus franchising. Bus franchising will give greater control over fares, routes and timetables.

A Penalty Charge Notice is £70, with a 50% discount if paid within 21 days.