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PCN - Fine

At the bottom of Shepherds's Bush Rd there is a Bus Lane on the off-side of the road that runs for about 15 metres.I have been fined for entering into that lane for what must have been about 3 seconds when there was no bus in sight, either behind or in front of me, and where the build up of rush-hour traffic was released onward by my moving forward.Should cars be fined in such circumstances where there is clearly no obstruction for buses and where the transgression is for such a short period?I would welcome the local inhabitants perspective?

Kiffer Weisselberg ● 2641d2 Comments

Not so sure that would be a good use of time. A friend of mine was caught doing something similar and appealed without success. The adjudicator can't waive a fine because of common sense, if you have broken the law even only technically they have no discretion. The only leeway they have is if the infraction is 'de minimis' i.e. so trifling it is ridiculous but I think you may even be above this benchmark bizarre as that may seem. It might be worth having a look through the adjudicators rulings on their web site to see if you can find a similar case - there are so many fines at this spot they'll probably be easy to find!

Ellen Kearney ● 2633d

Personally no I don't think it is fair if as you say you alleviated a build up of traffic and it was for such a short space of time and no buses were in the lane.  In my view what you did was common sense. I would appeal it as CCTV would confirm.

Carol Burge ● 2640d