Kingston Council has backtracked on plans to install more lucrative traffic cameras that would potentially have raked in an extra £380,000 in one year.

The council’s draft budget, released earlier this year, outlined plans to spend £140,000 on new, unattended cameras to catch drivers in bus lanes and box junctions.

But the proposal has been omitted from the finalised budget, and instead a review of its existing car parking and traffic cameras will be launched.

The medium term financial papers had read: “The introduction of new unattended cameras is expected to generate an increase in the number of penalty charge notices issued and this in turn will increase the level of income received.”

It estimated an additional income of £200,000 from cameras in bus lanes and another £180,000 through moving traffic contraventions.

But these plans appear to have been dropped – for now.

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Councillor David Cunningham, lead member for environment and transport, said: “The top answer for residents when asked about how we could improve their local area in our recent All in One survey was to address parking issues.

“We are determined to respond to this.”

Councillor Liz Green, leader of the opposition, said: “The main aim of implementing the moving traffic contraventions was to increase compliance – we want people to comply with the box junctions and the no left or right turns so we need to look at where they are and how they are operating.

“We look forward to seeing the review so that decisions are made on facts going forward.”

She added plans to put in more cameras may not have been discussed with all members of the administration before they were added to the draft papers, leading to the plan being shelved.

The planned review will include parking charges, penalty charge notices, enforcement technology, ticketing systems, controlled parking zones, the website and car park management.

Last year, the Surrey Comet revealed the council made close to £1.5m in traffic penalties, including fines from box junctions and bus lanes.