Buses and cameras?

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Have read about the fact the some buses have onboard cameras to snap people driving in bus lanes.

I went out at lunchtime to pick something up from a fellow worker, they were standing at a but stop so I pulled up at the stop then reversed as far back as I could but the car was still in the start of the marked bus stop, a single decker bus came, there was plenty of space for the bus driver who pulled in, let his passengers on/off. I got out, chatted for a few seconds, collected the item and as I went to drive away the bus was also pulling out, it's then that I noticed at the back, top middle it had what definitely looked like a camera.

In hind sight I should have pulled over elsewhere but if it was a camera and the bus driver snapped me would I get done and what would the fine most likely be? I'm in NW London by the way.
 
Doubt it, have stopped in many a bus stop with buses pulling in an out with no issue. Do bus stops follow the same rules as bus lanes though?
 
Found this, may be of help.

Regulations relating to parking on bus stops
What is the law in relation to dropping of passengers at a bus stop. I recently dropped off some passengers at a bus stop. The bus stop had no road markings at all. No yellow or white markings of any kind. There was just a lamp post with a bus stop sign. Are you allowed to stop/park and drop of passengers here at this kind of bus stop. What is the prosecution procedure for this type of offence. Is it dealt with by a fine and penalty points:

Local authorities impose restrictions on parking in bus stops by introducing "bus stop clearways" which is done at local level by a Traffic Regulation Order. If such an order is in place then parking in a bus stop can be punished by a Penalty Charge Notice, usually for £30. No penalty points are imposed.

However the road must be marked as a bus stop in accordance with Road Traffic Regulations and General Directions 1994.

If a bus stop clearway is not in place, marking a bus stop on the road does not alone make it illegal to park on it: the marking is advisory and does not carry the weight of law unless backed with No Loading - No Waiting restrictions, again done through a Traffic Regulation Order by the local council. Again this will be enforced by a Penalty Charge Notice.

If there is just a bus stop with a sign and no road markings, then there is likely to be no restrictions on parking there.

However the Government is attracted to the idea of simplifying bus stop restrictions, especially in urban areas, by making all bus stops 24 hour clearways, where no other vehicles may stop on the markings, even to pick up or set down, or load and unload. They intend to consult on changes to the Traffic Signs Regulations to make it easier to introduce such clearways by removing the requirement to make a supporting traffic regulation order.
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Nope, they are constantly recording, although you will only get fined if someone has marked it and passed it to tfl.

Hope you don't get done.
 
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