A OAP has successfully won an appeal against his fine for driving in a bus lane after discovering a road sign on Google Maps that had since been removed. Bill Ball, 78, was hit with a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) by Nottingham City Council after the incident in November last year, the Mirror reports.
The retired engineer's case went to a tribunal which found signage in the area did not 'adequately inform' the driver about the bus lane and his £35 was overturned as a result. The hearing on March 15 was told one of the three entry signs to the bus gate on the city's Canal Street was not in place at the time.
The council said the sign had been damaged in a road accident and had deemed two signs to be sufficient notice for drivers. Mr Ball, from Nettleham in Lincolnshire, said it was a 'complete fluke' that he made the discovery on Google Street view which showed him the missing sign had been taken down and allowed him to win his appeal.
