Disputing a penalty charge? (riding in bus lane)

There wasn't a car turning right further up the road that you could blame?

[appollo1]

Originally Posted by agy

done. this is all I wrote. worth a shot; costs me nothing to try.
I wish to appeal against the Penalty Charge Notice.
.............. I believe I was in the last 20 meters of the said bus lane which is permissible.....................

Permissable in accordance with what? Maybe you should quote where you read it is permissable.

[timwilky]

I love stories like this. There is no such thing a bus lane anywhere near where I live. To the best of my knowledge I have never ridden within 10 miles of one. I therefore think it totally unfair that different systems exist in different towns and from what I have read in that there london you can ride in some and not others.

Now how the hell is somebody like me expected to know what I can do in a strange place. If I did ever ride to that there london place I would be too busy watching the road to read signs. I know from experience that give a southerner an inch the b'stard will take a mile with no consideration for the poor sod on two wheels.

Originally Posted by timwilky

I love stories like this. There is no such thing a bus lane anywhere near where I live. To the best of my knowledge I have never ridden within 10 miles of one. I therefore think it totally unfair that different systems exist in different towns and from what I have read in that there london you can ride in some and not others.

Now how the hell is somebody like me expected to know what I can do in a strange place. If I did ever ride to that there london place I would be too busy watching the road to read signs. I know from experience that give a southerner an inch the b'stard will take a mile with no consideration for the poor sod on two wheels.

I would assume that the case would be it's updated in the highway code and whether it was covered in your theory or not at the time of passing, it's a riders/drivers responsibility to keep up to date with this?

[NTECUK]

Originally Posted by timwilky

. I therefore think it totally unfair that different systems exist in different towns and from what I have read in that there london you can ride in some and not others.

Now how the hell is somebody like me expected to know what I can do in a strange place. If I did ever ride to that there london place I would be too busy watching the road to read signs..

Yes thats what caught me out

[Ch00]

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...14.31,,0,14.53

Is this the bus lane heading towards Vauxhall one way system?

If so I can't see how your defence will work as the bus lane ends clearly before the left hand turning at the traffic lights.

(providing google maps is current)

Originally Posted by timwilky

I love stories like this. There is no such thing a bus lane anywhere near where I live. To the best of my knowledge I have never ridden within 10 miles of one. I therefore think it totally unfair that different systems exist in different towns and from what I have read in that there london you can ride in some and not others.

Now how the hell is somebody like me expected to know what I can do in a strange place. If I did ever ride to that there london place I would be too busy watching the road to read signs. I know from experience that give a southerner an inch the b'stard will take a mile with no consideration for the poor sod on two wheels.

By paying attention and reading the signs? It's not too hard, I took my route very slowly the first few times and payed attention to every sign and camera while riding safely. After that it becomes second nature where you can and cannot drive. As Agy said its normally something she knows and avoids but had a slip and got caught. I moved from driving in Birmingham where I avoided all the bus lanes to now riding in London where I use quite a few of them... I then went back to Birmingham and without thinking about it avoided all the bus lanes despite the fact I could ride in them purely out of Habit. I then took stock of all the signs again and figured out which I could and couldn't use WHILE riding safely.

[NTECUK]

Woogie your spechal.
I'm humbled in your presence.

Mummy thinks i'm speshul... I suspect its more in the window licking and crayon eating way though and not a term of endearment.

[yorkie_chris]

Who cares where the bus lanes are, it's where the cameras are that's important.