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Fixed Penalty Fine
Is a fixed Penalty Fine for driving in a bus lane classed as a 'fixed penalty ' for insurance notification purposes ?
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"It’s a civil matter rather than a criminal offence, so it's unlikely to involve points on your driving licence and therefore shouldn't impact your car insurance either"
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https:/ /www.co nfused. com/car -insura nce/gui des/bus -lanes- guide
Agreement on that can be found here
https:/ /forums .digita lspy.co m/discu ssion/2 084329/ do-you- have-to -declar e-bus-l ane-off ence-to -car-in surer
and here
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A 'ticket' for driving in a bus lane is a 'penalty charge notice', rather than a 'fixed penalty notice':
https:/ /www.ra c.co.uk /drive/ advice/ legal/f ixed-pe nalty-n otices/
"It’s a civil matter rather than a criminal offence, so it's unlikely to involve points on your driving licence and therefore shouldn't impact your car insurance either"
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Agreement on that can be found here
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A 'ticket' for driving in a bus lane is a 'penalty charge notice', rather than a 'fixed penalty notice':
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You only have to report criminal offences, including those dealt with by a fixed penalty notice (such as speeding).
Driving in a bus lane is entirely a civil matter, which isn't (and, indeed, can't be) dealt with by a fixed penalty notice.
A penalty charge notice, which is what you received, is simply a bill from the local authority for using a bit of their road that you weren't entitled to drive on. Just as you don't need to tell your insurer about a bill you get from a garage, you don't need to tell them about a bill from the council either!
Driving in a bus lane is entirely a civil matter, which isn't (and, indeed, can't be) dealt with by a fixed penalty notice.
A penalty charge notice, which is what you received, is simply a bill from the local authority for using a bit of their road that you weren't entitled to drive on. Just as you don't need to tell your insurer about a bill you get from a garage, you don't need to tell them about a bill from the council either!
"You only have to report criminal offences, including those dealt with by a fixed penalty notice (such as speeding)."
If a condition of providing insurance is disclosing a Penalty Charge Notice, it would have to be disclosed.
You need disclose only the information required by the insurance company, if they don't ask for it, don't tell them.
If a condition of providing insurance is disclosing a Penalty Charge Notice, it would have to be disclosed.
You need disclose only the information required by the insurance company, if they don't ask for it, don't tell them.