Council Fine Check- Location
- Stockport Road Junction Dickenson Road and Stanley Grove
- Type
- Box junction
- Restriction
- Yellow box
- Contravention
- Usually code 31: Entering and stopping in a box junction when prohibited (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
- 2023-11-20
- Council
- Manchester City Council
- Appeals
- Traffic Penalty Tribunal
About this camera
Manchester City Council lists a CCTV camera on Stockport Road at its junction with Dickenson Road and Stanley Grove, enforcing a yellow box restriction. A PCN from it alleges entering and stopping in the yellow box junction when the exit is not clear. The council gives 20 November 2023 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. Watch the footage for the moment you entered the box: was your exit clear then? The Highway Code allows waiting in the box to turn right when only oncoming traffic or other right-turners hold you up. Manchester's parking fine portal shows the photos or footage, usually within 24 hours of the incident. This camera has been enforcing for more than six months, so the first-time warning period under government guidance has passed. Appeals go to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
First-time warning
The 6-month first-time warning period for this camera has ended, so a first contravention now gets a PCN.
Common grounds at a box junction camera
- The Highway Code (rule 174) lets you enter and wait when turning right if you are only held up by oncoming traffic or other vehicles waiting to turn right.
- Was your exit clear when you entered, and something changed suddenly (for example a vehicle ahead stopped without warning)?
- Are the box markings complete and visible in the footage?
- Outside London: was this the first time at a camera that started enforcing in the last 6 months? A warning should have been sent.
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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