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Hi. Thanks for your reply.
I viewed the pcn evidence here:

https://parking.walsall.gov.uk/penaltychargenotice/

Sorry there were 2 more pages with the pcn. Have now attached

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Have a read here : -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-lane-and-moving-traffic-enforcement-outside-london/traffic-management-act-2004-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities-outside-london-on-civil-enforcement-of-bus-lane-and-moving-traffic-contravention

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Local authorities should formulate their policies on discretion with advice from their legal department and should publish them. They should apply these policies flexibly and judge each case on its merits. A local authority should be ready to depart from its policies if the particular circumstances of the case warrant it.

Hi
Sorry about that. Have now attached picture of sign below.

Also i am not sure if this holds any value at all.
But i found the following page describing that this section of bus lane was setup as an experimental Excersice.

https://go.walsall.gov.uk/newsroom/experimental-traffic-restriction-bridge-street-walsall

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got this one re timing  218015398A

This PCN was issued for the alleged contravention of being stopped in a restricted area outside a school when prohibited. The alleged contravention occurred in Clovelly Avenue at 4.14pm on 8 March 2018.

I have looked at the CCTV footage and also the site images submitted by the Council. These show that Mr Byanouni's vehicle was stopped on entrance markings in front of Colindale Primary School. They also show that there is a sign at the location warning motorists that there is no stopping on the entrance markings between 2.45pm and 4.15pm Mondays to Fridays.

Mr Byanouni appeals because he says that he stopped to pick up his children from school. He says that he is well aware of the restrictions and that the clock in his car showed the time of 4.15pm. The Council says that its clock is calibrated according to the Atomic Clock, ensuring 100% accuracy. The CCTV timing shows the vehicle stopping at 4:14:18.

I accept the evidence of Mr Byanouni that the clock in his car showed the time of 4.15pm. I find that the alleged contravention did not occur. There must be some application of common sense. Motorists cannot all be expected to wear time pieces calibrated to the exact second according to the Atomic Clock. A motorist reading an ordinary watch will not be able to know the time calculated to the exact second.

got this one re timing  218015398A...........

That says much the same...ta
The one I was thinking of was a bus lane but similr wording...or it could be my memory...my age ya know.

The bus gate is here.

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Your car appears in the footage at 11:01:02.786 so depending on the extent of the bus gate, you might have been in the bus gate at 11:00 but not at 11:01, in which case the contravention alleged did not occur. I am also not convinced the bus gate is on Bridge End at all, it might well be on Lichfield Street, so I'll get the traffic regulation order.

Lastly I'll confirm the make and model of the CCTV camera, as they might not have a certificate for it.