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Title: Re: Barnet code 34j being in bus lane A5 the hyde between the greenway + annesley ave
Post by: Incandescent on February 11, 2026, 03:24:06 pm
Quote from: Thierrybergkamp on February 11, 2026, 11:09:17 am
No I turned into the bus lane after the zig zag
OK, but you would have passed the bus lane sign, surely as you drove along the A5 The Hyde, surely ?  Bus lanes dont end unless there is a sign saying so.
Title: Re: Barnet code 34j being in bus lane A5 the hyde between the greenway + annesley ave
Post by: Thierrybergkamp on February 11, 2026, 11:09:17 am
No I turned into the bus lane after the zig zag
Title: Re: Barnet code 34j being in bus lane A5 the hyde between the greenway + annesley ave
Post by: Incandescent on February 06, 2026, 01:21:17 am
So you came along the main road, so would have passed the bus lane sign, and would seem to have driven in it before you got to the zig-zags, true ?

Bus lane PCNs can be overturned in many cases due to a quirk of the legislation under which they are issued, but you need to take the council to London Tribunals, and risk the full PCN penalty if you lose. Hippocrates on here can explain it to you and hopefully will soon.
Title: Re: Barnet code 34j being in bus lane A5 the hyde between the greenway + annesley ave
Post by: Thierrybergkamp on February 05, 2026, 08:06:22 pm
Hi all

Thanks for replying

This is the google maps link

https://maps.app.goo.gl/vqLjxEd6My1eBWnP7

It was dark so I couldnt really see but I turned into the zig zag part after the lights. I had travelled on this road for about half a mile by this point

This has been a learning time for me tbh
Title: Re: Barnet code 34j being in bus lane A5 the hyde between the greenway + annesley ave
Post by: Hippocrates on February 05, 2026, 09:42:09 am
As this is a bus lane matter I will make an exception and am happy to take this one on.
Title: Re: Barnet code 34j being in bus lane A5 the hyde between the greenway + annesley ave
Post by: Incandescent on February 04, 2026, 10:48:46 pm
Please post a GSV link to the exact location, and also tell us your journey details up to the point of getting the PCN. The photos show you in a bus lane that has a crossing with white zig-zags by it. This means the bus lane broad white line is discontinued for the crossing, then it restarts. No sign is necessary as the bus lane has already been signed at its start: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TQcnSwXjy5aMQdCL8
and here is the interruption of the line for the crossing: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/5Qpgv5JFyXorGy2h6

Hence we need to know your journey to see if you missed the bus lane signs at the start of it.
Title: Barnet code 34j being in bus lane A5 the hyde between the greenway + annesley ave
Post by: Thierrybergkamp on February 04, 2026, 08:32:54 pm
First timer here  :)

On boxing day I received a pcn for being in a bus lane. The bus lane started with just the thick line, no taper, no blue sign and no "bus lane" written on the floor

Any help would be appreciated


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