A DRIVER has been left fuming after he was slapped with a £195 high quality for altering lanes to let a police van move.
Stephen James, 37, thought he was doing the precise factor when he pulled right into a bus lane for just a few moments for an emergency automobile to move.
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However regardless of interesting the hefty high quality, Waltham Forest Council insists he has to pay.
He instructed MyLondon: “You see [the police van] arising and you understand you’ll want to do one thing to assist in that state of affairs.
“They weren’t going to have the ability to pace previous so some motion was wanted.
“I carried out it making an attempt to the precise factor, and I have been penalised for that.”
Stephen was driving alongside Forest Street in Walthamstow when he noticed a police van on the flawed aspect of the highway making an attempt to get previous him and different vehicles.
Video footage reveals him pulling into the bus lane to offer the police van extra space to overhaul.
However he was left in shock when he later obtained a high quality from the council for £195.
He determined to enchantment the high quality however acquired rejected.
A Waltham Forest Council spokesperson instructed the outlet: “The principles in London are very clear about coming into bus lanes, and it’s the duty of drivers to know and comply with them.
“The driving force will be seen shifting into the bus lane to let the emergency automobile move, earlier than continuing to drive the size of the bus lane, regardless of having the chance to re-enter the carriageway.”
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