A motorist who has admitted to unwittingly driving through a Clean Air Zone more than 30 times now fears he'll have to move after raking in hundreds in fines.
While commuter Henry Franklin says he was aware of the new zone installed to cut pollution in Bristol, he mistakenly thought his car was compliant - and now owes £4,000 in fines.
The city is one of several around the UK to have installed or proposed low emissions zones to tackle air quality.
But Mr Franklin, 36, drove through it on his regular journey to work between February and March, without realising he was racking up penalties.
So far, Mr Franklin has amassed £4,000 in fines, but expects the total to rise further and is now worried he'll lose his car and job.
He described the moment he realised his mistake, saying he felt "angry, frustrated and tired".
"This new system is confusing for a number of reasons," he told Bristol Live.
"I can’t fathom why they’ve chosen the area they have for the CAZ, other than to generate lots of fines.
"A clean air zone in a densely populated area like Easton, St Paul’s or Bedminster. But they choose the centre, which is relatively sparsely populated."
Bristol City Council charges drivers £9 a day to drive through the zone with a six-day grace period afterwards, but Henry says the fines were also sent out by the council after the period had ended meaning he had no time to realise and pay.
Since realising his mistake, he says he's now having to drive a longer route bypassing the zone to get to work, which is actually churning out more pollution despite the council's intentions.
"I live paycheque to paycheque. If all these fines are upheld, I’m looking at roughly £4,000 to pay.
"That will certainly mean I have to sell my car and quit my job.
"It will also likely mean I have to sell up and leave Bristol. I hasten to add, though, that I’ve appealed every PCN I’ve had so far, but the council hasn’t yet acted on them."
The daily fine for driving a vehicle through Bristol's Clean Air Zone is £129, or £69 if the fine is paid within 14 days.
Bristol City Council said signs are in place to warn motorists they're entering the zone, and that it was reviewing Mr Franklin's "case and the appeals" made.
