PCN code 50: Performing a prohibited turn

Penalty Information

The actual amount depends on the issuing authority, location and PCN date. Check your notice for the exact amount and deadline.

Code Variations (Suffixes)

This code can have different suffixes indicating specific circumstances:

When Is Code 50 Typically Issued?

• You were caught by CCTV driving in a bus lane during restricted hours.
• You entered a box junction and could not clear it before the lights changed.
• You made a turn that was prohibited at certain times of day.
• You drove into a restricted zone that only certain vehicle types could use.

Tips for Appealing Code 50

• You should remember that the contravention is failing to comply with a sign indicating a prohibited manoeuvre and not making a prohibited manoeuvre
• You can usually view the video clip and if this does not show you actually passing a sign there is no way that an adjudicator will find in the councils favour as the council must prove the offence
• This does not apply if the contravention does not say failing to comply with a sign although the enforcing authority must still show that clear and correct signage was in situ at the time of the alleged contravention

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