Inadequate, missing or non-compliant bus-lane signage / road markings
A bus lane must be indicated by the prescribed traffic signs and road markings. Where the signs or markings are absent, obscured, worn away or non-compliant with the Traffic Signs Manual, the restriction is not lawfully established and cannot be enforced.
Legal basis
Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182/1997) and the Traffic Signs Manual — bus lanes must be indicated by prescribed signs and continuous/broken road markings.
How to identify this in your case
Photograph the location showing missing, faded or contradictory signs/markings. Note any absence of the upright bus-lane sign or the road legend BUS LANE.
Sample appeal wording
Sample wording to adapt and send yourself — it may not fit your notice or the stage you are at. Replace the bracketed prompts with your own details; leave any case citation as it is.
The bus-lane restriction was not lawfully established as the signage or road markings did not comply with the prescribed requirements under the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182/1997) and the Traffic Signs Manual. [SPECIFY THE DEFECT IN THE SIGNAGE OR ROAD MARKINGS, INCLUDING DATES AND LOCATION]. I am entitled to have the Fixed Charge Notice cancelled and withdrawn.
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