I was recently making my way out of London on a Sunday evening (just after 5pm) and entered a yellow box at a set of traffic lights in good faith, as the traffic seemed to be moving in a way that I could clear the junction without problem. My recollection is that the traffic ahead then stopped for some reason and I was stuck in the box for a matter of seconds before I started to go and clear the box. I have now been hit with a fine of £130 (£65 if I pay quickly) for "entering and stopping in a box junction when prohibited”.

This appears to be a way to further extort money from the motorist without any consideration of the actual traffic conditions associated with the event. Do you think this is a situation that I can successfully challenge?