BEATING A BUS LANE PENALTY
FAHEEM TANOLI, 37, was on his way to a hospital appointment in March when he was filmed driving in a bus lane.
It had only been introduced a month earlier and he had not seen any road markings.
So when he received a £60 fine, the father-ofone, a tech sales worker complained to Southampton City Council. But after getting nowhere, Faheem took his case to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal (TPT).
He spent hours preparing for the hearing in June and visited the bus lane to take pictures of the poorly marked and signed road.
Ultimately, the adjudicator ruled in his favour, citing the lack of road markings visible.
Faheem says: ‘I would definitely recommend doing it. It’s always easier to fight your case face-to-face, rather than through a form.’
A Southampton City Council spokesman says it will consider whether changes are required to a parking scheme if it loses an appeal.