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Notice of Rejection:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d9kg3t5HJ67V1AUGfW0faxWVSkiJur67/view?usp=drive_linkhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1aJ9NNlI2-QvTPKGVm8YJp3tCdxj415Un/view?usp=drive_link

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are well,I have appealed for a bus lane ticket, but my representation has been rejected:For context, I have a wide bodykit conversion on my car which totals it's width to 6'8"; and my navigation (which has been set to avoid such routes) lead me to a 6'6" width restrictor, in Chalrton, South East London.Also, the road I turned in from has zero Advance Warning Signs indicating this width restrictor is approaching (Which the council admits) so there is no way to know that this is approaching.I simply used the bus designated lane, to the left of the width restrictors, for a total of 3 seconds in total and then moved right back into the primary lane, in order to avoid inevitable damage to my car and to the council's property.I believed that performing a U-turn at that location was not the safest option and could have posed a risk to other road users, but according to the council, I should have turned into another road once I saw the width restrictors ahead, I find this invalid as if it was 7'0" restrictors I could have gone in without issue, but due to no advance warning signs I did not know what the size would be until I was approaching them directly,Do you think this is worth a further appeal to the traffic adjudicator, or should I just pay the increased £160 charge now. Gutted as it was not a deliberate attempt to use the bus lane to try gain advantage etc. just a true attempt at trying to drive in the manner which was most suitable at the time,Thank you!

Hi everyone,I'm hoping someone can give me some advice because I'm feeling pretty defeated!!!I've ended up with 13 PCNs now totalling £1,080 after my Auto Pay account was cancelled without me realising.Esentially my wallet was stolen so I had to cancel my bank card and TfL tried to take an Auto Pay payment, it failed as the card had changed, and they automatically closed my Auto Pay account. The only email they sent about this ended up in my spam folder somehow , so I had no idea.By the time I realised what had happened, low and behold letters starting piling up at my doorstep, I instantly rectified the card on my account but by then i built up 13 PCNs (as i use the tunnel twice daily for work). Logically speaking, if I'd known my Auto Pay had been cancelled, I obviously wouldn't have kept using the tunnel (so it was an honest mistake)I explained all of this in my innitial appeal, but TfL rejected it and refused to  apply any discretion. As I understand it, it is now on the next stage (the tribunal). (i wasnt aware of this website when i first got my fines or i wouldn't have done the first appeal myself but oh well!))Has anyone been in a similar situation or had any success at the tribunal? I know I'm responsible for checking things, but £1,080 feels incredibly harsh given the circumstances.Just looking for a last  bit of hope before I somehow fork together over £1,000!! Thanks ever so muhc for reading!!