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I have received emails to confirm that they are cancelling the remaining 3 PCN’s at their discretion. Thanks @Incandescent for your help. You can chalk that up as a win

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@Incandescent could you please look at my Rep. thanks

Dear Sirs

I write with reference to
PCN -JJ14130671 @ 09:50 on Sunday 23/3/25
PCN -JJ14130423  @ 09:57 on Sunday 23/3/25
PCN -JJ14130864  @ 14:10 on Sunday 23/3/25
PCN -JJ14130900  @ 18:31 on Sunday 23/3/25

These are all for the same camera on Broad Street at Bridge Street Inbound bus gate
My daughter was performing in the Symphony Hall on this day, and I had to drop her off on the morning for final rehearsals. She had lots of bags and costumes to carry and has never been there before so I said that I would drop her and my wife outside (who was chaperoning the children for the performance and had extra costumes to take). I did try and call the symphony hall about where to drop off and about disabled parking availability, but the desk was closed on a Sunday. I entered Broad Street via Bridge Street looking for the Symphony Hall. I realised it was a little way down in the opposite direction so did a u turn and drove past looking for somewhere to stop (09:50). I was totally lost as I haven’t driven in Birmingham for some years. I went round again and took the same route this time dropping them at the rear of the symphony Hall at a service point. I then went home.
In the afternoon we travelled back to watch the performance. I had prebooked parking at the Mailbox but my mother who was coming to watch her granddaughter is unable to walk that far and requires assistance and a stick to walk. I now thought that I would take the same route to drop my mother and my daughter’s boyfriend at the same point at the rear of the hall (14:10). I then parked at the Mail box.
After the performance I walked to the Mail box and drove back to the rear of the Hall so that we could load the car up with the costumes and pick my mother up 18:31).

The road system around Broad Street is quite confusing and at no time was I aware that I had driven through the bus gate. I think the fact that I drove the same route 4 times is an indication that I was unaware and with there being little traffic on a Sunday it is also clear that I did not purposely use a bus lane to gain an advantage as there was no congestion. I have since looked on google street view and I am not denying that I was at fault, but 4 penalty charges feel disproportionate for a simple mistake.
Regards

So i came onto Broad street at image 1 (dont believe this is a bus lane)

drove up and turned round at the Brasshouse at image 2

Drove down in image 3

Image 4 you can see where i forked off left ( through the bus gate where the camera has snapped me) and went round the back of the symphony hall to drop off.

Hi im hoping you can help me. Here is a background to my PCNs.

My daughter was performing at the Birmingham symphony hall so needed to drop her off in the morning, then return in the afternoon to watch her performance. I don't live in Birmingham and was lost and looking for where to drop her off. I never realised i was in a bus gate and it was a Sunday morning with virtually no traffic so i wasn't trying to avoid traffic congestion. I admit that i was clearly in a bus lane but without knowledge of it.

Birmingham City Council
Code 34 being in a bus lane
PCNs only arrived today so at the beginning of the process with 50% discount 

Broad street at bridge street inbound bus gate at 09:50 (dropping off my daughter)

Broad street at bridge street inbound bus gate at 09:59 (dropping off my daughter, i was driving round in circles looking for where i was suppose to be dropping off)

Broad street at bridge street inbound bus gate at 14.10  (going to watch the performance i had booked parking but dropped my mother who walks with a walking stick at the symphony hall then i went to the car park. She wouldnt have been able to walk from the car park)

Broad street at bridge street inbound bus gate at 18:31  (after watching the performance i went and picked the car up and drove back to collect my mother daughter and wife from the symphony hall)


All photos are in the exact same place. I am ok with paying for one off them as i was in a bus lane but it seems harsh to be done 4 times at £280 for 3 drop offs on the same day.