A "cash cow" double yellow box junction in Kingston is generating almost £2,000 a day in fines from trapped drivers.

Between January and August, 6,568 penalty charge notices were issued for the intersection on Kingston Road.

Made up of two yellow boxes, the junction catches out 27 drivers per day on average for stopping illegally on the criss-crossed lines.

According to Data from a freedom of information (FOI) request, Kingston council earned £451,405 from the crossing in the first eight months of the year.

Roland Head, who runs a butcher's shop on the junction, described it as a "cash cow".

"It's not about traffic control; it's a cash cow. The local government isn't going to change anything because it's making them money," he told The Times.

It is reported that drivers often stop at the junction unintentionally, with many offences caused by the actions of other road users.

The yellow boxes, between Elm Road and Westbury Road, have been in place since 2015, but fines were not introduced until 2020.

Another yellow box junction was put on Kingston Road recently (Credit: Tilly O'Brien)

Shortly afterwards, the council put a bollard in front of Mr Head's butchers to stop motorists from going onto the pavement to try to avoid a fine.

The Highway Code states that drivers must not enter a yellow box until they can drive over it without needing to stop. They can only stop on the box if they are turning right and the exit is blocked by oncoming traffic.

The boxes are designed to keep traffic flowing through busy traffic.

Many believe the fines are unfair as drivers can be charged when they stop due to someone else's driving.

A local Uber driver told Nub News that drivers are getting fines from the junction everyday, allowing the council to earn up to £2,000.

He added: "Putney has three yellow box junctions, meaning drivers there can be fined up to £3,000."

The Kingston Road junction is less than half a mile from New Malden ambulance depot, which means ambulances often get stuck when drivers are unwilling to move into a yellow box for fear of being fined.

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames says all income generated from fixed penalty notices is used for traffic and parking management, with any excess funds used for initiatives like funding the Freedom Pass for the elderly and disabled.

A Kingston Council spokesperson said: "These two yellow box junctions are in place to prevent traffic from blocking each junction, and to allow vehicles to enter and exit side roads, and to allow clear sight of pedestrians and cyclists to motorists who are turning right into Elm Road, to improve safety for all road and pavement users."