Yellow box: your exit was clear when you entered
A yellow box junction ticket is only valid if your exit road was blocked when you drove into the box. Some councils have been wrongly issuing tickets to drivers whose exit was clear at the moment they entered — that is not breaking the rule. If you only got stuck inside the box because of something that happened after you entered, the ticket should not stand.
Legal basis
Traffic Management Act 2004 Part 6, Schedule 8; Highway Code Rule 174
How to identify this in your case
Watch the council's CCTV footage from the moment your car crosses the line into the yellow box. If the road ahead of you was clear at that exact moment — even if you then stopped inside the box — this ground may apply to you.
Sample appeal wording
formal
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- TMA 2004 Part 6 Sch 8
- Highway Code Rule 174