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BUS GATE KING ST JNC QUEBEC ST LEEDS 34J
DIR By: karlpountney
Date: June 22, 2026, 6:46 am
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Hi all,
I’m hoping you can help.
I was leaving the car park I use in Leeds city centre and, due
to the roadworks, had to follow a diversion which took me
against the normal traffic flow on Swinegate.
I believe I followed all of the yellow diversion signs
correctly, which took me past the station, but I cannot be 100%
certain as I was driving on roads in the city centre that I
would normally avoid for this exact reason.
Today, I received this PCN. The video clearly shows me driving
through a bus gate, which I accept, but I genuinely believe I
was following the diversion route.
Am I able to challenge this, or do I simply have to pay? I’m
also sharing this in case anyone else has found themselves in
the same situation.
[font=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT]PCN[/font]
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HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b2xAi1qJm_rWGmJmgxYP9glVtzU3uav4/view?usp=drivesdk
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HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fVS8I0du0OiiGoBVTIWWBz0SyB31TN6J/view?usp=drivesdk
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HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/16zaUxl5F6ESpGzP6Oa6_2LWETcC-bIX9/view?usp=drivesdk
[font=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT]Photos from the PCN[/font]
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HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/17ACLTO7o7BD31XoJP_Msl4XeRVb2xlCb/view?usp=drivesdk
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HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hzeop9tOOmJMHlZT7MpCnYVjdgzcxtJd/view?usp=drivesdk
[font=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT]Video[/font]
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HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pBUBNG8yBFlfYQ12_jnHNANzoa7nyIte/view?usp=drivesdk
Thank you in advance for any advice.
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Re: BUS GATE KING ST JNC QUEBEC ST LEEDS 34J
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: June 22, 2026, 1:02 pm
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You always have the option to submit what would be formal
representations against the PCN, the main problem being that
councils game the system ruthlessly to get the money in.
It's difficult to give advice on your case because you've given
no details of this diversion. Was it signed throughout in the
correct way, with signs at the junctions ?
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Re: BUS GATE KING ST JNC QUEBEC ST LEEDS 34J
DIR By: karlpountney
Date: June 22, 2026, 1:51 pm
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Thank you, and apologies for not giving those details. There
were signs along the diversion from what I recall but it is
setup every evening and is taken away every morning so there’s
no guarantee it’s the exactly same one day from the next.
Equally, I may have just made a mistake.
This is the diversion route I took - marked in purple, and the
red circle is the bus gate/camera.
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/11a-GsziRDcfDvZ0WE7o7GzHhIEn1QA-R/view?usp=drivesdk
Feels a bit harsh when there’s a load of roadworks and the
redirection forces drivers the wrong way down roads etc.
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Re: BUS GATE KING ST JNC QUEBEC ST LEEDS 34J
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: June 22, 2026, 5:06 pm
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It is more than possible that the people organising the
diversion have had no contact with the traffic enforcement
department. So I suggest you submit reps stating that you
followed the diversion signs, therefore you request that the PCN
be cancelled as it is surely unlawful to divert traffic through
a bus gate and to then penalise that traffic with PCNs.
Include the map you show here and request that if you made a
mistake, that they show the route you should have taken.
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Re: BUS GATE KING ST JNC QUEBEC ST LEEDS 34J
DIR By: karlpountney
Date: June 25, 2026, 3:53 am
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Thank you. I have submitted a request to challenge the PCN using
the above and the map, so I will let you know the outcome. Thank
you.
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Re: BUS GATE KING ST JNC QUEBEC ST LEEDS 34J
DIR By: karlpountney
Date: July 22, 2026, 5:08 am
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Just to come back and say that Leeds City Council has rejected
the appeal on there are no documented diversions at that point
in time, and just photos of the bus gate.
I don’t dispute there was a bus gate and it’s clearly wrong that
there were no diversions but I haven’t got the energy to fight
it.
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