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Hi all,

I'd appreciate some advice.

I received a yellow box PCN from Trafford Council. My formal representations were rejected.

My main argument is that this yellow box seems much larger than necessary. The position where my car stopped doesn't appear to block the junction or any crossing traffic.

I challenged the extent of the yellow box, and the Council replied saying that the area where my car stopped forms part of the "swept path" for vehicles exiting the junction. However, they haven't provided any engineering evidence to support that and instead told me to submit an FOI request.

I've attached:

Google Maps showing the junction.
The Council's CCTV image showing where my car stopped.
The Council's latest reply mentioning the "swept path".
Do you think I have reasonable grounds to take this to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal? Has anyone dealt with a similar argument about the size or extent of a yellow box?

Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the prompt reply. Please see the video below.

The black car in the centre.

Thanks, that's an interesting point. My intention was to avoid blocking the exit once I realised the traffic ahead had slowed. I hadn't looked at it from that angle before. Do you think that's a point an adjudicator would be likely to accept?

I'm far from an expert, but isn't the box itself oversized? It extends both before and after the junction of the road to the left. My understanding is that a box that extends beyond the width of the junction is incorrectly marked & therefore unenforceable.

The "sweep" for the end of the box is open to interpretation, but the box starts before the kerbing stops & indeed before the actual traffic lights.