Annex B: contravention codes for civil bus lane and moving traffic enforcement England-wide
Updated 21 October 2022
Applies to England
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Suffixes contained in table 1 and 2 are in common use in London. Local authorities outside London may also use them if they choose to do so.
1. Table 1: bus lane contraventions
| Code | Suffix |
|---|---|
| Code 34 - Being in a bus lane | j) camera enforcement 0) local buses and trams only |
2. Table 2: moving traffic contraventions
| Code | Suffix |
|---|---|
| Code 29 - Failing to comply with a one-way restriction | j) camera enforcement |
| Code 31 - Entering and stopping in a box junction when prohibited | j) camera enforcement |
| Code 32 - Failing to proceed in the direction shown by the arrow on a blue sign | d) proceeding in the wrong direction j) camera enforcement t) turning in the wrong direction |
| Code 33 - Using a route restricted to certain vehicles | b) buses only c) buses and cycles only e) buses, cycles and taxis only f) buses and taxis only g) local buses only h) local buses and cycles only i) local buses, cycles and taxis only j) camera enforcement k) local buses and taxis only q) tramcars and local buses only r) tramcars only s) tramcars and buses only y) pedal cycles only z) pedal cycles and pedestrians only |
| Code 36- Being in a mandatory cycle lane | j) camera enforcement |
| Code 37- Failing to give way to oncoming vehicles | j) camera enforcement |
| Code 38 - Failing to comply with a sign indicating that vehicular traffic must pass to the specified side of the sign | j) camera enforcement l) must pass to the left r) must pass to the right |
| Code 48- Stopped in a restricted area outside a school, a hospital or a fire, police or ambulance station when prohibited | j) camera enforcement |
| Code 50 - Performing a prohibited turn | j) camera enforcement l) no left turn r) no right turn u) no U-turn |
| Code 51- Failing to comply with a no entry restriction | j) camera enforcement |
| Code 52 - Failing to comply with a prohibition on certain types of vehicle | b) buses g) goods vehicles exceeding max gross weight indicated j) camera enforcement m) motor vehicles s) solo motorcycles v) all vehicles except non-mechanically propelled ones being pushed x) motor vehicles except solo motorcycles |
| Code 53 - Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone | c) adds “and cycle” after the word pedestrian in the description j) camera enforcement |
| Code 54 - Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering and waiting in a pedestrian zone | c) adds “and cycle” after the word pedestrian in the description j) camera enforcement |