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Re: Yellow box 31j Regents Park Road
DIR By: MrChips
Date: March 5, 2026, 7:52 am
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Ultimately your chosen exit from the box was the left hand one,
and there was probably just about sufficient space for you to
exit, at least to clear it to a 'de minimis' extent.
I would submit representations on the basis your chosen exit was
clear and you were not prevented from exiting by a stationary
vehicle. The rear of your car had actually fully passed the
width of the side road, so I think you could argue that you only
stopped as you assumed you'd already cleared the box and
wouldn't be blocking access to Tillingbourne Gardens. Had you
realised part of your vehicle was in the box you'd have simply
moved forward into the space in the left hand lane earlier.
#Post#: 112161--------------------------------------------------
Re: Yellow box 31j Regents Park Road
DIR By: Parkingbean
Date: March 5, 2026, 8:30 am
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Thank you.
Additionally I have noticed that the car in the third lane (from
right) crossed into the second lane after it crossed the box
causing the car in front of me to stop to let it through and
thereby blocking me from going further. So there was enough
space for me to cross over but then another car pushed in
preventing me from doing so.
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Re: Yellow box 31j Regents Park Road
DIR By: MrChips
Date: March 5, 2026, 8:35 am
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I don't think that helps you - it's your responsibility not to
enter the box until you can be sure of getting across (just in
case something unexpected happens like this).
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Re: Yellow box 31j Regents Park Road
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: March 5, 2026, 1:17 pm
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+1
Sorry to have to say it, but I don't see a win here at London
Tribunals. As we all know, the councils never give way on these,
so it's the only unbiased place for a decision either way. For
me, the car stopped due to the presence of stationary vehicles,
so the contravention is made out.
Of course the OP has the absolute right in law to take the
council to London Tribunals but the full PCN penalty will be in
play, and this is definitely not a slam-dunk win, I'm afraid
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Re: Yellow box 31j Regents Park Road
DIR By: MrChips
Date: March 5, 2026, 1:22 pm
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The test isn't that it stopped due to stationary vehicles, it's
that it HAD to stop due to stationary vehicles.
If there was a bigger space in the left hand lane, I'd say it
was definitely winnable as that was the driver's choice of exit.
My concern is that the space in the left hand lane probably
isn't quite big enough to have been able to clear the box under
this argument.
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Re: Yellow box 31j Regents Park Road
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: March 5, 2026, 1:44 pm
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--- Quote from: MrChips link ---
>
> The test isn't that it stopped due to stationary vehicles,
it's that it HAD to stop due to stationary vehicles.
>
> If there was a bigger space in the left hand lane, I'd say it
was definitely winnable as that was the driver's choice of exit.
>
> My concern is that the space in the left hand lane probably
isn't quite big enough to have been able to clear the box under
this argument.
>
--- End Quote ---
I accept that the statute is as you say, (one has to stop), but
will this win at LT ?
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