Broadmead / Union Street bus gate (Bristol): bus gate camera

Location

Broadmead Junction Union Street

Type

Bus gate

Restriction

Restricted route (Buses, taxis, motorcycles 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 Broadmead at its junction with Union Street, enforcing a restricted route restriction (Buses, taxis, motorcycles and cycles only). A PCN from it alleges using a route restricted to buses, taxis, motorcycles 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 / High Street 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