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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 M – v – East Hertfordshire District Council
(ET00005-2503)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2025-04-23
Outcome: Dismissed
A procedural error that does not resulting in unfairness does not amount to a procedural impropriety. The intention of Parliament could not have been that an inconsequential error would defeat the substantive purpose of the legislative scheme. This decision applies the judgment in Glasgow City Council v The Upper Tribunal of Scotland [2025].
A Limited Company – v – Wakefield Council
(WP00029-2408)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2024-08-28
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that once service of the penalty charge notice is correctly executed, the loss of the penalty charge notice (even if unlawfully removed by a third party) does not undermine the validity of it, or limit its enforcement.
The motorist’s non-receipt of the penalty does not cause an extension of the statutory discount to arise as of right and the adjudicator has no power to extend a discount or alter the penalty amount.
Miss H – v – St Helens Council
(SZ00004-2406)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2024-07-16
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that the blue badge concession can only apply when the badge is clearly displayed in the vehicle. A badge that has fallen from view is not clearly displayed.
More generally, the council does not have to prove that a motorist intended to park in contravention, only that a contravention occurred, and adjudicators have no power to take mitigating circumstances into account.
Mrs H – v -Borough of Broxbourne Council
(BK00009-2404)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2024-04-24
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that a motorist is expected to be aware of the prohibition against parking adjacent to a dropped footway (which applies at all times), even without the presence of signs or road markings. The dropped footway prohibition also applies when the carriageway has been raised to meet the footway.
Also made clear is that the discount period for payment of a parking PCN applies for 14 days, though the council has a discretion to extend the discount period.
Mr M – v – Slough Borough Council
(SB00012-2402)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2024-03-16
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that a vehicle is parked even if the motorist remains in the vehicle with the engine running, and that stopping, waiting or parking on double yellow lines in order to receive a telephone call is not permitted.
The original adjudicator’s decision is accessible from the button below.
The subsequent review is available here. This review references Schwarz – vs – The London Borough of Camden (2010000692), accessible on this site here.
A further application for judicial review to the High Court was rejected on the same issues.
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