Fine for enterting no entry zone in Peckham (Lounged)

[seanmlow]

Just gotr a fine for apparently going into a no entry zone between Heaton Road/Rye Lane.

The only one I am aware of is the bus lane which you can't go down. Also, the entry to Heaton Road is blocked off.

DOes anyone know of any other no entry roads around there???

[Bellenden Belle]

I'm sorry but I do have to ask .... were you smoking at the time?

Hee hee - just joking poor SeanmLow - all these fines, I imagine you are becoming poorer by the day.

Personally I don't drive so can't answer your question - sorry.

[ratty]

Sean I have too been fined here. Basically, and here's the rub, you are not allowed to go across the lights at the bottom of Rye Lane - you have to make the left turn up round the one way (Copeland Road) then go down Consort to Nunhead Lane - madness I know. There is a sign I'm afraid. The area of road you are not allowed in is about 3 meters long but that does not matter!

[Torben Pieknik]

Yes - I've been fined there. Buses are allowed to go straight on, other traffic has to turn left at the lights. I missed the signs, had a moan, looked at the pictures Southwark sent me and realised it was a fair cop.

Annoying, but it is a bus lane.

[seanmlow]

Is it a big no entry sign?

I am gutted - really thought that was the correct way to go - seen other cars do it!

Southwark council are making a mint out of me!

[Torben Pieknik]

The bus lane sign is pretty small. But there is a whacking great BUS ONLY painted on the road. If you pay it quickly it is moderately less painful.

[jocelyn]

I have been fined here too!!!! Can't believe this!!! It is not that obvious at all. Bloody council. I was following a bus and didn't realise there was a sign. Would never have gone in if I knew!!

[Marmora Man]

My wife & I were pinched for the same "crime" but I went back to the scene, the photographic evidence was 200 yards short of the junction and, at that time, there was only one "No Entry" sign, I challenged the fine and Southwark Council backed down. However, they did then put up a second "No Entry" sign to make the need to turn off more obvious.

[ratty]

So what you are saying is that it is your fault Marmora Man! :p You owe me ?60 now!

[jocelyn]

Thanks for the responses on this. It's so tricky when you move to a new area and are not too sure on the roads. Really gutted about this as I always obey the law! Never mind hopefully my angry dad can post me the letter so I can pay it in time to get the discount.

[Brendan]

You would think if so many people were getting fined at the same place the logical thing would be for the council to sign post it more blatantly. I mean it is surely not in their interest to go collecting punitive monies from the public. Fines are just there as a deterrent.

[seanmlow]

I will pay it and give in! However, I am going to go back and take a look at the sign. Like Joss, I was following a bus too so the sign was obscured. That area is tricky!

[jocelyn]

So many cars go down that way I bet they make a mint each day. It's a disgrace. You can't see road markings at night at all and if a bus is closely in front of you it's a bit tricky to see road signs. I am officially annoyed as if the council don't charge us enough council tax anyway. It's hardly a dangerous driving conviction yet it's the same as a speeding ticket.

[Marmora Man]

ratty Wrote:

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> So what you are saying is that it is your fault

> Marmora Man! :p You owe me ?60 now!

Sorry! How about a beer on the 4th?

[Marmora Man]

Brendan Wrote:

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> You would think if so many people were getting

> fined at the same place the logical thing would be

> for the council to sign post it more blatantly. I

> mean it is surely not in their interest to go

> collecting punitive monies from the public. Fines

> are just there as a deterrent.

I take it this is irony?

[SeanMacGabhann]

I'm BOUND to say that if you are THAT close to the bus you are a danger to yourself and the bus (regardless of how commonplace it is)

The fact that it's in Peckham remind me of the time the council put in self-raising bollards to stop cars using the bus lanes - look ma, no revenue!

That didn't stop idiots pranging their cars as they tried to ride the coat-tails of the bus mind you... I don't think they didn't know about the bollards - I think they were chancing it

[jocelyn]

Sometimes you can't help being boxed in a bit that was all I meant and yeah maybe I could have been a bit close. I'll pay it cos I know that I was in the wrong all I am saying is "HOW BLOODY ANNOYING!!!" - it's not like it's a deliberate no entry street where you know you can't go down it - it's a matter of 3 metres of road. Won't be making that mistake again! It's basically like pouring money down the drain and I work in media for Christ sake - we earn very little!

[PowerCorruptionLies]

Bad luck! The trick at this junction, as with many like it is to check out which way the CCTV camera is pointing before deciding to take the shortcut! ;-)

[seanmlow]

Joss - 3 point for us!

[jocelyn]

Eh?

[seanmlow]

3 points on your licence

[jocelyn]

What do you get 3 points too?

[seanmlow]

yes!

[Torben Pieknik]

Really? Driving in a bus lane is a decriminalised traffic offence. I just got a fine.

[Mark]

have a look at this thread http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,731 and this one http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,19526,19526#msg-19526

it seems like it catches lots of people out.