If you need to access a property or a road then you will need to find an alternative route that does not involve using the bus lanes. Bus lanes and bus corridors
Only permitted vehicles are exempt from using the bus lanes. If your vehicle is not on the exemption list then you would be liable for the PCN.
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If you pay your PCN within 21 days of the date of your ticket, you pay the lower amount shown on your ticket or letter. If you pay after 21 days, you pay the original penalty charge on the notice.
National standards apply to our signage therefore drivers from other areas are not at a disadvantage.
You are liable for the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).
If you pay your PCN within 21 days of the date of your ticket, you pay the lower amount shown on your ticket or letter. If you pay after 21 days, you pay the original penalty charge on the notice.
If there are no restriction times on our bus lanes, you should assume they are enforced 24/7.
You are liable for the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).
If you pay your PCN within 21 days of the date of your ticket, you pay the lower amount shown on your ticket or letter. If you pay after 21 days, you pay the original penalty charge on the notice.
If you were involved in a medical emergency, we may consider your challenge.
You will need to provide sufficient medical evidence to support your claims.
Please be aware that you are not guaranteed to have your Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) cancelled as each case is judged on its merits.
Alternatively, if you pay your PCN within 21 days of the date of your ticket, you pay the lower amount shown on your ticket or letter. If you pay after 21 days, you pay the original penalty charge on the notice.
If your vehicle is a private hire vehicle, you are liable for the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) as there is no exemption for private hire vehicles to travel in a bus lane.
If you are a hackney carriage, we may consider your challenge. You will need to provide a copy of your valid hackney carriage licence.
Please be aware that you are not guaranteed to have your PCN cancelled as each case is judged on its merits.
Alternatively, if you pay your PCN within 21 days of the date of your ticket, you pay the lower amount shown on your ticket or letter. If you pay after 21 days, you pay the original penalty charge on the notice.
Our bus lanes are clearly lined and signed and advise road users of which vehicles are allowed access. The signs are of a national standard and it is the motorist's responsibility to familiarise themselves with the rules of the road.
You are therefore liable for the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).
If you pay your PCN within 21 days of the date of your ticket, you pay the lower amount shown on your ticket or letter. If you pay after 21 days, you pay the original penalty charge on the notice.
We may consider your challenge if both Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) were:
Please be aware that you are not guaranteed to have your PCN cancelled as each case is judged on its merits.
Alternatively, if you pay your PCN within 21 days of the date of your ticket, you pay the lower amount shown on your ticket or letter. If you pay after 21 days, you pay the original penalty charge on the notice.
If you think that your vehicle has been cloned, you must report this to the police as soon as possible.
We may consider your challenge.
You will need to provide us with evidence that it was not you or your vehicle that was present when the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) was issued:
Please be aware that you are not guaranteed to have your PCN cancelled as each case is judged on its merits.
Alternatively, if you pay your PCN within 21 days of the date of your ticket, you pay the lower amount shown on your ticket or letter. If you pay after 21 days, you pay the original penalty charge on the notice.