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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.
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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.
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.
Miss R – v – Manchester City Council
(MC00717-2311)
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Decision Date: 2023-11-17
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that pay and display includes the virtual display of payment. It is the responsibility of the motorist to enter and select the correct location when using a pay-by-phone or parking mobile application, and an adjudicator cannot consider mitigation.
Fife Council – v – Mrs M
2024UT04 Ref: UTS/AP/23/0032
Upper Tribunal for Scotland
Decision Date: 2023-05-29
Outcome: Judicial Review
This case underscores that the responsibility rests with the motorist to purchase parking time for the correct vehicle A contravention occurs when parking time purchased does not correctly identify the vehicle parked. This applies even when the incorrect registration mark was entered in error. That a payment was still made is not relevant. The payment must be made for the correct vehicle, identified by the vehicle registration mark provided by the motorist.
The Scottish Upper Tribunal decision is binding on the Scottish First Tier Tribunal for Scotland (General Regulatory Chamber) and is a persuasive decision in other UK jurisdictions.
Mr C – v – London Borough of Waltham Forest
(2050413235)
London: Environment and Traffic
Decision Date: 2005-12-09
Outcome: Allowed
This case concerns the reasonable time a motorist is entitled to, in order to purchase a ticket or voucher to park.
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