Council or transport authority Yellow box PCN

This situation: If the vehicle never actually came to a halt and was only creeping, the contravention requiring a stop may not be proved. - full question

Did your car ever fully stop with no movement in the yellow box? Or was it always creeping or rolling?

Challenge guidance for this situation

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Your draft letter

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Subject: Representation / appeal: yellow box [PCN number]

I dispute this penalty. My vehicle did not come to a complete stop in the yellow box. It was moving slowly or creeping the whole time.

The rule requires a stop. If the wheels never fully stopped, the contravention may not be made out. Please review the CCTV carefully for continuous movement rather than a halt.

[Date, time, location, registration.]

Yours faithfully,

[Name]

Guidance for your case

What to do next

You said the car never fully stopped, only crept. Ask them to check frame-by-frame for continuous movement.

Why this can matter

Adjudicators have allowed appeals where CCTV showed perceptible movement throughout, with no true 'stop'. The offence needs a stop.

If it was creep not a true stop, ask them to look for any moment the car fully halts.