Man claims bus gate is ‘unlawful’

A man who has written a 150-page report into a controversial bus gate in Bristol has said the traffic measure is ‘unlawful’ and ‘defective’.

Matt Sanders, a graphic designer from Windmill Hill, has spent months compiling evidence about the Cumberland Road bus gate, which is responsible for thousands of fines.

Mr Sanders claims the signage goes against national regulations and has urged Bristol City Council to make urgent changes, as well as refund drivers they have fined.

The authority, however, has defended its scheme, and said it has put up 14 warning signs, when it is only obliged to display two.