Prohibited U Turn?

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Joy of joys I've got a PCN from Hammersmith and Fulham council for a 'prohibited U Turn' :(. Wanting to know if it is worth fighting or not?


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I turned where that white escort is. I'm pretty sure (but not certain) that I when into the junction you can see on the right a tad and then reserved back onto the main road and carried on

If I'm blatantly in the wrong I'll put my hands up and admit that I didn't know that doing a U Turn in that situation was wrong. I always thought there would be signage.

Speaking of signage, apprentice there was a no U-Turn sign on the road/junction that I may/may not have gone into slightly

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Maybe that is what they are talking about (and if so would I have affected me considering that I did the manoeuvre well before the sign)?

Worth fighting or not? I'll swallow it if I have to but it seems a bit unfair

Thanks :).
 
Trifid said:
The problem if you went into that lane to complete your U turn would have meant you'd be on the wrong side of the keep left bollard.
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To be completely honest, I do think I was on the wrong side of the bollard, but does that really matter considering that what the PCN is for is for a completely different offence?

Another question - If I had completed the Turn 100% on the main road would it that have been illegal without a no U turn sign?

I am 99.99999% sure that there wasn't a 'No U Turn' sign on the main road (which is the location of the PCN), which makes me think that the sign on the 'private' road of the junction I turned into slightly (it'd have been ever so slightly) a bit redundant.

Is there any other situation (baring an obvious sign) where doing a U Turn is 'Prohibited'?
 
Mikeyboy said:
I know where that is, there is a no U-Turn sign just after you pass under the Westway, and applies all the way down to the next set of lights.

You can just see them here:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...MZju4k7Lge7ATSiwdPzVRQ&cbp=12,337.64,,0,13.81

Unlucky. I've U-turned there a few times, but never got a ticket.
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Oh that sucks.

How am I supposed to know that one sign is supposed to cover an entire road!? :mad:

Cheers for that though.

Unless the clever loophole blokes can get them on paperwork it looks like I've got to get the wallet out :(.
 
R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
Seems the OP is bang to rights anyway?
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I don't think so? I assumed that a no U turn sign at the previous junction/traffic island was just that, for the previous junction/traffic island and not that I was entering a No U Turn 'zone' where offenders would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law :p.
 
So I need to know what I'm doing here.

Is it worth appealing and if so on what grounds? I'm mindful of the 14 days which ends tomorrow
 
Thanks for the help.

I apologise if I sound a bit thick but 'legal' talk does go through me :p. What are you saying that I should appeal on exactly?

Play on the fact that the sign was extremely unclear?
Argue that I did a 3 point turn and not a u turn?
Argue that the paper work implies that I can only appeal on one ground.
Or go at it with all barrels and get them on all grounds?

Again, thanks all for the help :).
 
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