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« on: September 11, 2023, 12:14:43 pm »
They are not in the folder sorry, I drew them while writing the appeal, so I've PM'd you a link to both the files. If you could kindly add them into there, I've modified the appeal this way to accomodate:
Dear Sirs
PCN x VRM x
I make these representations on the following grounds:
<<Not sure what to put here, as specifically I will be clicking the 'I wish to challenge my PCN for another reason' option in the appeal form?>>
Fig.1 is Lewisham council's first photographic evidence in their PCN. It is edited it to display a green rectangle to show exactly where the driver was parked stationary as the driver had reason to leave the car, and a red line indicating where the first frame of the Lewisham council's video footage begins. The two red circles indicate the two lamposts displaying the signage specific to this case.
The driver parked here after turning into Lewis Grove from Lee High Road, and the only signage until then was a warning of a Bus, Cycle and Taxi lane 240 yards ahead. The next sign, infront of the parked position in fig.1 and in the google street view image (fig.2) states the lane is now 160 yards ahead, but the lane marking is now solid white (marked in red).
As the solid lane marking ends at the junction with Mercia Grove, and in the driver's perspective the assumed final warning sign of the impeeding restriction is also in clear view, one naturally assumes the safest thing to do is to turn back on oneself toward Lee High Road. At this point, it is impossible to assume that the other lane is also restricted.
During the turn, in which the space in Mercia Grove as well as the broken lane markings are utilised, the signage is only visible once the driver is face on having completed the turn. Using the council's own video footage in the earliest stage of the recording (red line, fig.1) it is clear to see the driver is too close to the signage to have actually had ample time to react to them. This can be simplified by asking why the council's cameras do not begin recording at a reasonable distance from the signage as to effectively rule out this situation from occurring. Images GSV 1,2,3, and 4 are depicting the entire route, and only in the last one does the driver have a chance to view the signs. Please note these are angles taken from Google street view, and were not the exact angles of the driver, who also had to navigate this road at ~1am, with no signs of other traffic as to have obtained any forewarning of any restriction on the adjacent lane. The images can be found here * link *.
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