Redbridge Council, Clements Road, Contravention of 33j

hot_chocolate · 28 November 2024 at 3:16PM

Hi everyone,

Thanks in advance for your help.

I took a Bus, taxi-ONLY-road by mistake and have been issued two PCN's for it. More specifically, the two PCN's are for contravention of 33j on Clements Road: Using a route restricted to certain vehicles.

Both happened on the 17th November a few hours apart, both on my way to the library. This was the first time driving down this area after some 15 years!
On the first occasion, I did not notice the sign, and on the second, I saw it but it was already too late to stop, reverse and make a safe exit at this point.
The main road suddenly converts into a Bus-ONLY Road, without adequate warning signages - the only way is to take a the narrow off-road from the main road to circumvent this. Otherwise we are stuck in the road which becomes a bus lane suddenly without being able to move out of it (https://maps.app.goo.gl/Qqe9rmKJcv1BuHg37)
After this sign, (which itself is small and confusing), the next sign is on the road which is after the leaving road, and is too late to correct.
The sign only visible for people already on Clements Road and is not visible from approaching Clements Road from Kenneth Road (https://maps.app.goo.gl/cdNvdj65vN91uimo9)
Location where the camera has captured the image: (https://maps.app.goo.gl/YfqJFFg1rKapBoUi7)
This is too late as it is not possible to make a safe exit at this point. This is also not a lane where one can move over to the next one.

Again, most appreciative for any assistance. Let me know if you need more details - I am happy to provide more context if that helps.

Date of PCN - 22nd November. So still a few days to respond. Thanks!