Martin sent me this picture to post up. He didn't say where it was but I'll wager he didn't have to walk too far to find Bexley incompetence. What with the bus stop and the wavy white line, I'd say it must be near a pub.

         

Correct me if i am wrong but is that a sign on a bus stop post beside the blue car, which would mean perhaps they should have marked it out a few meters forward of the present position.
Now comes to light why its done, so when a bus pulls out on you without indicating you can swerve to miss him and stay on the same side of the road.

Going past there today will have a look en route.

It has not been marked correctly as a Bus Stop and therefore cannot be enforced.

It should have a longitudinal yellow line along the carriageway parallel to and close to the kerb. This line should be be 200mm wide.

The legend 'Bus Stop' ought to be in the centre of the bay and not at one end of it. 

It also requires a clearway sign plate "no stopping at anytime except buses".

It has been illegally placed on the highway. Watch out for any enforcement of it.

There's no shortage of this type of buffoonery in Bexley. Long Lane was recently, ahem, improved.;

http://www.bexley-is-bonkers.co.uk/photos/blog/2012/03_06.shtml

The kerb extensions are to stop the Co-op delivery lorry from parking, nice job guys. The parking bays have been painted wide enough to accommodate a Honda Goldwing. If, as I suspect, the painting was done late on a friday afternoon, there's a pub nearby. I may be onto something here. My other theory is that Bexley's highways monkeys have discovered that some of the road markings inadvertently comply with the TSRGD and are working hard to rectify this. If you look at the Google street view of Sidcup Hill, you will see that the old road markings have the wide yellow line by the Kerb and the bay is where the post is. Personally I would have left things how they were, trousered the £36,000* and treated myself to a new car. There's no point in having one's snout in the trough if one is to just squander the money.

*Myth: Peter Craske claims he spends £36,000 a year on repainting lines.

  Fact: Peter Craske's trousers spontaneously combust on a daily basis

36,000 thats the least of our worries, just heard a rumour Peter craske goes commando.

Bus Stop? It is yet another unenforceable monstrosity that has been unlawfully placed on the highway.

The longitudinal thick yellow line should extend up to within 100 mm of the box markings.

The bus stop 'lollypop' sign which I assume is only temporary does not comply with the directions either.