How we check facts

Every legal statement on this site (grounds, deadlines, amounts, tribunals) is checked against one of these sources, and each page lists the sources it relies on with a "Last checked" date:

• Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022
• Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Approved Devices, Charging Guidelines and General Provisions) (England) Regulations 2022
• DfT statutory guidance: civil enforcement of bus lane and moving traffic contraventions outside London
• DfT Annex B: contravention codes for bus lane and moving traffic enforcement
• PATROL: contravention codes for England and Wales
• London Tribunals: grounds of appeal for parking
• London Tribunals: grounds of appeal for bus lanes
• London Tribunals: grounds of appeal for moving traffic
• London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003, Schedule 1
• London Councils: parking and traffic charges in London
• Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2013
• Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (General Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2013
• Traffic Penalty Tribunal: how to appeal
• Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Direction 75 (Traffic Enforcement Centre)
• Taking Control of Goods (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026
• The Highway Code, rules 159 to 203 (rule 174: box junctions)

Council and camera pages use the council's own website, legislation.gov.uk designation orders, Traffic Penalty Tribunal and London Tribunals material, and freedom of information responses published on WhatDoTheyKnow. Place names and dates are facts; the text is written in our own words.

What we leave out

If we cannot confirm something from a reliable source, we leave it out or say it is not confirmed. A council or camera page is only published once it has the location or council name, the type of contravention, a start date or enforcement status, and at least one source.

Re-checks

We re-check the pages with the oldest "Last checked" date every day, and review the regulations, fees and tribunal rules every month.

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