Drove in a Bus Lane today
Discussion
Specifically this one
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Canning+Town,+...
Was bumper to bumper and crawling at 1/2 a mph. Signs were up saying Blackwall was closed so just typical carnage. (Though bizarrely when we got to it, it was open and had only been closed overnight
)
So just ended up driving down the lane along with at least 50 other cars. Knew it was a bus lane, kind of hoped it was depending on the time of day. Turns out it's "At any time" Did bail out when the traffic was lighter but obviously that's not going to work as a defence.
Assuming they decided to do all of us. Expecting £60 fine? But hoping not a points thing? Worth appealing?
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Canning+Town,+...
Was bumper to bumper and crawling at 1/2 a mph. Signs were up saying Blackwall was closed so just typical carnage. (Though bizarrely when we got to it, it was open and had only been closed overnight
)So just ended up driving down the lane along with at least 50 other cars. Knew it was a bus lane, kind of hoped it was depending on the time of day. Turns out it's "At any time" Did bail out when the traffic was lighter but obviously that's not going to work as a defence.
Assuming they decided to do all of us. Expecting £60 fine? But hoping not a points thing? Worth appealing?
£65 (£130 with 50% discount if paid within 14 days) - http://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Parking-pe... - bus lane penalties do not attract points.
Unless you can find signage, road marking, or Traffic Order irregularities on which to appeal I doubt you will succeed.
It's an easy one to get wrong for those who are not familiar with the area. I inadvertently strayed into the beginning of that very lane last year (got cut up by white van man determined to squeeze past me in the right hand lane and had to take avoiding action). Realised my error and exited sharpish as soon as I could. Maybe the camera wasn't working or the operator was asleep because I have yet to receive any follow-up.
Although there were extenuating circumstances, it's not like a LA to miss a revenue gathering opportunity.
Unless you can find signage, road marking, or Traffic Order irregularities on which to appeal I doubt you will succeed.
It's an easy one to get wrong for those who are not familiar with the area. I inadvertently strayed into the beginning of that very lane last year (got cut up by white van man determined to squeeze past me in the right hand lane and had to take avoiding action). Realised my error and exited sharpish as soon as I could. Maybe the camera wasn't working or the operator was asleep because I have yet to receive any follow-up.
Although there were extenuating circumstances, it's not like a LA to miss a revenue gathering opportunity.
Red Devil said:
£65 (£130 with 50% discount if paid within 14 days) - http://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Parking-pe... - bus lane penalties do not attract points.
... it's not like a LA to miss a revenue gathering opportunity.
Cheers.... it's not like a LA to miss a revenue gathering opportunity.
With you 100% on the revenue gathering. Reckon with everyone else they're looking at probably and easy 5-6 grand. Makes it worth their while to sit there and go through it. Such is life.
I was on that very stretch of road a week or so ago, on the way to see the in-laws in the Rotherhithe area. All the signs were indicating that the Blackwell tunnel was closed southbound. It wasn't, of course, but it does cause a heck of a lot of bother as people chop and change lanes in the confusion.
There's a moving camera on the roundabout but that's normally looking at the flyover, there are two fixed cameras 100 metersish up the sliproad on a pole but I don't think anyone looks at them as people rarely stray into that buslane, if you were nabbed it would probably be from the rear a long way up the lane.
Yeah, I had a look on Google Earth there's at least 3 cameras in the area. The type on poles up high. Few years ago I got a request for £60 due to the back wheels of my car being in a yellow box in Colliers Wood. Again, similar situation stupid heavy traffic (was road works buggering everything up) Sent off the appeal saying "hardly blocking the box was I. It's all of 2 foot of my car" thinking at least try it. Got a reply that it had been cancelled due to "technical reasons"
This bus lane is not a huge deal. It's my fault after all. Although obviously I'd rather not pay £65
I'll wait the requisite 14 days and see how it goes. Update as and when. Cheers all
This bus lane is not a huge deal. It's my fault after all. Although obviously I'd rather not pay £65
I'll wait the requisite 14 days and see how it goes. Update as and when. Cheers all
Rich_W said:
I'll wait the requisite 14 days and see how it goes. Update as and when. Cheers all
I think you are getting mixed up with the requirement to issue a NoIP (e.g. for a speeding offence).There is no such 14 day time limit to serve a PCN for a bus lane infraction.
The LA has 14 days to request keeper details from DVLA. You may have to stew a bit longer.
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