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driving in Bus and taxi zone.
In the city center, if you drive in a taxi and bus zone by accident what happens? thanks.
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Round by me if you do that you could be looking at a £60/£80 fine...
Check the times of operation... round here I can drive when they are not being used i.e
Mon-Sat 7.30am-9.30am
I am not out during those times usually so I drive in bus and taxi zones
Mon-Sat 7.30am-9.30am
I am not out during those times usually so I drive in bus and taxi zones
_GUESS_
In the city center, if you drive in a taxi and bus zone by accident what happens? thanks.
What should happen is this:
If challenge you say "it was an accident" and nothing happens.
What is increasingly likely to happen is this:
A camera automatically sends the registered keeper of the vehicle a fine.
Love Britain.
AnythingButChardonnay
What should happen is this:
If challenge you say "it was an accident" and nothing happens.
What is increasingly likely to happen is this:
A camera automatically sends the registered keeper of the vehicle a fine.
Love Britain.
If challenge you say "it was an accident" and nothing happens.
What is increasingly likely to happen is this:
A camera automatically sends the registered keeper of the vehicle a fine.
Love Britain.
So it should be perfectly ok to drive about oblivious to your surroundings? There are normally big signs and the words bus lane painted in the floor in ****-off huge letters at a minimum. If you can't notice that then you shouldn't be driving
Getting points deducted would be great. Everyone would be driving in bus and taxi lanes..... (no, you don't get points on your licence for driving in a bus and taxi lane)
Look at the signs at the beginning of bus lanes. If they have a time eg 7.30 - 10.30 - those are the times the bus lane in operation and in use. You can't use the bus lane between the those times, however out those times, you are allowed to use the bus lane. If the sign has no times, then the bus lane is constant use and can't be used any time of the day.
The consequences depend on many factors. My friend has used a bus lane on numerous occasions and hasn't been fined. So I guess those ones don't have cameras.
Look at the signs at the beginning of bus lanes. If they have a time eg 7.30 - 10.30 - those are the times the bus lane in operation and in use. You can't use the bus lane between the those times, however out those times, you are allowed to use the bus lane. If the sign has no times, then the bus lane is constant use and can't be used any time of the day.
The consequences depend on many factors. My friend has used a bus lane on numerous occasions and hasn't been fined. So I guess those ones don't have cameras.
madsporkmurderer
So it should be perfectly ok to drive about oblivious to your surroundings? There are normally big signs and the words bus lane painted in the floor in ****-off huge letters at a minimum. If you can't notice that then you shouldn't be driving
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realise that you've never ever made any mistakes while driving, such as going in the wrong lane on a roundabout, or taking the wrong turning. God, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say I'm jealous.
I hope your sarcasm detector's not broken.
AnythingButChardonnay
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realise that you've never ever made any mistakes while driving, such as going in the wrong lane on a roundabout, or taking the wrong turning. God, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say I'm jealous.
I hope your sarcasm detector's not broken.
I hope your sarcasm detector's not broken.
Well said.
I accidentally did this once when I was lost, but there are usually bollards up to close it and clearly they weren't at the time, so I guess it was a free zone when I was there (sunday evening iirc). Anyway, I didn't get fined, but I thought I might have been.
I'm not saying I'd never do it, but if caught wouldn't expect to get away with it- I don't think the excuse of 'I wasn't looking where I was going' would (or should) be a valid defence.
I wasn't having a go at the OP who did drive in one, but at the person who seems to think the police should just let everyone off because "it was an accident"
I wasn't having a go at the OP who did drive in one, but at the person who seems to think the police should just let everyone off because "it was an accident"
madsporkmurderer
I'm not saying I'd never do it, but if caught wouldn't expect to get away with it- I don't think the excuse of 'I wasn't looking where I was going' would (or should) be a valid defence.
I wasn't having a go at the OP who did drive in one, but at the person who seems to think the police should just let everyone off because "it was an accident"
I wasn't having a go at the OP who did drive in one, but at the person who seems to think the police should just let everyone off because "it was an accident"
You don't think police should be allowed to use discretion for genuine mistakes? That would be a sad day indeed.
If you turn the wrong way by mistake and end up in a buses-only route that is not exactly the same as "not looking where I was going" now is it?
AnythingButChardonnay
You don't think police should be allowed to use discretion for genuine mistakes? That would be a sad day indeed.
If you turn the wrong way by mistake and end up in a buses-only route that is not exactly the same as "not looking where I was going" now is it?
If you turn the wrong way by mistake and end up in a buses-only route that is not exactly the same as "not looking where I was going" now is it?
What I'm disagreeing with is that you should instantly get off. If it's badly signposted it'll never stand up in court so you'll get off anyway. To me it sounded like a 'what if I keep doing it until I get caught' like speeders and people with little plates/noisy exhausts. It is now looking more like an 'oh ****- it happened, what if I get caught'. I was disagreeing with trying to get off in the first case.
AnythingButChardonnay
What should happen is this:
If challenge you say "it was an accident" and nothing happens.
What is increasingly likely to happen is this:
A camera automatically sends the registered keeper of the vehicle a fine.
Love Britain...
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realise that you've never ever made any mistakes while driving, such as going in the wrong lane on a roundabout, or taking the wrong turning. God, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say I'm jealous.
I hope your sarcasm detector's not broken.
If challenge you say "it was an accident" and nothing happens.
What is increasingly likely to happen is this:
A camera automatically sends the registered keeper of the vehicle a fine.
Love Britain...
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realise that you've never ever made any mistakes while driving, such as going in the wrong lane on a roundabout, or taking the wrong turning. God, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say I'm jealous.
I hope your sarcasm detector's not broken.
There are certain things you simply shouldn't get wrong. You wouldn't get out of a speeding ticket for accidentally missing the massive speed change signs.
I admit I'm not an expert on the entire country, but certainly around London bus/taxi lanes are clearly labelled over and over again, and in the centre are painted bright red all over. You can't miss them; its not like going in the wrong lane at a roundabout or taking the wrong turning. I have no sympathy for anyone who gets caught driving in them by "accident".
I do agree that if its not clearly labelled or if you take a wrong turning and end up being forced into one, thats a genuine accident you shouldn't get prosecuted for. But I don't think I've ever seen a bus/taxi lane that fits either of these discriptions.
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