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#Post#: 111057--------------------------------------------------
Re: TOWER HAMLETS - 34 Being in a bus lane - Cambridge Heath
Road
DIR By: fahim128
Date: February 24, 2026, 10:55 pm
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--- Quote from: Hippocrates link ---
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> Dear TH
>
> Your video shows a sign to diagram 959 which is obscured. It
does not show any sign to diagram 959. Therefore, the standard
of proof of the alleged contravention is not satisfactory.
Please cancel the PCN.
>
> ********
>
> Check their website grounds too and put the above into a pdf.
>
--- End Quote ---
Thanks for the draft. There’s no mention of the amount of time
and distance that I was in it, so should I not mention that as
well? Also, the signage is pretty clear in real life, in case
that makes a difference!
#Post#: 111449--------------------------------------------------
Re: TOWER HAMLETS - 34 Being in a bus lane - Cambridge Heath
Road
DIR By: fahim128
Date: February 28, 2026, 2:08 am
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Hi guys, thanks for the advice that’s already been given, I
really do appreciate it. But just need a bit of clarity please:
Should I be appealing based on the de minimis of only being in
it for a tiny amount of time and distance, or because the
signage isn’t clear, or should I incorporate both?
I’m not great at this kind of stuff so I do apologise in
advance!
#Post#: 111465--------------------------------------------------
Re: TOWER HAMLETS - 34 Being in a bus lane - Cambridge Heath
Road
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: February 28, 2026, 4:15 am
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I would mention the de minimis intrusion into the bus lane. If
you get to London Tribunals, one always fires all one's
ammunition.
#Post#: 111502--------------------------------------------------
Re: TOWER HAMLETS - 34 Being in a bus lane - Cambridge Heath
Road
DIR By: fahim128
Date: February 28, 2026, 7:04 am
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--- Quote from: Incandescent link ---
>
> I would mention the de minimis intrusion into the bus lane. If
you get to London Tribunals, one always fires all one's
ammunition.
>
--- End Quote ---
How’s this for a draft (thank you AI!), please let me know what
you guys think!
To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing to formally appeal against Penalty Charge Notice
[PCN NUMBER], issued in respect of vehicle [REGISTRATION], for
the alleged contravention of ‘being in a bus lane’ on Cambridge
Heath Road on [DATE].
I respectfully submit this appeal on the following grounds:
1.
Having reviewed the council’s own enforcement video, it is
evident that my vehicle was present within the bus lane for no
more than approximately 7–10 metres, and at no point fully
within it. Upon realising I had inadvertently drifted into the
bus lane, I moved back into the traffic lane as promptly as was
safely practicable, having first checked for vehicles to my
right.
The intrusion was momentary, minor, and immediately
self-corrected. I submit that such a brief and negligible
incursion should properly be regarded as de minimis, and that
issuing a full Penalty Charge Notice in these circumstances is
disproportionate and unreasonable.
2.
I further draw the council’s attention to the fact that the
enforcement video submitted in support of this PCN does not
clearly show a sign to diagram 959 in a manner sufficient to
establish that the contravention occurred. The standard of proof
required to sustain a Penalty Charge Notice has therefore not
been met.
For the above reasons, I respectfully request that this Penalty
Charge Notice be cancelled in full.
Yours faithfully,
#Post#: 111543--------------------------------------------------
Re: TOWER HAMLETS - 34 Being in a bus lane - Cambridge Heath
Road
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: February 28, 2026, 11:52 am
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Looks OK to me. If nobody else suggests alterations, ram it in !
Don't expect them to roll-over and cancel, though.
#Post#: 111569--------------------------------------------------
Re: TOWER HAMLETS - 34 Being in a bus lane - Cambridge Heath
Road
DIR By: Hippocrates
Date: February 28, 2026, 4:21 pm
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My golden rule: do not admit to anything and let them prove
their case. Have I not represented you before?
#Post#: 111591--------------------------------------------------
Re: TOWER HAMLETS - 34 Being in a bus lane - Cambridge Heath
Road
DIR By: fahim128
Date: February 28, 2026, 10:45 pm
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--- Quote from: Hippocrates link ---
>
> My golden rule: do not admit to anything and let them prove
their case. Have I not represented you before?
>
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I don’t believe so! Not at at a tribunal or anything, although I
have had advice from here in the past, if that’s what you mean!
#Post#: 111592--------------------------------------------------
Re: TOWER HAMLETS - 34 Being in a bus lane - Cambridge Heath
Road
DIR By: fahim128
Date: February 28, 2026, 10:47 pm
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--- Quote from: Incandescent link ---
>
> Looks OK to me. If nobody else suggests alterations, ram it in
! Don't expect them to roll-over and cancel, though.
>
--- End Quote ---
Will it have a good chance of winning though, that’s the main
thing!
#Post#: 111678--------------------------------------------------
Re: TOWER HAMLETS - 34 Being in a bus lane - Cambridge Heath
Road
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: March 1, 2026, 3:03 pm
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Good rather than bad
#Post#: 111817--------------------------------------------------
Re: TOWER HAMLETS - 34 Being in a bus lane - Cambridge Heath
Road
DIR By: fahim128
Date: March 2, 2026, 5:07 pm
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Submitted! I'll keep you guys informed! Thanks
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