Bus lane fine - please help!

mustrum_ridcully

MissisP wrote: »

Well - my first post and I'm asking for advice! My sister visited Birmingham for the first time recently and had to use her satnav to find her way. As she was driving, she noticed a police officer beckoning her to one side of the road. Thinking there was an incident, she pulled over and was then told she was going to have to pay a fine due to being in a bus lane! :mad: Trying to explain she had followed her satnav and then the officer's direction was no use. Anyway, when she gets home she opens the fine envelope to find that her postcode is wrong and she's been given the wrong ethnic grouping. I think it's worth her appealing but there's no appeal address or number on the documents, so she's going to go to her local police station to find out. What do the wonderful wise folks on here think? Thanks for your help!

Be thankful it's a fine and not being charged with driving without due care and attention!

It does happen to satnav slaves http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7962212.stm

peter_the_piper

forgotmyname wrote: »

I live in the midlands and when they get bored they do monitor the bus lanes for a day or 2.

Following instructions from a satnav? did it say keep left in the restricted bus lane?
I think not.

Dont pay the fine & wait for the court date, You are likely to lose unless the road markings or
signs are not correctly posted.
If you goto court the fine is likely to be much higher.

Always worth posting a copy of the ticket online & someone may spot something wrong with it.

Wrong postcode & ethnic group? doubtful that will be of any use.

IMHO it would be a waste of time as its almost certainly a fixed penalty notice so pay quick or next stop maggies court and more costs.

Coblcris

The next stop would be automatic enforcement and increased costs unless the FPN was specifically challenged. If it is an FPN I would pay it.