To avoid local authorities exploiting motorists.
I have received a penalty charge notice for being in a bus lane on a Bank Holiday Monday.
A bank holiday is, for all other purposes, equivalent to a Sunday and bus timetables reflect this too. Local authorities (eg: Ealing in West London) should not be allowed to penalise motorists simply because the authority has not passed a byelaw confirming that a Bank Holiday should be treated the same as a Sunday for road traffic act purposes.
The rationale for bus lanes is to speed the flow of buses not to penalise otherwise law abiding citizens.
I agree.
We too have had the same problem, fine for being in bus lane on Bank holiday.
There is also the issue about bus lanes on a single road, ie Kenton Road with different restrictions. I all day restriction the other only during peak hours, this further adds confusion.
Last Bank Holiday Monday (28th Sep 2017) we went into a bus lane which have restrictions Monday to Friday in Greenford Road on the understanding that the Bank Holiday is same as Sunday. Few days later I received a PCN. I don’t see any logic in penalising motorists using bus lane on the Bank Holiday, except authorities know that the car owner are money making machines. At the same time I would also like to point out that the Ealing Council has created restricted Parking Zones in almost every residential areas adding misery to the motorists. I wish someone looks into this and pay a serious thought.