Council Fine CheckWhat Coventry enforces
- Parking
- Not confirmed by our sources — this page covers Coventry's bus lane and bus gate cameras
- Bus lanes / gates
- Enforces — bus lanes and seven bus gates, fixed ANPR cameras
- Moving traffic
- Not confirmed by our sources
- Penalty level
- Bus lane and bus gate: £70, £35 within 21 days of service, £105 if unpaid after 28 days
- Appeals
- Traffic Penalty Tribunal (free)
About Coventry PCNs
Coventry enforces its bus lanes and bus gates with fixed ANPR cameras and posts the PCN, with an evidence pack, to the registered owner or hirer. The charge is £70, reduced to £35 if paid within 21 days of the date of service (for PCNs issued after 31 May 2022), and it rises to £105 if still unpaid after 28 days. The council lists seven bus gates: Gosford Street, Greyfriars Road (live from 8 September 2025), Hales Street at The Burges, Sky Blue Way, Stoney Road, Tile Hill Lane and Whittle Arch. It says its bus lanes operate 24 hours a day and that, where signed, the only vehicles allowed are pedal cycles, buses, wheelchair-accessible taxis and emergency vehicles on a call.
The postal PCN is also the Notice to Owner, so your challenge is a formal representation, made by the registered owner within 28 days on the grounds printed on the notice. If Coventry rejects representations made within 21 days of the date of service, it gives a further 21 days from its reply to pay the reduced £35. If you still disagree, you can appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, whose decision binds both sides; you can't go to the tribunal until the council has rejected your case.
Coventry also lists bus lanes it has suspended (Herald Avenue, Kirby Corner Road, Radford Road inbound, The Butts inbound) and ones it has removed altogether. If your PCN is for one of those, say so in your representations.
How to challenge a Coventry PCN
- Check the deadline. A camera PCN sent by post gets a 50% discount if paid within 21 days; representations are normally due within 28 days of the notice being served.
- Make representations to the council as explained on its PCN page. Quote the PCN number and the grounds that apply.
- If rejected, appeal to Traffic Penalty Tribunal within 28 days of the Notice of Rejection. The adjudicator is independent of Coventry.
Known camera locations
- Gosford Street bus gate
- Greyfriars Road bus gate
- Hales Street / The Burges bus gate
- Sky Blue Way bus gate
- Stoney Road bus gate
- Tile Hill Lane bus gate
- Whittle Arch bus gate
Codes used at these cameras: 34 (being in a bus lane).
Questions
How much is a Coventry bus gate fine?
£70, reduced to £35 if paid within 21 days of the date of service.
Where are Coventry's bus gates?
Gosford Street, Greyfriars Road, Hales Street at The Burges, Sky Blue Way, Stoney Road, Tile Hill Lane and Whittle Arch.
Do I keep the £35 rate if Coventry rejects my challenge?
If your representations were made within 21 days of service, Coventry gives another 21 days from its reply to pay £35.
Where do I appeal a Coventry PCN if my challenge is rejected?
To Traffic Penalty Tribunal, which is independent of the council. Appeals are free and must normally be made within 28 days of the Notice of Rejection.