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Herron and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v The Parking Adjudicator: CA 27 Jul 2011

The claimant appealed against refusal of judicial review of decisions of the parking adjudicator as to the correctness of 39 penalty charge notices. In each case, they said that the signage supporting the notice, in particular single and double yellow lines and flashes was inadequate or wrong. It was said that a failure of any … Continue reading Herron and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v The Parking Adjudicator: CA 27 Jul 2011

Griffin v Mersey Regional Ambulance: CA 8 Oct 1997

A driver who had crossed through a green traffic light but had collided with an ambulance was 60 per cent contributorily negligent. He had failed to hear the ambulance, had failed to see it, and had ignored unusal driving of other motorists. Held: ‘In my judgment, the general approach of the judge below was entirely … Continue reading Griffin v Mersey Regional Ambulance: CA 8 Oct 1997

Canadine and Others v Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 14 Feb 2007

The defendant drivers appealed against convictions for speeding, saying that the speed signs did not have the correct width of black border. Held: The appeals failed. The signs were in casings the lip of which did not form a background which would have brought into play the requirement to have the border. The signs complied … Continue reading Canadine and Others v Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 14 Feb 2007

Purdue v Devon Fire and Rescue Service: CA 9 Oct 2002

The claimant was severely injured when, as he emerged through traffic lights as they turned green. He was in a collision with a fire engine driving in response to an emergency call-out. The driver of the fire engine said the claimant should have seen the lights. The officers were not sounding the wailing alarm. The … Continue reading Purdue v Devon Fire and Rescue Service: CA 9 Oct 2002

Robbie the Pict v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 26 Apr 2009

The defendant, a road traffic camera campaigner appealed against his conviction for contravening a red light traffic signal, saying that the camera was not approved. Held: The appeal failed. A ‘prescribed device’ was a ‘device of a description specified in an order made by the secretary of state’. The camera had been so specified in … Continue reading Robbie the Pict v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 26 Apr 2009

Oxfordshire County Council, Regina (on The Application of) v The Bus Lane Adjudicator: Admn 26 Apr 2010

The driver was caught using a bus lane and issued with a fixed penalty notice. He appealed to the adjudicator. The Council now appealed against a finding that the area was not a designated bus lane allowing enforcement by civil penalty rather than being enforceable only by criminal process. It was also found that the … Continue reading Oxfordshire County Council, Regina (on The Application of) v The Bus Lane Adjudicator: Admn 26 Apr 2010