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Cases on the site currently cover parking, bus lane, moving traffic and road user charging, including the London Congestion Charge and Clean Air Zones (outside London). More cases and contravention types will be added in due course.
Please note: All adjudicator decisions included on this website are in the public domain. While they have been curated together here for the convenience and interest of users, any information contained within the decisions remains the responsibility of the original adjudicating body. Any questions relating to the content of cases should also be directed to the adjudicating body.
Mr P – v – Bradford Council
(DY00313-2502)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2025-03-05
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that it is the DVLA registered keeper of the vehicle (who may not be the owner) at the time of the contravention who remains liable to the charging authority for the Clean Air Zone charge and penalty.
Mr M – v – Birmingham City Council
(KW00360-2502)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2025-02-26
Outcome: Dismissed
This case highlights that if a motorist makes a clean air zone payment to an unofficial website, they remain responsible to the charging authority for the penalty and charge. While in this case the motorist did not intend to avoid the charge, the circumstances described amount to mitigation that the adjudicator does not have the power to take into account. The authority is entitled to enforce the full penalty amount.
Mr A – v – Birmingham City Council
(KW03291-2411)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2024-12-04
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that a clean air zone charge applies from midnight to midnight. A vehicle remaining in a zone after 11.59pm becomes liable for the following day’s charge, even if the vehicle only remains in the zone for a limited period after midnight, and only due to heavy traffic. The circumstances described in this and such a case do not provide a ground of appeal under the statutory fixed penalty scheme. They amount to mitigation that the adjudicator does not have the power to consider.
Mr S – v – Birmingham City Council
(KW01867-2406)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2024-06-14
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that a motorist seeking to take advantage of the statutory discount (50%) period must make a payment within 14 days of service of the penalty charge notice, and that making representations to the authority within the initial 14-day discount period does not cause an extension of that discount to arise.
The charging authority is not obliged to extend the discount or respond to the representations within the 14-day period. The Notice of Rejection of Representations must be issued within 56 days of receiving formal representations. By this time the motorist’s option of making a reduced payment will have expired.
Mr P – v – Bristol City Council
(BS00779-2307)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2023-09-05
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that a Clean Air Zone scheme is self declaratory and an honest mistake is not a ground of appeal. The responsibility rests with the motorist to establish whether a payment is due and to make that payment. When a payment is made for the wrong date in error, a contravention still occurs.
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