Bus lane

[enotrapfodne]

Hi I had a letter through this week from my local borough saying that I was seen by a camera operator at 15.20 in the afternoon in a bus lane.
Two points that I have to ask on here the first one the bus lane only came into operation at 15.00hrs on that day and I do remember it well and I looked at the sign that said that before I went in there and looked at my clock and could swear that it was only 14.20 and that is why I went in the bus lane.

Second point is that they have just sent me a letter saying that I was seen and recorded by a camera operator but they have not sent me any photographic evidence of this.

Do they have to send a photo or do you think that they are just trying it on.

Cheers in advance.

[Hymie]

If what you say is correct � the timing of the camera operator/cctv is wrong by one hour. If it were a mix up between GMT & BST, the error would be minus one hour, and not plus one hour.

Sadly this is what traffic enforcement in the UK has come down to (a system of tax collection) � there is no way you can prove they have the wrong time, equally they cannot prove their timings are correct.
Ask New Judge who a court will believe in this situation and why?

[kempie]

Of course you can appeal the charge, and part of the appeal should involve inspection of the video or still image along with the recording equipment having been compliant with the regulations. All approved recording equipment must be synchronised to an atomic clock radio signal and be accurate within plus or minus 10 seconds over a 14-day period.

[enotrapfodne]

Thanks for your answers I suppose that you both confirmened what I thought and if I did appeal I suppose it would only bide me a bit more time to pay.

A while ago I got 2 parking tickets in westminster where I was showing a valid permit for parking there and appealed against them both and you can guess the outcome.

I have just paid it so some rich fat goverment fat pig (whoops sorry I meant to say fat cat) can order another bottle of wine with his dinner.

This goverment stinks to high heaven.

[north star]

post a question in the parking and decriminalised forum of of pepipoo.com

[themas]

Did you check the time on the clock in your car? If you did and you have not put the clock onto BST then it would show 14.20 as the GMT time (clocks go forward in the spring so 14.20 GMT is 15.20 BST).