Council Fine Check- Location
- The Avenue, St George
- Type
- Moving traffic restriction
- Restriction
- Motor vehicle prohibition (Except solo motorcycles, taxis and permit holders)
- Contravention
- Usually code 52: Failing to comply with a prohibition on certain types of vehicle (the council lists the restriction, not the code: check the code printed on your PCN)
- Hours
- Not confirmed by our sources: check the signs and your PCN photos
- Enforced since
- 2026-07-17
- Council
- Bristol City Council
- Appeals
- Traffic Penalty Tribunal
About this camera
Bristol City Council lists a CCTV camera on The Avenue, St George, enforcing a motor vehicle prohibition restriction (Except solo motorcycles, taxis and permit holders). A PCN from it alleges driving a motor vehicle where motor vehicles are prohibited. The council gives 17 July 2026 as the date PCNs started being issued here. The council's list does not give the hours, so check the times on the signs and in the footage. Check the sign as it appeared on the day against the footage, including the hours and any exemption plate. Bristol's online case viewer shows the case details and, where available, photographs. Bristol says a first-time moving traffic offence at a new location gets a warning notice for the first 6 months of operation. This camera started enforcing within the last six months: under government guidance a first-time contravention here should get a warning notice rather than a PCN. Appeals go to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
First-time warning
This camera started enforcing recently. Outside London, government guidance says a first-time moving traffic restriction contravention in the first 6 months at a camera should get a warning notice, not a PCN. If this was your first time here, say so in your challenge. How the warning rule works.
Common grounds at a moving traffic restriction camera
- School streets are part-time: check the times and whether you held an exemption (residents, blue badge holders and others are often exempt by permit).
- Weight limits often have "except for access" exemptions.
Camera PCNs must normally be served within 28 days of the date, unless the DVLA was slow to supply your details. You can ask the council to let you view the recording, or send stills, free of charge (reg 3(3)).
Paying within 21 days gets the 50% discount. Challenging first does not stop you paying later, but the discount may not be offered again once it expires, so note the date.
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