parking – Current Awareness

New rule to help drivers avoid harsh parking fines under consideration – The Independent

Posted January 14th, 2025 in codes of practice, fines, news, parking, time limits by tracey

‘British motorists can expect a major change in private parking rules in a bid to combat unfair parking fines after legal action was launched against a driver for taking more than five minutes to pay for using a car park. The new rules, which could be implemented in the next month or two, would allow drivers more time to pay for their parking space.’

The Independent, 14th January 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Essex car park to be test case for legislation to protect landscapes – The Guardian

Posted November 1st, 2024 in environmental health, environmental protection, government departments, judicial review, local government, news, parking, parks by tracey

‘A commuter car park in Essex is to be one of the first test cases of whether the government will enforce new legislation aimed at protecting national parks and landscapes in England.’

The Guardian, 31st October 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Parking fines are changing – here’s everything UK drivers need to know- The Independent

Posted June 27th, 2024 in complaints, consumer protection, fines, news, parking, sanctions by sally

‘Parking authorities in the UK have published new car parking rules today that will affect all drivers in the country.’

The Independent, 27th June 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Police pay legal fees over parking ticket – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2024 in fees, news, parking, police, prosecutions by tracey

‘Police have agreed to pay the £1,500 legal fees of a driver they wrongly prosecuted for a parking offence.’

BBC News, 24th June 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Battle lost over parking ticket issued in English – BBC News

Posted May 14th, 2024 in fines, news, parking, Wales, Welsh language by tracey

‘A man who refused to pay a parking ticket because it was issued in English has lost his case against a parking company.’

BBC News, 13th May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS parking charges should be free of VAT, Court of Appeal rules – OUT-Law.com

Posted March 27th, 2024 in appeals, HM Revenue & Customs, hospitals, news, parking, taxation, VAT by sally

‘A new ruling by the Court of Appeal could help NHS trusts across England recover VAT paid on parking charges imposed at their hospital sites, though there is the prospect of an appeal, tax experts have said.’

OUT-LAW.com, 26th March 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Sizing up the competition – The Upper Tribunal considers the public authority VAT exemption in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v Revenue and Customs – Devereux Chambers

Posted November 14th, 2023 in competition, evidence, hospitals, news, parking, VAT by sally

‘The Upper Tribunal has ruled that an NHS Trust did not provide car parking under a “special legal regime” such that its supplies would be zero-rated. The case is important because (i) it sets a limit on what can be considered a “special legal regime” for the purposes of Article 13 of the Principal VAT Directive and section 41A of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, and (ii) it confirms that detailed factual and expert evidence is not required for a Tribunal to find that treating a public authority as a non-taxable person would lead to significant distortions of competition.’

Devereux Chambers, 27th October 2023

Source: www.devereuxchambers.co.uk

Private Parking Charges: Why Pay? – Doughty Street Chambers

Posted August 18th, 2023 in chambers articles, news, parking by sally

‘Receiving a private parking charge, usually referred to by the issuing company as a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) is now a part of life for motorists. Supermarkets, retail parks, and even many seemingly public parking areas are now subject to a regime that is not “public” at all because private companies are employed to enforce the conditions of parking on private land in distinction from their public counterparts.’

Doughty Street Chambers, 26th July 2023

Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk

Welsh speaker wins English-only parking fine case – BBC News

Posted August 7th, 2023 in fines, news, parking, Wales by tracey

‘A lawsuit has been thrown out against a Welsh-language campaigner who refused to pay a parking ticket because it was written in English.’

BBC News, 5th August 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Parking fine invalid over refusal to issue Welsh-language version – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2023 in fines, news, notification, parking, Wales by tracey

‘A parking firm has lost a court case against a woman it tried to fine after only sending her a letter in English.’

The Independent, 12th June 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Four English councils bring half of legal actions for blue badge misuse – The Guardian

Posted February 20th, 2023 in disabled persons, fraud, local government, news, parking, prosecutions, statistics by tracey

‘Four councils are responsible for bringing more than half of the prosecutions in England for people abusing the use of disabled parking badges. Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show that Lambeth, Birmingham, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Bromley carried out 54% of all legal cases for people misusing the blue badge system, for the year up to the end of March 2021.’

The Guardian, 20th February 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Private parking fines to be capped at £50 – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2022 in codes of practice, fines, government departments, news, parking by tracey

‘Private car parks will have to display prices more clearly, introduce a fairer system for appeals and give drivers a grace period for lateness as part of a government crackdown.’

BBC News, 7th February 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

York Council Accused Of Breaching Equality Duty – Each Other

Posted August 18th, 2021 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, human rights, local government, news, parking, roads by sally

‘Disability activists allege that City of York Council have breached their legal duty to promote equality by seeking to expand their “footstreets” scheme, which would permanently pedestrianise the city centre and potentially limit access for disabled patrons.’

Each Other, 16th August 2021

Source: eachother.org.uk

Penalised for parking on your own land – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 6th, 2020 in appeals, judicial review, news, parking, penalties, roads, statutory interpretation by sally

‘Funny thing, the law. You would not, for instance, think you could get a ticket for parking on your own land. But you can. Who says? The Court of Appeal, for one. On 27 November 2009 in Dawood v Parking & Traffic Appeals Service & Another [2009] EWCA Civ 1411, in refusing permission to appeal against a penalty charge notice, Sedley LJ said that: “One might have thought that nobody could commit a criminal offence by parking a motor scooter on his own land. But the adjudicator took the law to be otherwise and HHJ Oliver‑Jones held that the contrary was not arguable.” As did Sedley LJ.’

Law Society's Gazette, 6th July 2020

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Regulator acts after ‘illegal’ airport parking scheme collapses – The Guardian

Posted October 21st, 2019 in airports, compensation, financial services ombudsman, news, parking by sally

‘Investors who put their money into an airport parking scheme that went into liquidation earlier this year are hoping for compensation after the Financial Conduct Authority announced it was taking legal action against those behind the scheme.’

The Guardian, 20th October 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

The Sun breached guidelines with Harry and Meghan story – The Guardian

Posted October 2nd, 2019 in complaints, media, news, parking, royal family by sally

‘The Sun newspaper has apologised to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after the press regulator ruled it had breached accuracy guidelines in an article about an alleged staff parking ban at their home.’

The Guardian, 30th September 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Airport parking boss jailed for dumping cars in muddy fields – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 12th, 2019 in airports, company directors, consumer protection, fraud, news, parking by sally

‘In airport parking scammer has been sent to prison in one of the first cases of its kind after he made £1.4million leaving holidaymakers’ cars in muddy fields with keys in the window.’

Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MPs launch inquiry into pavement parking amid claims of ministerial inaction – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 9th, 2019 in footpaths, inquiries, news, parking by sally

‘MPs are to hold an inquiry to explore the problems of pavement parking in England, amid claims that the Government has failed to take action over the issue.’

Local Government Lawyer, 8th April 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Lords urged to hurry through legislation cracking down on ‘cowboy’ parking firms as it emerges DVLA will share details of 7m drivers this year – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 25th, 2019 in appeals, codes of practice, contracting out, data protection, news, parking, parliament, statistics by tracey

‘The House of Lords has been urged to hurry through legislation that will crack down on “cowboy” private parking firms, as it emerged that seven million drivers will have their personal details shared by the DVLA this year.’

Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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