Hi, Well I just received notification that my appeal was rejected. They gave this response: In your letter you have explained that you stopped briefly to drop off a passenger. I must advise you that it is not permitted to enter a bus lane to drop off or pick up passengers during the hours of operation of the bus lane. I am satisfied that the penalty charge notice was correctly issued. So I guess that is the rule in Manchester then. Thanks for everyone's advice.

Thank you all for your input. @sailor sam - If my understanding of a 'red route' is a bus lane with red tarmac, then in this case it wasn't one. So hopefully this is a positive towards a successful appeal. I have submitted my appeal online via the council website today, I will post here as to whether my appeal was successful or not. Maybe it will help people in a similar situation in the future. Again, thanks for the advice.

Thanks for the response! That's exactly what happened (Pulled in and back out as soon as possible). So I guess I have a case. I will fill out the 'Details of Representations' stating what happened and see how I get on. Thanks again for your input.

Hi, I have just received a Bus Lane Penalty Charge Notice through the post this morning. The letter has 2 images upon it showing me in the same position. Well, one indicating to move out of the Bus Lane, but both in the same position on the road. I am usually really careful about bus lanes, but on that morning I was dropping my partner off to catch a bus she was late for. I was in the bus lane for less than a minute and made sure I did not impede the motion of any buses and I parked up a good 70 yards before the bus stop. The road is a three lane affair in the South of Manchester. So it was not really viable for me to park on the other side of the road. I guess my question is are you aloud into a Bus lane for a very short period of time to drop someone off? It is obvious from the pictures that I was not driving along the bus lane as both photos show me in the same position. With one of them showing my indicator light on to get out of the bus lane. It is also obvious that there are no buses/taxis behind me in the lane (you can see right down the road and no vehicles are present). Probably grasping at straws here I know, it's just that it seems a little harsh to charge me 60 quid for quickly dropping someone off in a bus lane when it is obvious i was not causing an obstruction. Any help on this much appreciated. Thanks, Micsten