PCN code 38: Failing to comply with a sign indicating that vehicular traffic must pass to the specified side of the sign

Code

38

Type

Moving traffic

Level

Moving traffic

Who uses it

Councils with moving traffic powers (most of London, and English councils designated since 2022), and Welsh councils where enforced.

What the council's evidence usually is

Camera footage.

Points to check before you pay

• Was the sign present and lit where required?

If one of these applies, the usual statutory ground is that the contravention did not occur. Other grounds (not the owner, stolen vehicle, already paid, wrong amount, procedural impropriety) apply whatever the code. The checker shows which fit your case.

How much is a code 38 PCN?

In London bus lane and moving traffic PCNs are £160, halved if paid within the discount period on the PCN (London Councils says 21 days for CCTV PCNs; some boroughs state 14) (London Councils). Outside London councils set the charge within the national bands, and the discount is 50% if paid within 21 days of a camera PCN being served (SI 2022/71).

Cameras using code 38

• Broomfield Lane N13 keep left (Enfield)
• Connaught Gardens N13 keep left (Enfield)
• Halstead Road N21 keep left (Enfield)
• Lincoln Road EN1 keep left (Enfield)
• Ridge Road N21 keep left (Enfield)

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