Bus Lane Fine

nathand_2

I drove in a bus lane a few days ago and only realised when it was too late. I'm expecting to be fined as it has cameras down there but I drive a vehicle registered in Spain so it will be months until I get there to check the post.

Can I ring up the council or someone to find out whether I have any tickets? Also is it just a fine or points as well?

peter_the_piper

There's always a chance that they will see Spain and give up, you might be lucky.

Tilt

nathand wrote: »

I drove in a bus lane a few days ago and only realised when it was too late. I'm expecting to be fined as it has cameras down there but I drive a vehicle registered in Spain so it will be months until I get there to check the post.

Can I ring up the council or someone to find out whether I have any tickets? Also is it just a fine or points as well?

Normally just a fine. I would just wait. The PCN (if there is one) will be sent to the RK. If that isn't you then don't worry about it until you get some sort of notice (or the PCN itself). You would have a defence if you don't get the PCN within 14 days of the offence.

forgotmyname

How long has the vehicle been in the UK?

nathand_2

Just over 3 months.

dacouch

Was the Bus Lane an "Anytime" bus lane or does it have times shown on it?

Ich_2

So if the vehicle is registered in Spain it will be on Spanish plates. Somehow I doubt that the council has access to the Spanish equivalent of out DVLA1

nathand_2

dacouch wrote:

Was the Bus Lane an "Anytime" bus lane or does it have times shown on it?

It was right outside the bus station and didn't have any times displayed.

Ich wrote: »

So if the vehicle is registered in Spain it will be on Spanish plates. Somehow I doubt that the council has access to the Spanish equivalent of out DVLA1

If that's the case then excellent! I guess only time will tell.

agrinnall

Ich wrote: »

So if the vehicle is registered in Spain it will be on Spanish plates. Somehow I doubt that the council has access to the Spanish equivalent of out DVLA1

Although given the ease with which names and addresses are obtained from the DVLA by pretty much anyone who asks for them perhaps the same is true in Spain.

Of course, in another 3 months the vehicle will be required to be re-registered in the UK unless the owner has previously applied for customs relief.

https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/temporary-imports

blossomhill_2

nathand
Two things will be needed;
an operator who was monitoring the camera at the time
a legally compliant PCN - sending these is beyond the skills of many authorities so if you receive a PCN, get it checked out on a website such as pepipoo to see if there is any reasonable doubt, either of the validity of the doc or the validity of the bus lane

there are also a limited set of circumstances which allow you to drive in a bus lane, so check these out too

1886

There's a stretch of road in my town with cameras and bus lanes. I drove in the bus lane before christmas and have'nt heard a thing. I'm either lucky or they are used to monitor something else