This situation: The yellow box may not be lawfully placed: wrong type of location, not really at a junction, or extending past the junction. - full question
Might this yellow box be painted in the wrong place, like not really at a junction, too long past the junction, or wrong for that type of road?
Challenge guidance for this situation
This page explains a common yellow box PCN appeal angle. If the checker brought you here, the guidance below is adjusted using your yes/no answer in the URL. This is not legal advice.
Your draft letter
Replace everything in [square brackets] with your own details. Scroll inside the box if the text is long.
Subject: Representation / appeal: yellow box [PCN number] I dispute this penalty because the yellow box marking at [location] appears not to be lawfully placed. [Choose what fits your case, delete the rest:] - The marking is not at a proper junction as required, or it extends past the junction / along the road in a way that is not allowed. - The council has named the wrong junction or wrong stretch of road on the paperwork compared with where the camera points. - The box cannot lawfully sit where it is (for example only certain sites are allowed). I ask the council to show that this marking was correctly authorised and placed under the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions. If it is not a valid box junction, no contravention can stand. [Add: photos, map, or links. Your vehicle registration and date of incident.] Yours faithfully, [Name]
Guidance for your case
What to do next
If the box looks wrongly placed, say so clearly and ask the council to prove the marking is lawful. Copy the text below and add your facts and photos or maps.
Why this can matter
Rules say box junctions must be at proper junctions (or certain other allowed places). If the marking is in the wrong place, extends beyond the junction, or sits where a box is not allowed, adjudicators have cancelled tickets.
Wrong site or a box that runs too far past the junction has won appeals. Show maps and photos.
Guidance for your case
What to do next
If the box looks like a normal junction box in the right sort of place, this angle may not help. Try other questions, such as visibility, video, whether you stopped for a queue, or right-turn waiting.
There is no ready-made letter for this combination. Use other topics in the wizard, or challenge the PCN with your own wording and the council's evidence.