SPECIAL measures have been put in place to make sure a pensioner is not falsely accused of driving in bus lanes again.

Grandmother Doris Fadden received two penalty charge notices from Essex County Council after a black Ford was seen caught on camera driving in the bus lane in North Station Road, Colchester.

But Doris, 89, who lives more than 300 miles away in Northumberland and drives a red Citroen, has never been to Colchester in her life. The first penalty charge notice was in March, the second one was May 18.

Doris, who has been driving for 60 years and has never had any convictions, said she was shocked to receive the charges.

She had never been to Colchester.

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A spokesperson for Essex Highways said the problem had arisen because a C was mistaken for a G on the car’s number plate.

The council wrote to her to apologise and she has now been added to a special measures list.

An Essex Highways spokesperson said: “To make sure this doesn’t happen again, if either version of the number plate with an apparent C or G comes up, the system flags.

“This is so a colleague can check carefully looking in detail at the photo to ensure the correct owner is contacted regarding any driving in an Essex bus lane.”