DETAILS have been revealed of major changes planned for the operating hours of bus lanes across the city.

The move follows complaints from angry drivers fined for using bus lanes when there were no buses on the road.

In April, the city council launched a review of the operating hours of bus lanes - the first since they were introduced in the city almost a quarter of a century ago.

It has suggest the operating hours of the majority of city bus lanes should start at 7am and finish at 7pm.

Peak hour lanes would maintain the period between 9.30am and 4pm when parking and loading is allowed.

A report from the council says: "These proposals will ensure bus lanes have clear and consistent operating times across the city, provide public transport priority when required and allow general use during quieter evening periods.

"A reduction in accidental encroachment into bus lanes and improvement of public awareness of operating times are also expected to be achieved as part of these proposals."

Bus lanes in the city centre and between the city centre and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children are not included in the new plans.

The 24 hour bus lanes which will in future operate from 7am to 7pm Monday to Sunday are Aikenhead Road, Dumbarton Road, Eglinton Street, Gallowgate, Maryhill Road, Pollokshaws Road, Queen Margaret Drive, Saracen Street, Sauchiehall Street and Thornliebank Road.

A new traffic order will change the current operating times of peak hour bus lanes from 7am to 9.30am and 4pm to 6.30pm from Monday to Saturday to 7am to 9.30am and 4pm to 7pm.

This will affect Aikenhead Road, Alexandra Parade, Atlas Road, Balmore Road, Cumbernauld Road, Dalmarnock Road, Duke Street, Dumbarton Road, Edinburgh Road, Gallowgate, Great Western Road, London Road, Maryhill Road, Paisley Road West, Saracen Street, Shettleston Road, St Vincent Street, Tollcross Road and Westmuir Street.

The sections of bus lanes on Baillieston Road eastbound approaching Barrachnie Road and Mill Road southbound will be scrapped.

Anybody wishing to object to the proposals should send details of the grounds of their objection to Land and Environment Services, Glasgow City Council, 231 George Street Glasgow G1 1RX by Thursday December 22 or email graeme.dewar@glasgow.gov.uk

A city council spokesman said: “The review published earlier this year proposed various changes to city bus lanes. Implementing those requires a period of statutory consultation for various traffic orders and this is part of that process.”