School Keep-Clear Marking Worn Away or Not as Prescribed
A code 48 ticket depends on the prescribed 'SCHOOL KEEP CLEAR' zig-zag marking (TSRGD diagram 1027.1) actually conveying the restriction to drivers. If the zig-zags or the lettering are so worn, resurfaced-over or incomplete that a driver cannot make out the marking where the vehicle stopped, the restriction was not properly conveyed and the ticket is open to challenge. Minor fading is not enough on its own.
Legal basis
Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (SI 2016/362), Schedule 7 Part 4 item 10 (prescribed marking, diagram 1027.1) and Part 6 paragraph 3; 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 where your vehicle stopped, close up and along its full length, as soon after the ticket as possible. Strong cases: the 'SCHOOL KEEP CLEAR' letters are illegible, whole zig-zag sections are missing or tarmacked over, or the marking's start/end cannot be made out where you stopped. Legible-but-faded paint is a weak case — judge your photos honestly before relying on this.
Sample appeal wording
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