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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: aleksandrk on February 17, 2026, 11:24:23 am
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OK, so to give the best advice, we need to see photos of the approach to the bus gate and one as one get to the signs. Without seeing the signage, it's difficult to give good advice.
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Ah, thanks. Unfortunately Google Street View is not available for Reading Green Rail Station. I guess it's because it's a new rail station.
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GSV = Google Street View
Here is a typical link:-
https://maps.app.goo.gl/m1nZxvPGDfnvRAqL8
In the black box top left of the street view, click on the three vertical dots, and click on "Share or embed image", then follow the instructions, (click on "copy link"). YOu can then paste the link into your thread.
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Forgive my ignorance, but what is a GSV link? The GPS coordinates on the provided image are 51.42595 -1.00057.
Here is the Google maps location: https://www.google.com/maps/place/51%C2%B025'33.4%22N+1%C2%B000'02.1%22W/@51.4262266,-1.000959,18.83z/data=!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d51.42595!4d-1.00057?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
The loop in front of the train station is Buses only with plenty of signage. The location of the pin is where I was confused as to where to go next because there was no turning location for people who did not want to park. The Google Maps pin is slightly wrong because it shows the location of where the Bus Only signage is, rather than where the photo of my car is. The photo is inside the bus loop, about 50m down from the Google pin - I don't know why Google refuses to display the exact pin.
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Would I get anywhere explaining my situation?
I doubt it ! They are only interested in the money, frankly. Can you please post a GSV link to the location so we can have a look at the signage.
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Would I get anywhere explaining my situation?
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https://reading.zatappeal.com/
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Being in a bus lane at Reading Green Rail Station.
It's the first time I visited that rail station and I have not been there since. I was picking someone up. As I drove in I could not find the pickup point and came to the intersection of parking or bus lane. At that stage I only wanted to turn around and it was safer to do so in the bus lane, rather than on the road or in the car park. As I took the bus lane to make a turning for the exit I saw my passenger who followed me out of the bus lane onto a crossroads where she got in the car.
As of now I still don't know whether there is a pickup point at that rail station.
Front page of pcn: https://imagur.org/i/A8FnwPob
Back page of pcn: https://imagur.org/i/PY7zlAVw
I have tried to get video footage as per instructions in the back, but I could not find the way on the https://www.reading.gov.uk/pcn website.
Date of the PCN is 13/02/2026, so I have about two more weeks left to pay the discounted rate. It would be great to get a response on whether I can challenge this one or whether I should just pay it.