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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: CharlieABCD on July 11, 2026, 11:47:17 am
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Do not pay! Go to their website which will have wrong grounds.
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I make it that you were in the bus lane for 17 metres. This would ordinarily be considered de minimis at London Tribunals, but it's not a guaranteed win, I'm afraid. You must emphasise that no advantage was taken of other road users as the video shows.
Needless to say the council will reject your reps because they only want your money, there is no traffic management purpose in enforcing such trivial offences. Indeed they are being as mendacious as the possible can by not showing the end of the bus lane in the video. The end is actually the sign in the video that you can see the back of at the bottom of the camera view.
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Hi,
As per videos, image uploaded (https://imgpile.com/p/zyQnvBz), I was driving and clip the end of a bus lane right at the END of the bus lane section. I am of the opinion this is in the normal course of driving, had no impact on other traffic or road users, and was not fully "in" the bus lane, but changing lanes very marginally prematurely (within normal driving tolerances) to place my car in a valid driving lane. 2 wheels are for a very short time over the white line.
While the end of the bus lane is not shown within their camera angles, the Google street view links provided below show that the end of the bus lane is imminent. Links to the street view are also attached below.
I have not contacted Merton Borough yet. The letter is dated 10th July, and received by me 11th July.
Any advice or help you can provide to challenge this PCN would be greatly appreciated and I am grateful you have taken the time to read my case.
Thank you,
Charlie
Documentation of PCN (redacted name/address) and evidence provided by Merton Borough:
https://imgpile.com/p/zyQnvBz
Street View showing the end of the Bus Lane:
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4050929,-0.1631542,3a,75y,315.88h,79.6t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sITniYmrdZ2eIB124s0aKpw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D10.398261945213605%26panoid%3DITniYmrdZ2eIB124s0aKpw%26yaw%3D315.8821707715292!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDcwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Identical street view location with rotated angle, showing the "Beauty Shop" seen in the background of the evidence video provided.
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4050929,-0.1631542,3a,75y,102.64h,82.19t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sITniYmrdZ2eIB124s0aKpw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D7.805250405365783%26panoid%3DITniYmrdZ2eIB124s0aKpw%26yaw%3D102.64090266620224!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDcwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D