Vehicle Control Services Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs – WLR Daily
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...
View ArticleHow to challenge a parking ticket – The Guardian
“Don’t be taken for a ride over parking tickets – know your rights on private car parks, penalty charges and your right to appeal.” Full story The Guardian, 18th April 2013 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
View ArticleMotorcyclist Andrew Kelly jailed over 122mph ride – BBC News
“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.” Full story BBC News, 8th May 2013 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleAtheists challenge churches’ free parking permits – The Guardian
“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...
View ArticleNewham Council issued illegal parking fines after camera error – BBC News
“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.” Full story BBC News, 21st June 2013 Source:...
View ArticleA1P1 and property rights in the Supreme Court again – UK Human Rights Blog
“This is the tale of how a solicitor from Harrow ended up litigating about his off-street parking in the Supreme Court – and reached for Article 1 of Protocol 1 (A1P1) of ECHR, by way of a second...
View ArticleCusack v Harrow London Borough Council – WLR Daily
Cusack v Harrow London Borough Council [2013] UKSC 40; [2013] WLR (D) 250 “A highway authority had power under section 80 of the Highways Act 1980 to erect barriers so as to prevent vehicular access to...
View ArticleCouncils could be forced to cut parking permit cost following court judgement...
“Councils across the country could be forced to cut the cost of residents’ parking permits following a landmark judgment in the High Court.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2013 Source:...
View ArticleRegina (Attfield) v Barnet London Borough Council – WLR Daily
Regina (Attfield) v Barnet London Borough Council [2013] EWHC 2089 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 303 A local authority was not entitled to exercise its powers under section 45 of the Road Traffic Regulation...
View ArticleCouncils using CCTV to fine motorists for parking to be made illegal – The...
“Councils in England could be banned from using CCTV cameras and ‘spy cars’ to hand motorists parking fines under new government proposals.” Full story The Independent, 27th September 2013 Source:...
View ArticleSelf-parking cars hit legal obstacles – Daily Telegraph
“The dream of owning a car which parks itself will have to wait until the law is changed in Britain and Europe.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2013 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
View ArticleAsda car park death: Alan Watts guilty of manslaughter – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for five years for punching and killing another man during a row over a disabled space in a supermarket car park.’ Full story BBC News, 12th December 2013 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleCCTV warning notices non-compliant with data protection laws, says watchdog –...
‘The Government must take action to ensure that signs used to warn motorists that CCTV cameras are being used to monitor for parking offences are compliant with UK data protection laws, a watchdog has...
View ArticleHamnett v Essex County Council – WLR Daily
Hamnett v Essex County Council [2014] EWHC 246 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 72 ‘The Administrative Court, hearing a claim for a statutory review brought under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, did not...
View ArticlePurple Parking workers win ageism battle after dozens sacked for ‘being too...
‘Britain’s biggest airport car parking company, Purple Parking, has admitted age discrimination against its workers after it sacked dozens of them for being too old.’ Full story The Independent, 10th...
View ArticleNewham Council refunds up to £347,000 in illegal parking fines – BBC News
‘An east London council is refunding up to £347,000 to drivers after parking tickets were illegally issued by a dozen cameras.’ Full story BBC News, 8th April 2014 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleBlue badge fraud prosecutions ‘double over three years’– BBC News
‘Blue badge fraud prosecutions have doubled over three years, figures from English councils have revealed.’ Full story BBC News, 17th May 2014 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleRequirement to work in different location not pre-2014 TUPE “workforce”...
‘Employees who were required to work in a different location after their work was outsourced were not exempted from legal protections aimed at such workers under pre-2014 rules, the UK’s employment...
View ArticleDrivers may be able to reclaim millions in unfair parking fines – The...
‘Motorists could demand the refund of more than £100m in parking fines, after what experts described as an “explosive” tribunal ruling left local government traffic officials in “absolute panic”.’ Full...
View ArticleRevised transparency code for local government in England in force next month...
‘A revised Local Government Transparency Code is to come into force in England next month, the Department for Communities and Local Government has announced.’ Full story Local Government, 3rd October...
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