It’s not 1603 where you have to walk 60 miles uphill both ways through the snow and packs of wolves to beg the local lord for mercy. In most places, it’s a form on a web page (I first did that in the 90s!) or dropping a letter in the mail. It’s also very easy to avoid simply by not choosing to stop in the bus lane, which anyone capable of passing a drivers test can trivially do.