OMG I have a PCN on at this section too....I will be reading everyone's posts to contest it..
The news article from 2023 shows that the Harrow Council makes £1.8M just fro this one road !!!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64394656According to the Department for Transport Statutory guidance for Transport Management Act:
Local authorities should design their bus lane and moving traffic policies with particular regard to:
• managing the traffic network to ensure expeditious movement of traffic
• enable buses to bypass traffic queues and provide a substantial time saving for passengers
• should consider all sections of the community
• fair and appropriate enforcement of these restrictions
• the purpose of penalty charges is to persuade motorists to comply
• raising revenue should not be an objective of civil enforcement of bus lane or moving traffic contraventions, nor should authorities set targets for revenue or the number of PCNs they issue.
• a local authority has discretion to cancel a PCN at any point throughout the enforcement process. It can do this if the authority deems it to be appropriate in the circumstances of the case. Under general principles of public law, authorities have a duty to act fairly and proportionately.
• local authorities are encouraged to exercise discretion sensibly and reasonably and with due regard to the public interest.
• local authorities should approach the exercise of discretion objectively and without regard to any financial interest in the penalty or decisions that may have been taken at an earlier stage in proceedings.
