Yellow Box: Council Lacks Proper Video Proof
To prove a yellow box penalty, the council must show video footage that clearly shows your car entered the box when the exit road ahead was not clear. Still photos alone are not enough, and nor is video that fails to show the state of the exit at the exact moment you entered the box. The council carries the full burden of proving the case — if their footage does not clearly show both things, the penalty cannot stand.
Legal basis
Traffic Management Act 2004 s.73; London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003; London Tribunals guidance on yellow box evidence requirements
How to identify this in your case
Council has issued a PCN for yellow box contravention. Request the full video evidence under your right of disclosure. Check whether the footage clearly shows: (a) the exit road was blocked at the moment of entry, (b) you were the proximate cause of blocking, not pushed in by a vehicle behind.
Sample appeal wording
Dear Representations Team, Re: PCN [NUMBER] — Vehicle [REG] I write to formally contest the above Penalty Charge Notice for an alleged yellow box junction contravention. The council has provided only [still images / video of insufficient quality] to evidence this contravention. This does not meet the evidential standard required. To prove a yellow box contravention, the authority must demonstrate by clear video footage that: (a) the exit of the box was not clear at the precise moment I entered it, and (b) I was not pushed into the box by a vehicle behind me. I formally request disclosure of the full video footage. If this is not provided, or if it does not clearly establish the above, I submit that the contravention cannot be proved and require cancellation of this PCN. Yours faithfully, [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- https://www.londontribunals.gov.uk
- Traffic Management Act 2004