Vauxhall Zafira - Penalty charge notice

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Wed 20 Feb 2013 07:58
Vauxhall Zafira - Penalty charge notice - mal340uk

Hi all

I just got a penalty for doing a u-turn at a set of traffic lights there wasnot a no u-turn sign but I was in a right hand filter lane witch had a blue circle and white directional arrow pointing to the right, I turned to the right and then carried round doing a u-turn, the penaty notice states

"road junction***/*** road, NO U-TURN failed to drive in the direction shown by the arrow on a blue sign (turning in the wrong direction )"

Can this be right ? the following set of lights less than a mile away along the same stretch of A road have the same set up for the lights except there is a no u-turn sign below the blue arrow clearly indicating that you cannot u-turn at that junction, has anyone had the same penalty issued or knows how I stand on this for appeal?

Thanks

Mal340uk

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Wed 20 Feb 2013 14:26
Vauxhall Zafira - Penalty charge notice - Dwight Van Driver
Sign you refer to is Diagram 606 Traffic Signs and General Directions 2002 which stipulates:

Vehicular traffic MUST proceed in the direction indicated by the arrow.

You state

"turned to the right and then carried round doing a u-turn"

You did not comply?.

Seems it would be prudent to pay early for the rebate.

dvd
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Wed 20 Feb 2013 16:20
Vauxhall Zafira - Penalty charge notice - Bromptonaut

Wot DVD said.

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