Motorist given £100 fine after car was clamped on own driveway – Daily Telegraph
“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
Category: parking
Waterman and Another v Boyle and Another – Times Law Reports
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.
New government rules to crack down on rogue clampers – The Times
“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
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Waterman and another v Boyle and another – WLR Daily
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
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Parking fine man received £20,000 – BBC News
“A man was awarded £20,000 in damages after claiming he was distressed by parking fines totalling £200.”
BBC News, 8th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Disabled car badge misuse tackled – BBC News
“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
One-legged driver convicted of illegally parking in a disabled space – Daily Telegraph
“A one-legged driver has been convicted of cheating the disabled badge system.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man takes on parking wardens in landmark legal challenge – Daily Telegraph
“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
Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2008 published
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Clampers add £100 ‘swearing’ fine – The Independent
“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
Council motoring fines ‘illegal’ – BBC News
“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
Man held by police over £5 parking ticket – Daily Telegraph
“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
Drink-drivers ‘escape’ as parking tickets hit record – The Times
“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 rules come into force – BBC News
“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
Man in £1,000 parking fine battle – BBC News
“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
Parking fines via CCTV to force drivers to obey – The Times
“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
8 in 10 parking fines overturned on appeal – Daily Telegraph
“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 – WLR Daily
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
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Wolman v. Islington London Borough Council and Another – Times Law Reports
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
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.
Wheel-clamp profits to be banned – Daily Telegraph
“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
