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Is it legal for polic car to use a buses only lane when not on a call.
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Bus lane penalties are different to speeding tickets in that the owner (or hirer) of the vehicle is responsible for paying the penalty, not the driver. [The Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005, Section 5].
If a penalty was issued in respect of a police vehicle using a bus lane, that penalty would have to be paid by the owner of the vehicle (the local council) to the enforcement body (the same local council). It would therefore be pointless for such a penalty to be issued.
If a penalty was issued in respect of a police vehicle using a bus lane, that penalty would have to be paid by the owner of the vehicle (the local council) to the enforcement body (the same local council). It would therefore be pointless for such a penalty to be issued.
>>>some poor buggers then have to appeal against each one
The only valid grounds for appeal are laid out in the Regulations I've referred to above and, somewhat strangely, emergencies (of any kind) aren't mentioned.
Further, the power of the Department of Transport to make those Regulations is given to them under the provisions of the Transport Act 2000,which also permits the DfT to state, within those Regulations, which vehicles should be exempted from penalties. It's therefore somewhat odd that the DfT has chosen not to write an exemption for emergency service vehicles into the Regulations.
The only valid grounds for appeal are laid out in the Regulations I've referred to above and, somewhat strangely, emergencies (of any kind) aren't mentioned.
Further, the power of the Department of Transport to make those Regulations is given to them under the provisions of the Transport Act 2000,which also permits the DfT to state, within those Regulations, which vehicles should be exempted from penalties. It's therefore somewhat odd that the DfT has chosen not to write an exemption for emergency service vehicles into the Regulations.
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