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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: onais on July 21, 2026, 04:20:07 pm

Title: Re: PCN 34j Bus Lane - North St/Riverside Close 34 - Havering Council
Post by: Hippocrates on July 21, 2026, 09:35:52 pm
Do not pay and check their whacko website. You have my details so contact me direct please.

https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/bus-lane-under-one-minute-past-1600/msg109989/#msg109989
Title: Re: PCN 34j Bus Lane - North St/Riverside Close 34 - Havering Council
Post by: onais on July 21, 2026, 07:18:38 pm
I'm asking on behalf of someone else and he can't remember if he was in the bus lane earlier. I got the video from the council website so surely that's all the evidence they can base the PCN off? Please correct me if I am misunderstood. Thanks
Title: Re: PCN 34j Bus Lane - North St/Riverside Close 34 - Havering Council
Post by: Incandescent on July 21, 2026, 06:23:40 pm
The video shows your left car wheels driving on the broad white line that delineates the bus lane, but doesn't show it entering the bus lane. So the question is - did you enter the bus lane at all before or after the video we can see ?
Title: PCN 34j Bus Lane - North St/Riverside Close 34 - Havering Council
Post by: onais on July 21, 2026, 04:20:07 pm
Hi everyone,
I am seeking some advice on whether I have any grounds to appeal a bus lane PCN I recently received from the London Borough of Havering.  Here are the essential details of the PCN:
Council: London Borough of Havering 
Contravention Code: 34j (Driving in a bus lane within the restricted period) 
Location: North St/Riverside Close 34 
Date of Contravention: 10/07/2026 at 16:51 
Date of Notice: 17/07/2026 
PCN Number: HG63099053 
Vehicle Registration: EY25XXH 

I have uploaded all pages of the PCN and the CCTV stills in this Google Photos folder:

PCN Photos (https://photos.app.goo.gl/QHKnBAGQgD35jwMYA)

Could you kindly take a look at the PCN and the location to see if there are any technical flaws with the paperwork, signage issues, or if the contravention might be invalid? I want to check if it is worth making a formal representation or if I should just pay the discounted rate of £80.00 before the 14-day window expires.