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Thank you, I hope it works out okay for you.

Success with the appeal. Thank you for the excellent advice I received. I notice on their reply they do not admit to any issues that were submitted.Traffic Management Act 2004Penalty Charge Notice number: KU89669724Vehicle registration: EA63BZXThank you for writing to us.Although your PCN was correctly issued, we have cancelled it on this occasion. This case is now closed,and you do not need to take any further action.We sent you a PCN because our camera evidence shows your vehicle in a bus lane at a time when onlybuses are allowed there.Bus lanes have blue and white signs picturing a bus and showing the times when the lane is for buses only.Signs on the approach and entrance to the bus gate give advance warning to drivers of the restriction,which is in operation every day, from 9 am to 6 pm. Please visit tunbridgewells.gov.uk/bus-gate forinformation on bus gate signing in Tunbridge Wells.It is unfortunate that you were unfamiliar with the bus lane and the times it is in force. However, it is still upto drivers to be aware of bus lane (and other) signs and obey them.If you get another PCN in similar circumstances, we may not be able to cancel it.Yours sincerelyJohn StrachanSent on behalf of John StrachanParking ManagerTunbridge Wells Borough Council

Thank you everyone.I have entered my appeal, Tunbridge wells council say in an automated reply it could take up to 5 weeks to get a decision. I will post the outcome as soon as I get it.

Thank you so much for taking the trouble to give such detailed advice.Very helpful, I shall enter it in my appeal today.

Yes that's correct.Apparently many drivers have complained about the signage on this bus lane, you only have to google  "Tunbridge Wells Mount Pleasant Bus Lane" to see how many drivers were caught out.Back in 2022 the Council sent out 18,000 warning letters issued to drivers contravening the restrictions, but the signs remain as misleading as ever.

     https://imgur.com/a/3fMmtxF

https://imgur.com/a/3fMmtxFPlease see the full pcn pges.

Thank you for your reply.I Have been trying to attach the 4 pages of the pcn but am having problems. But I will be able to do this later today.I have been Googled "Tunbridge Wells Mount Pleasant Road Bus Lane"  and lots of articles and complaints about it come up about this bus lane and the confusing signage.

Thank you for your reply.I was about to submit an appeal based on postings on this forum as the 21 days + 2 days discount period is almost up, but any further advice would be very much appreciated.As requested. Vehicle Reg   EA63BZXPCN  KU89669724

Thank you

Is the fact that the PCN has an error on it, that they have stated the car colour as black not blue a reason to get it cancelled ?

Thank you for your very helpful reply, being on holiday I don't have access to a large monitor screen to look at the street view, but when traveling at 20 mph these signs are easily misunderstood.

Thank you for your reply.I was turning into this road so I didn't notice them to slow down to read them.For the first few weeks of operation the council sent out warning letters to drivers who were caught in this road. Better signage would help.

On my way to Eastbourne my satellite navigation took me through Tunbridge Wells. Not knowing the area, I was unaware that I had passed through a bus lane/road that looked like a normal road. I did not notice the two blue signs giving details of times of operation at the entrance of this bus lane/road that look like parking restriction signs. There was not the usual red tarmac road surface and big signage to indicate it's a bus lane.When I go to "view the evidence", the pictures do not show clearly, so that you can read them, the 2 signs at the entrance of the bus lane or anything else to show it's a bus lane.The PCN details are incorrect, it states the colour of my car is BLACK but it is BLUE and registered as BLUE.Any help will be greatly appreciated.https://imgur.com/a/vEYcQgc