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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: DontStandForNonsense on April 03, 2026, 04:42:45 pm

Title: Re: PCN Code: 46J – Stopped where prohibited (camera enforcement)
Post by: DontStandForNonsense on April 05, 2026, 03:02:50 pm

Reversed out of the access road to drive ahead in the direction the van was facing.

Title: Re: PCN Code: 46J – Stopped where prohibited (camera enforcement)
Post by: RichardW on April 05, 2026, 09:10:28 am

What were you actually doing? The video shows the van on the wrong side of the road close behind a stopped lorry, so on the face of it you would appear to be waiting to pull away from where you had stopped?

Title: Re: PCN Code: 46J – Stopped where prohibited (camera enforcement)
Post by: DontStandForNonsense on April 05, 2026, 07:13:26 am

Thank you,

How would you suggest I approach it?

Just state I was prevented from completing the manoeuvre? I read that councils always reject appeals in the first instance.

Title: Re: PCN Code: 46J – Stopped where prohibited (camera enforcement)
Post by: stamfordman on April 03, 2026, 05:25:46 pm

We've seen this Reading mobile before - enforcing stopping contraventions by drive-by is not an exact science and if you were engaged in a driving manoeuvre and stopped by the camera car itself you have a good case. 

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Title: PCN Code: 46J – Stopped where prohibited (camera enforcement)
Post by: DontStandForNonsense on April 03, 2026, 04:42:45 pm

Hi all,

I’d appreciate some guidance on whether this is worth contesting.

I’ve received a PCN for contravention 46J, supported by CCTV footage and still images. The video is approximately 4 seconds long and shows my vehicle angled out from the side of the road.

At the time, I was in the process of manoeuvring in order to turn across the carriageway. My vehicle was positioned at an angle, not parallel to the kerb, and I was not parked or waiting in the usual sense.

As I began positioning the vehicle to complete the turn, the enforcement vehicle approached and passed very close by. This prevented me from completing the manoeuvre safely at that moment, as proceeding would have risked a collision.

As a result, there was a very brief pause while the enforcement vehicle passed, after which I would have completed the manoeuvre.

The footage only captures a few seconds and does not show any extended stationary period, but rather a vehicle in a transitional position during a manoeuvre.

My understanding is that a vehicle is not considered “stopped” for the purposes of this contravention if it is prevented from proceeding due to traffic conditions.

Grateful for any advice on whether this would be a strong basis to challenge.

PCN on the following link:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/dZxQMDPRpaD9P7Fe8 (https://photos.app.goo.gl/dZxQMDPRpaD9P7Fe8)