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Looks OK to me. If nobody else suggests alterations, ram it in ! Don't expect them to roll-over and cancel, though.

Will it have a good chance of winning though, that’s the main thing!

I would mention the de minimis intrusion into the bus lane. If you get to London Tribunals, one always fires all one's ammunition.

How’s this for a draft (thank you AI!), please let me know what you guys think!

To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing to formally appeal against Penalty Charge Notice [PCN NUMBER], issued in respect of vehicle [REGISTRATION], for the alleged contravention of ‘being in a bus lane’ on Cambridge Heath Road on [DATE].
I respectfully submit this appeal on the following grounds:
   1.   DE MINIMIS
Having reviewed the council’s own enforcement video, it is evident that my vehicle was present within the bus lane for no more than approximately 7–10 metres, and at no point fully within it. Upon realising I had inadvertently drifted into the bus lane, I moved back into the traffic lane as promptly as was safely practicable, having first checked for vehicles to my right.
The intrusion was momentary, minor, and immediately self-corrected. I submit that such a brief and negligible incursion should properly be regarded as de minimis, and that issuing a full Penalty Charge Notice in these circumstances is disproportionate and unreasonable.
   2.   INADEQUATE SIGNAGE / INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF CONTRAVENTION
I further draw the council’s attention to the fact that the enforcement video submitted in support of this PCN does not clearly show a sign to diagram 959 in a manner sufficient to establish that the contravention occurred. The standard of proof required to sustain a Penalty Charge Notice has therefore not been met.
For the above reasons, I respectfully request that this Penalty Charge Notice be cancelled in full.
Yours faithfully,

Dear TH

Your video shows a sign to diagram 959 which is obscured. It does not show any sign to diagram 959. Therefore, the standard of proof of the alleged contravention is not satisfactory. Please cancel the PCN.

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Check their website grounds too and put the above into a pdf.

Thanks for the draft. There’s no mention of the amount of time and distance that I was in it, so should I not mention that as well? Also, the signage is pretty clear in real life, in case that makes a difference!

Understood. Would you recommend a specific template?

I forgot to update this thread. The PCN was cancelled due to your support, thank you so much!

Honestly Thank you so much for your support. I've now submitted the appeal! I'll keep you posted!

The POPLA website wants me to choose the right basis for appeal - I really don;t want to mess this up so I'm assuming I choose this one (see screenshot)?

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