i thought it was coming off the a167m - you know the drivers using the city centre as a short cut rat race when the traffic was backed up from the jesmond turn off.onm the A167M As for no pre warning i beg to differ. i noticed it was a bus lane and turned right into the street where primark is and back around. if you did get to the edge of the bus lane you can still turn left into the next street up from primark ( ridley place i think?)and turn around and head back in the other direction. also a number of drivers have been fined more than once and they've got the cheek to try to claim all the fines back!

as for the traffic it was like that on match days before they changed the road set up. I parked in the NCP once and it took me over an hour to get out.

I think the council could look at the traffic light and try to time them better though