Council Fine Check- Location
- Baldwin Street Junction High Street (bus lane 4)
- Type
- Bus gate
- Restriction
- Restricted route (Buses, taxis, motorcycles, HGVs and cycles only)
- Contravention
- Usually code 33: Using a route restricted to certain vehicles (the council lists the restriction, not the code: check the code printed on your PCN)
- Hours
- At any time
- Enforced since
- Start date not published; listed by the council as enforcing
- Council
- Bristol City Council
- Appeals
- Traffic Penalty Tribunal
About this camera
Bristol City Council lists a CCTV camera on Baldwin Street at its junction with High Street, enforcing a restricted route restriction (Buses, taxis, motorcycles, HGVs and cycles only). A PCN from it alleges using a route restricted to buses, taxis, motorcycles, hgvs and cycles. The council lists this restriction as applying at any time, so the time of day will not help on its own. Check that the signs on the approach made the restriction clear in time to choose another route, and whether your vehicle is one the sign allows. Bristol's online case viewer shows the case details and, where available, photographs. Bristol says a first-time moving traffic offence at a new location gets a warning notice for the first 6 months of operation. Appeals go to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
First-time warning
The first-time warning guidance covers moving traffic cameras outside London; it does not apply to this camera.
Common grounds at a bus gate camera
- Bus gates are often missed because the signs are small or come too late to turn away; check whether there was an advance warning sign.
- Check the hours on the sign: many bus gates only apply at peak times.
- Outside London: first time at a camera in its first 6 months should get a warning.
Camera PCNs must normally be served within 28 days of the date, unless the DVLA was slow to supply your details. You can ask the council to let you view the recording, or send stills, free of charge (reg 3(3)).
Paying within 21 days gets the 50% discount. Challenging first does not stop you paying later, but the discount may not be offered again once it expires, so note the date.
Other Bristol cameras
- Anton Bantock Way / Queens Road banned turn
- Avonvale Road bus gate (Marsh Lane to Hanover Street)
- Baldwin Street / Broad Quay bus gate
- Baldwin Street / Marsh Street bus gate
- Bath Bridge Roundabout, Temple Gate compulsory direction
- Bath Road / Park and Ride bus gate
- Bath Road / Wells Road bus gate
- Broad Quay bus gate (bus lane 1A)