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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: Scholar on July 16, 2026, 01:56:04 pm

Title: Re: (BUS LANE) ENFORCEMENT NOTICE - REJECTION OF APPEAL - CHARLTON CHURCH LANE JNC WITH BARNEY CLOSE
Post by: Hippocrates on July 17, 2026, 11:21:43 pm

I believe I am taking care of this one as from today. As Greenwich do watch, best stay silent re route etc.

Title: Re: (BUS LANE) ENFORCEMENT NOTICE - REJECTION OF APPEAL - CHARLTON CHURCH LANE JNC WITH BARNEY CLOSE
Post by: JoCo on July 17, 2026, 12:58:03 pm

By coincidence I am going to Charlton Church lane now, if you need any photos, let me know.

What was your route to restriction?

i.e.  Did you drive all the way down Charlton Church Lane, or arrive from a side road?     

Title: Re: (BUS LANE) ENFORCEMENT NOTICE - REJECTION OF APPEAL - CHARLTON CHURCH LANE JNC WITH BARNEY CLOSE
Post by: Hippocrates on July 17, 2026, 12:19:08 pm

Seen PM. yes I will assist at the Tribunal.

Title: Re: (BUS LANE) ENFORCEMENT NOTICE - REJECTION OF APPEAL - CHARLTON CHURCH LANE JNC WITH BARNEY CLOSE
Post by: Incandescent on July 16, 2026, 08:46:11 pm

Why pay the £160 now when it is a no-brainer to take them to London Tribunals for the same amount. There are no additional costs, and you could win based on their inadequate signage. 

Can you please post the PCN or EN, as we need to see it/them. If it is served under the London Local Authorities Act 1996, there is a little-known feature of it that could see you win on a technicality.

Hippocrates is expert in this so will no doubt PM you to explain.

Title: Re: (BUS LANE) ENFORCEMENT NOTICE - REJECTION OF APPEAL - CHARLTON CHURCH LANE JNC WITH BARNEY CLOSE
Post by: Scholar on July 16, 2026, 02:00:16 pm

Notice of Rejection:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d9kg3t5HJ67V1AUGfW0faxWVSkiJur67/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aJ9NNlI2-QvTPKGVm8YJp3tCdxj415Un/view?usp=drive_link

Title: (BUS LANE) ENFORCEMENT NOTICE - REJECTION OF APPEAL - CHARLTON CHURCH LANE JNC WITH BARNEY CLOSE
Post by: Scholar on July 16, 2026, 01:56:04 pm

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are well,

I have appealed for a bus lane ticket, but my representation has been rejected:

For context, I have a wide bodykit conversion on my car which totals it's width to 6'8"; and my navigation (which has been set to avoid such routes) lead me to a 6'6" width restrictor, in Chalrton, South East London.

Also, the road I turned in from has zero Advance Warning Signs indicating this width restrictor is approaching (Which the council admits) so there is no way to know that this is approaching.

I simply used the bus designated lane, to the left of the width restrictors, for a total of 3 seconds in total and then moved right back into the primary lane, in order to avoid inevitable damage to my car and to the council's property.

I believed that performing a U-turn at that location was not the safest option and could have posed a risk to other road users, but according to the council, I should have turned into another road once I saw the width restrictors ahead, I find this invalid as if it was 7'0" restrictors I could have gone in without issue, but due to no advance warning signs I did not know what the size would be until I was approaching them directly,

Do you think this is worth a further appeal to the traffic adjudicator, or should I just pay the increased £160 charge now. Gutted as it was not a deliberate attempt to use the bus lane to try gain advantage etc. just a true attempt at trying to drive in the manner which was most suitable at the time,

Thank you!