Taxi driver convicted of assaulting council parking attendant and colleague –...
‘A licensed taxi driver has been convicted of assaulting two members of a council’s parking team and given a community order requiring him to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work.’ Full story Local...
View ArticleCardiff NHS hospital staff lose parking tickets case – BBC News
‘Seventy-five members of staff at a Cardiff hospital have been left “broken” by a court ruling that means they owe thousands of pounds in parking tickets, a campaigner has said.’ Full StoryBBC News,...
View ArticlePriest who stole dead parishioner’s disabled parking badge said he was...
‘A priest who denied stealing a dead parishioner’s blue badge so he could park for free said he was telling the “gospel truth.” Father Bill Haymaker, accompanied to Hove Crown Court by his official...
View ArticleCan a parking right be an easement? – Tanfield Chambers
‘Parking is a hot topic! There have been an extraordinary number of cases involving parking disputes over the last few decades, almost certainly because the absence of a right to park can substantially...
View ArticleSelf-parking cars to be legalised in UK – BBC News
‘The UK government wants to modify its ban on using mobile phones behind the wheel to allow drivers to use automatic parking devices.’ Full StoryBBC News, 19th December 2017Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View Article‘Rogue’ parking companies face government crackdown – BBC News
‘”Rogue” parking companies will be banned from accessing driver data and issuing charges as part of plans to stop “unscrupulous operators”.’ Full StoryBBC News, 28th January 2018Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleLords urged to hurry through legislation cracking down on ‘cowboy’ parking...
‘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...
View ArticleMPs launch inquiry into pavement parking amid claims of ministerial inaction...
‘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.’ Full StoryLocal Government Lawyer, 8th...
View ArticleAirport parking boss jailed for dumping cars in muddy fields – Daily Telegraph
‘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.’ Full StoryDaily...
View ArticleThe Sun breached guidelines with Harry and Meghan story – The Guardian
‘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.’...
View ArticleRegulator acts after ‘illegal’ airport parking scheme collapses – The Guardian
‘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...
View ArticlePenalised for parking on your own land – Law Society’s Gazette
‘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...
View ArticleYork Council Accused Of Breaching Equality Duty – Each Other
‘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...
View ArticlePrivate parking fines to be capped at £50 – BBC News
‘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.’ Full StoryBBC News,...
View ArticleFour English councils bring half of legal actions for blue badge misuse – The...
‘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)...
View ArticleParking fine invalid over refusal to issue Welsh-language version – The...
‘A parking firm has lost a court case against a woman it tried to fine after only sending her a letter in English.’ Full StoryThe Independent, 12th June 2023Source: www.independent.co.uk
View ArticleWelsh speaker wins English-only parking fine case – BBC News
‘A lawsuit has been thrown out against a Welsh-language campaigner who refused to pay a parking ticket because it was written in English.’ Full StoryBBC News, 5th August 2023Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticlePrivate Parking Charges: Why Pay? – Doughty Street Chambers
‘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...
View ArticleSizing up the competition – The Upper Tribunal considers the public authority...
‘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...
View ArticleNHS parking charges should be free of VAT, Court of Appeal rules – OUT-Law.com
‘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...
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