Your vehicle was allowed in the bus lane
Not every vehicle is banned from a bus lane. Buses, licensed taxis/SPSVs, and pedal cycles are always allowed. Motorcycles are allowed only if the bus lane sign says so. If your vehicle falls into one of these permitted groups, you did not break any rule.
Legal basis
Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182/1997) — specified classes (buses, taxis/SPSVs, pedal cycles; motorcycles where indicated) are permitted to use a with-flow bus lane.
How to identify this in your case
Does your vehicle belong to one of these groups — bus, licensed taxi or SPSV, pedal cycle, or motorcycle? If you are a motorcycle rider, check whether the sign at that bus lane listed motorcycles as permitted users. If yes, this ground may apply to you.
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.
My vehicle was a permitted user of the bus lane in question. Under the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182/1997), [SPECIFY VEHICLE CLASS AND EVIDENCE OF PERMITTED STATUS]. As a permitted user, I did not contravene the bus lane restriction and I am entitled to have this Fixed Charge Notice cancelled.
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