Council Fine Check- Location
- Irvine Street Junction Mount Vernon Road
- Type
- Bus gate
- Restriction
- Restricted route (Taxis, licensed private hire and pedal cycles only)
- Contravention
- Usually code 33: Using a route restricted to certain vehicles (the council lists the restriction, not the code: check the code printed on your PCN)
- Hours
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Enforced since
- Start date not published; listed by the council as enforcing
- Council
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeals
- Traffic Penalty Tribunal
About this camera
Liverpool City Council lists a CCTV camera on Irvine Street at its junction with Mount Vernon Road, enforcing a restricted route restriction (Taxis, licensed private hire and pedal cycles only). A PCN from it alleges using a route restricted to taxis, licensed private hire and pedal cycles. The council lists the restriction as applying 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; outside those hours it does not apply, so check the time printed on your PCN. Check that the signs on the approach made the restriction clear in time to choose another route, and whether your vehicle is one the sign allows. When you log in to pay or challenge, Liverpool shows the photographic evidence. Liverpool says that for six months after each camera is activated, first-time offenders get a warning letter rather than a PCN. Appeals go to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
First-time warning
The first-time warning guidance covers moving traffic cameras outside London; it does not apply to this camera.
Common grounds at a bus gate camera
- Bus gates are often missed because the signs are small or come too late to turn away; check whether there was an advance warning sign.
- Check the hours on the sign: many bus gates only apply at peak times.
- Outside London: first time at a camera in its first 6 months should get a warning.
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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