A group of residents which claim they were ‘a pawn in Sadiq Khan’s anti-car game’ successfully took down a £1 million London bus lane after just three months.

The lane, which was introduced on Regent’s Park Road in Finchley, north London, back in August, forced motorists to drive head-on into oncoming traffic to take over

It was hoped the bus lane would speed up journeys by giving the vehicles their own dedicated spaces on the road.

But residents claimed two minor accidents had already occurred, and a major one was ‘waiting to happen’.

Jonathan Barr, who has lived and worked in the area for 40 years, told Metro: ‘They didn’t care about us. The Mayor of London wants to expand the bus routes to 25km but they don’t care about where they go.’

Barnet Council were given £1 million to instal

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