Further details of contravention code 34B
Contravention code 34B is only used for vehicles parked in a Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) route bus lane during operational hours displaying a Blue Badge, but parked for more than the permitted 10 minutes. A 10-minute observation period will be applied.
Exemptions to enforcement
During the operating hours vehicles may not park in a bus lane, with the following general exemptions:
- emergency services
- council/ government departments in pursuance of statutory duties
- by or on behalf of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company
- universal service provider (for example, postal and parcel deliveries)
- statutory undertakers (NIE, Water, BT, Gas and so on)
- in connection with any building, repair or demolition work
- removal of any obstruction to traffic
- for access to or from a premises adjacent to or accessible only from the bus lane
- for access to or from a lay-by adjacent to or accessible only from the bus lane
- Blue Badge holders may wait for a maximum of 10 minutes to allow a person with a disability to get into or out of a vehicle
You can find out more about exemptions to enforcement on the page: