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
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“Parking companies will be subject to strict new limits on the penalties and fees they can charge, under government plans to drive rogue operators out of business.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
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Waterman and another v Boyle and another [2009] EWCA Civ 115; [2009] WLR (D) 76
“Where there was an express right to park attaching to a property it was most unlikely that a further right to park would arise by implication.”
WLR Daily, 2nd March 2009
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“A man was awarded £20,000 in damages after claiming he was distressed by parking fines totalling £200.”
BBC News, 8th February 2009
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“New powers to stop the misuse of blue disabled parking badges are expected to be announced by the government.”
BBC News, 19th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A one-legged driver has been convicted of cheating the disabled badge system.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who led the campaign to stop the prosecution of British shopkeepers still using imperial measurements is launching a legal challenge over the use of parking tickets as a stealth tax.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2008 published
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“A clamping company has been accused of ‘fleecing the public’ after charging victims £100 for venting their fury at attendants.”
The Independent, 4th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Some councils have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds by enforcing unlawful traffic and parking restrictions, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 29th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A composer who refused to pay £5 for a lost car parking ticket at a supermarket ended up in police custody for six hours, was interrogated, finger-printed and made to take a DNA test, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Prosecutions of dangerous drivers have fallen to the lowest level for more than a decade but parking tickets have risen to a record high.”
The Times, 1st May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New parking regulations have come into force in England despite concerns over the use of CCTV footage to enforce rules and impose fines.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man with severe memory problems is hoping to get £1,000 worth of parking fines writen off.”
BBC News, 26th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Under an overhaul of parking regulations set out by the Government, a new era of ‘remote enforcement’ will become commonplace. From March 31 councils across England will be allowed to use CCTV cameras to detect parking offences.”
The Times, 29th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A huge number of parking fines are being quashed because councils present poor evidence or no proof at all when challenged by drivers.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Moncrieff and another v Jamieson and others [2007] UKHL 42
“A servitude right to park vehicles, where necessary for the comfortable use and enjoyment of a right of vehicular access, was capable of being constituted in the law of Scotland as ancillary thereto.”
WLR Daily, 17th October 2007
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Irrelevance of ‘on’ or ‘over’
Wolman v. Islington London Borough Council and Another
Court of Appeal
“It was an offence in Greater London to park a motorcycle on its stand on the pavement with its body and one or both of its wheels on or over the pavement.”
The Times, 20th August 2007
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“Traffic wardens should no longer clamp cars for single breaches of parking offences under new guidelines issued by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A barrister who claimed his motorcycle was immune to parking tickets because its wheels did not touch the ground was told to pay up today by the Court of Appeal. ”
The Times, July 31st 2007
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