Bus Stop Clearway Markings Worn Away or Not as Prescribed
A code 47 ticket relies on the prescribed yellow bus stop 'cage' marking (TSRGD diagram 1025.1 family). If the marking is so worn, patched-over or fragmentary that it no longer shows a driver the extent of the clearway, it does not properly convey the stopping ban and the ticket is open to challenge. Minor wear alone is not enough — the marking must fail to communicate the restriction where the vehicle stopped.
Legal basis
Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (SI 2016/362), Schedule 7 Part 4 item 9 (prescribed clearway marking, diagrams 1025.1/1025.3/1025.4) and Part 6 paragraph 1; substantial-compliance principle in Herron & Parking Appeals Ltd v The Parking Adjudicator [2011] EWCA Civ 905
How to identify this in your case
Photograph the marking exactly where your vehicle stopped, close up and wide, ideally the same week as the ticket. Strong cases: the yellow box line is missing along one side or end, the 'BUS STOP' legend is illegible, resurfacing has erased sections, or the cage boundary cannot be made out where you stopped. Faded-but-visible paint is a weak case — be honest about what your photos show.
Sample appeal wording
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Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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