Strand Street bus lane (southbound, James Street to L1 Bus Station) (Liverpool): bus lane camera

Location

Strand Street (southbound, James Street to L1 Bus Station)

Type

Bus lane

Restriction

Bus lane (Taxis, licensed private hire and pedal cycles exempt)

Contravention

Usually code 34: Being in a bus lane (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 Strand Street, enforcing a bus lane restriction (Taxis, licensed private hire and pedal cycles exempt). A PCN from it alleges driving in the bus lane while it is in operation. 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. Compare the time on the PCN with the hours above, and check that the start of the lane was signed and marked. 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.

Common grounds at a bus lane camera

• Check the hours of operation on the blue sign; many lanes are part-time.
• Entering briefly to turn left into a side road or to pass an obstruction may be allowed; check the sign and markings.
• Was the start of the lane marked with the correct sign and road marking?

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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