Council Fine Check- Location
- Junction of Kimpton Road, Sutton / Willow Walk
- Type
- Bus gate
- Contravention
- code 33: Using a route restricted to certain vehicles
- Hours
- At any time
- Enforced since
- Not confirmed
- Council
- Sutton Council
- Appeals
- London Tribunals
About this camera
Sutton Council lists a fixed enforcement camera at the junction of Kimpton Road, Sutton and Willow Walk. A PCN from this camera alleges driving through a route restricted to buses and other permitted vehicles (code 33). It is sent by post to the registered keeper with a photo of the alleged contravention, and you can see the photos of the alleged contravention on Sutton's online PCN system, usually from 24 hours after the PCN is issued. Check the hours of operation and which vehicles the sign allows, and whether there was an advance warning so you could choose another route. As a London camera, no first-time warning is expected here, and appeals go to London Tribunals, where the moving traffic grounds are narrower than outside London. Sutton lists it as contravention 33B, in force at all times. Exempt vehicles listed by the council: local buses, Fire brigade, Ambulance or Police vehicle attending an emergency.
First-time warning
London councils are not expected to send first-time warnings for this kind of contravention.
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. You can ask the council to let you view the recording, or send stills, free of charge.
Paying within 14 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.
Other Sutton cameras
- Alma Road school street (Rosefield Close)
- Beddington Gardens / Woodcote Road no entry
- Beddington Gardens school street (Boundary Road)
- Beddington Gardens school street (Off Boundary Road)
- Belmont Road / Manor Road, Wallington no entry
- Boundary Road, Wallington / Stanley Park Road no entry
- Brunswick Road / Benhill Avenue no entry
- Caledon Road / Butter Hill no entry