“Parking tickets were illegally issued by a dozen cameras over at least two years, a London council has admitted – but it refuses to refund fined drivers.”
BBC News, 21st June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Many churches give out holy communion wine and wafers to the faithful. In Woking, Surrey, congregations can also queue up to have their free parking permits validated. But this privilege of churchgoing, however, is about to be challenged.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A motorcyclist who was caught speeding at 122mph and who boasted on an internet
forum about lying to police has been jailed for eight months.”
BBC News, 8th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Don’t be taken for a ride over parking tickets – know your rights on private car parks, penalty charges and your right to appeal.”
The Guardian, 18th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vehicle Control Services Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs: [2013] EWCA Civ 186; [2013] WLR (D) 105
“A taxpayer company which entered into a contract with owners or lawful occupiers of car parks or land to provide parking control services, and levied parking penalty charges on motorists for breach of the particular car park’s rules by issuing a charge notice against a motorist in breach, was entitled to claim that the charges amounted to damages for breach of contract made between the taxpayer and the motorist or damages for trespass; and the taxpayer was therefore not liable to pay VAT on those charges.”
WLR Daily, 13th March 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Almost 350,000 parking fines – totalling an estimated £23m – may have been unlawfully issued to motorists in London, a BBC investigation has found.”
BBC News, 11th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Hospitals charging disabled drivers to park could be in breach of the law, a leading lawyer says.”
BBC News, 7th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Cowboy wheel clampers will be outlawed from clamping vehicles on private land from tomorrow as new legislation comes into place.”
The Independent, 30th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Controversial CCTV camera cars that can automatically issue parking fines should not be used if a traffic warden can carry out checks on foot, a tribunal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Theatre-goers, restaurateurs and night workers throughout London’s West End were celebrating yesterday after plans to introduce evening and weekend parking charges were shelved until after the Olympic Games. The proposed charges, dubbed a ‘tax on nightlife’, had infuriated impresarios and business owners alike. They have been temporarily dropped after a High Court judge said they risked damaging local businesses.”
The Independent, 16th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former chauffeur to Heather Mills made an illegal copy of her disabled parking badge with her ‘full knowledge and consent’, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Djanogly v Westminster City Council [2011] EWCA Civ 432; [2011] WLR (D) 140
“When making a traffic management order a local authority was entitled to see the fair spreading of costs for suitable and adequate parking facilities between motorcyclists and car drivers as a legitimate consideration.”
WLR Daily, 19th April 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A motorist who received a parking ticket after pulling into a bus lane to swat away a bee has been let off the fine.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Motorists who fall victim to rogue clampers will be entitled to claim compensation, under new powers brought in by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A new independent appeals panel to stop motorists from being unfairly fined by unscrupulous private car parking companies is to be established.”
BBC News, 10th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A doctor who took his local council to court after repeatedly being fined for parking on his own land has lost his legal battle at the Court of Appeal.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Wheelclampers are acting illegally by imposing exorbitant charges for the release of cars parked on private land, the RAC said today. The concept of one citizen ‘punishing’ another is alien in English law, according to barrister and engineer Dr Chris Elliott, whose review of private-property parking regulations was published today by the RAC.”
The Independent, 9th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Thousands of parking tickets paid by credit card could be cancelled after a council’s charges were ruled unlawful.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A motorist was given a £100 fine after his car was clamped on his own driveway.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Waterman and Another v Boyle and Another
Court of Appeal
“An express right to park two vehicles at a property did not imply a further right to park additional vehicles.”
The Times, 30th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
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