My girlfriend drove us into Nottingham today. Due to the Park and Ride site we normally use being closed on Sundays, we decided to park in the city centre.
We somehow became lost in a one way system, and while attempting to correct our course my girlfriend took an exit at some a junction with traffic lights. On closer inspection, the exit she took was for buses/trams only.
The sign which stated this was no bigger than an actual traffic light bulb it's self and was actually inbuilt into the surround of the traffic light unit.
My girlfriend took the exit and we only noticed the sign as we were actually passing through the traffic lights.
She didn't go through any red light, though from a technical perspective disobeyed a traffic sign.
I had a walk up the street once we'd parked, and there appeared to be some form of camera attached to the rear of the traffic light for the bus/tram only exit to record vehicles passing through it, so I'm 99.9% certain we'll be getting a nice little surprise through the post.
Will this be endorsable with penalty points, or is it just likely to be a fine? I'm not angry with her at all, because Nottingham is a nightmare to drive around when you aren't familiar with it, and the bus/tram only sigh was very small.
Cheers
HaX
We somehow became lost in a one way system, and while attempting to correct our course my girlfriend took an exit at some a junction with traffic lights. On closer inspection, the exit she took was for buses/trams only.
The sign which stated this was no bigger than an actual traffic light bulb it's self and was actually inbuilt into the surround of the traffic light unit.
My girlfriend took the exit and we only noticed the sign as we were actually passing through the traffic lights.
She didn't go through any red light, though from a technical perspective disobeyed a traffic sign.
I had a walk up the street once we'd parked, and there appeared to be some form of camera attached to the rear of the traffic light for the bus/tram only exit to record vehicles passing through it, so I'm 99.9% certain we'll be getting a nice little surprise through the post.
Will this be endorsable with penalty points, or is it just likely to be a fine? I'm not angry with her at all, because Nottingham is a nightmare to drive around when you aren't familiar with it, and the bus/tram only sigh was very small.
Cheers
HaX
