A brief passenger stop did not satisfy the bus-stop restriction (2026)
Case 2250274847 / 2025-10-07 / Adjudicator Michael Burke
High Street
Michael Burke refused the appeal after finding the bus-stop sign clear and the stopping proved by footage. Brief passenger pick-up and drop-off did not establish an exemption for the private vehicle.
“I am satisfied the signage of restrictions was substantially compliant, clear and adequate.”
Michael Burke, case 2250274847
The driver accepted that the vehicle stopped on the bus stop, but said the stops were brief and involved collecting or setting down a passenger. They also challenged the size of the time plate and supplied photographic and video evidence.
Michael Burke considered that evidence alongside the location imagery. He found a standard-size sign stating no stopping at any time except local buses, and found the camera evidence showed the contravention.
The adjudicator rejected a boarding or alighting exemption for the private vehicle under the restriction considered. The appeal was refused: brevity and the passenger purpose did not answer the no-stopping allegation.
The useful distinction is between a waiting restriction which may allow passenger assistance and the particular bus-stop clearway restriction shown here. A comparison needs the actual sign, vehicle category and reason for stopping, not simply a statement that nobody parked for long.
Source and case reference
Search for 2250274847 in the London Tribunals register to read the decision. This case explains how the adjudicator assessed its evidence; another appeal depends on its own facts and applicable restriction.
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