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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: septemberist on January 21, 2026, 09:54:53 pm

Title: Re: Lambeth - 34J Being in a bus lane - Clapham Park Road
Post by: septemberist on January 22, 2026, 07:27:02 pm
Apologies, I'm obviously missing something here.

I can go to "Challenge", then "Pay Now". I get directed to enter my PCN/VRN again. Then I get directed to a page with the same date, and CCTV evidence, appears correct.
Title: Re: Lambeth - 34J Being in a bus lane - Clapham Park Road
Post by: Hippocrates on January 22, 2026, 12:14:33 am
Challenge page is the one. With incorrect dates.
Title: Re: Lambeth - 34J Being in a bus lane - Clapham Park Road
Post by: septemberist on January 21, 2026, 11:47:17 pm
Thanks both, interesting stuff.

Payments page here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Fjudd2s_VtspvkKBFvtU-ZwAv5FvHyf/view?usp=sharing

Dates as per the CCTV as far as I can tell.
Title: Re: Lambeth - 34J Being in a bus lane - Clapham Park Road
Post by: Hippocrates on January 21, 2026, 11:18:58 pm
I'll drat later. Meanwhile: screenshot the payments page as if to challenge. The dates will be wrong.

Bus lanes are my speciality.
Title: Re: Lambeth - 34J Being in a bus lane - Clapham Park Road
Post by: Incandescent on January 21, 2026, 10:56:46 pm
We've seen this a few times and even going back to the old Pepipoo forum ! Signage is key to success with an appeal here, and by 'appeal', I mean London Tribunals. London councils reject virtually all reps because they know most people then just cough-up, (>95%). So you must steel yourself to stand your ground and put all thoughts of the discount out of your head.
It may be worth looking at cases at London Tribunals using the location on the PCN as a search argument, because there have been many wins here. Having said that the council may have adjusted the signage since the last successful case, (but I doubt it)
Title: Lambeth - 34J Being in a bus lane - Clapham Park Road
Post by: septemberist on January 21, 2026, 09:54:53 pm
Hi all, new to this forum, would appreciate any help.

Genuine error here at the "notorious" left turn from Clapham Park Road / Abbeville Road. I changed lanes and didn't realise it was a bus lane until it was too late. It was at dusk, so visibility not great but not entirely dark.

PCN Page 1 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x61wJdWceQqoNt1anSl0gevhLRK0i6eJ/view?usp=sharing)
PCN Page 2 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FdW2jlEqvwrkLFyNbU05cFQEo1UL8f5X/view?usp=drive_link)
Location on Google Maps (https://maps.app.goo.gl/cu87Pveub3JwPRpo6)

Was about to pay up before I Googled and read up to the background on this location. I note there are a few existing threads on this site, most recently here in similar circumstances - no resolution posted: https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/pcn-34j-being-in-a-bus-lane-clapham-park-road-lambeth/

Obviously frustrating as the road layout is unusual and not well signposted. Any advice on best course of action greatly appreciated, please let me know if further info required.