PCN code 34: Being in a bus lane

Code

34

Type

Bus lanes

Level

Bus lane

Who uses it

Councils that enforce bus lanes, and TfL.

What the council's evidence usually is

Camera footage of the vehicle in the lane, often a short clip with the time.

Points to check before you pay

• 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?

If one of these applies, the usual statutory ground is that the contravention did not occur. Other grounds (not the owner, stolen vehicle, already paid, wrong amount, procedural impropriety) apply whatever the code. The checker shows which fit your case.

How much is a code 34 PCN?

In London bus lane and moving traffic PCNs are £160, halved if paid within the discount period on the PCN (London Councils says 21 days for CCTV PCNs; some boroughs state 14) (London Councils). Outside London councils set the charge within the national bands, and the discount is 50% if paid within 21 days of a camera PCN being served (SI 2022/71).

Cameras using code 34

• Bowes Road N11 bus lane (Enfield)
• Bullsmoor Lane EN1 near Lackmore Road bus lane westbound (Enfield)
• Bullsmoor Lane EN3 opposite 55 bus lane eastbound (Enfield)
• Bush Rd / Rotherhithe New Rd bus lane (Southwark)
• Camberwell Road / Bethwin Road bus lane northbound (Southwark)
• Camberwell Road / Boundary Lane bus lane (Southwark)
• Camberwell Road / Bowyer Place bus lane northbound (Southwark)
• Camberwell Road / Bullace Row bus lane southbound (Southwark)
• Champion Park / Denmark Hill bus lane (Southwark)
• Church Street N9 outside 310 bus lane westbound (Enfield)
• Crystal Palace Parade Towards Sydenham Hill bus lane (Southwark)
• Denmark Hill Towards Daneville Road bus lane southbound (Southwark)

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