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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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W – v – Transport for London and others
[2005] EWCA Civ 1540
High Court
Decision Date: 2005-11-17
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that an error made by a motorist in entering their vehicle registration number in order to purchase an entry to the congestion zone amounted to a contravention, whether intentional or now.
An adjudicator’s powers are limited to the statutory provisions. Discretion falls outside an adjudicator’s powers and extenuating factors are for the authority, not the adjudicator, to consider.
Ms W – v – London Borough of Southwark
(2030235349)
London: Environment and Traffic
Decision Date: 2003-10-17
Outcome: Allowed
This case clarifies that assisting a wheelchair user is an alighting activity, not an unloading activity. This can therefore take place at locations where loading is prohibited.
Mr F – v – Transport for London
(203013556A)
London: Environment and Traffic
Decision Date: 2003-06-16
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that a Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) is not a “taxi” and so is not permitted to travel in a bus lane.
R (City of Westminster) v The Parking Adjudicator
[2002] EWHC 1007 (Admin)
High Court
Decision Date: 2002-05-22
Outcome: Allowed
This case clarifies that an adjudicator has no discretion or power to take mitigation into account when determining the amount of any payment payable by a person adjudged to be in breach of a parking regulation.
Mr S – v – London Borough of Camden
(2010000692)
London: Environment and Traffic
Decision Date: 2000-08-11
Outcome: Dismissed
This case clarifies that a press or media report has no evidential value in circumstances where it does not relate to a judicial decision, and that waiting and parking are synonymous – a vehicle is left in a parking place when parked there and not when the motorist departs from it.
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