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Outside the box
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I'm a heavy haulage driver and I've been fined £50 by Transport for London for halting in a yellow box junction, having been caught on camera. Surely, given the dimensions of my vehicle, some common sense should be applied? The unit is 150 tonnes gross, about 75ft long and has nine axles. Many junctions or roundabouts have to be negotiated the wrong way round due to the length of the vehicle-this used lobe under police escort in towns and cities. In this instance, my last three axles remained in the yellow box but I had pulled up over the stop line to clear most of the junction. I had to stop so I didn't block the next junction, the lights being red.
James Reap
Bo'ness, West Lothian The TFL rule is that you must not enter a yellow box junction until your exit road or lane is clear, although you can enter the box and wait when you want to turn right and are only stopped from doing so by oncoming traffic or by other vehicles waiting to turn right. One would need to know more detail about exactly what happened in this case.
You presumably paid £50 as a concession from the normal £100 since you paid within 14 days.
However, you have put yourself in difficulty by accepting the penalty and making payment. You should have contested this atthe outset by writing to Transport for London. If you receive a further notice you should decide whether you wish to contest this by way of an appeal.