Deansgate bus gate (Blackfriars to King Street West, southbound) (Manchester): bus gate camera

Location

Deansgate (Blackfriars to King Street West, southbound)

Type

Bus gate

Restriction

Restricted route (Buses, black cabs 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

Not confirmed

Council

Manchester City Council

Appeals

Traffic Penalty Tribunal

About this camera

Manchester City Council lists a CCTV camera on Deansgate, enforcing a restricted route restriction (Buses, black cabs and cycles only). A PCN from it alleges using a route restricted to buses, black cabs 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. Manchester's parking fine portal shows the photos or footage, usually within 24 hours of the incident. 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.

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• Ashton Old Road / Chancellor Street banned turn right
• Bridge Street bus gate (Left Bank to Albert Bridge, westbound)
• Cheetham Hill Road / Elizabeth Street banned turn
• Deansgate / Blackfriars Street and St Marys Gate box junction
• Deansgate / Bridge Street and John Dalton Street box junction
• Deansgate / Great Bridgewater Street and Liverpool Road box junction
• Deansgate / Peter Street box junction