Hi all,
So my appeal was rejected..based on my reasoning doesn't provide an exemption or sufficient mitigation to cancel the PCN.
Below is the appeal i sent..could anyone offer any guidance if i have a case to appeal their decision to The Environment and Traffic Adjudicators, and if so which angle i should pursue? Thank you!
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to formally challenge the issuance of Penalty Charge Notice [XX], issued for the alleged contravention of “using a route restricted to certain vehicles only (local buses)” at [XX].
Having reviewed the video evidence, I would like to clarify the circumstances and respectfully request the cancellation of this PCN for the following reasons:
I was riding a motorbike, and at no point did I enter or use a bus-only route in any deliberate or sustained way.
The bus lane in question was a contraflow lane — running in the opposite direction to my travel — which I briefly crossed into by no more than a foot and for less than a second to pass a stationary vehicle blocking my path at a set of traffic lights.
Crucially, the area I momentarily entered is not part of a continuous bus-only lane, but a clearly marked bus stop bay — with no signage indicating a restriction applying to the direction of travel I was using.
The restriction signage was not visible or applicable from my position, given the lane’s contraflow nature and the fact that I never continued riding in that lane or made use of it in any meaningful sense.
This was a brief and necessary movement carried out safely and in good faith. I did not obstruct any buses or other traffic, nor did I misuse a restricted route. It is my understanding that the "using a route restricted to certain vehicles" contravention refers to the deliberate and improper use of a route designated solely for those vehicles — which clearly does not apply in this case.
I therefore request that you cancel this PCN based on the points outlined above, and on the grounds that the alleged contravention did not occur as described.
