The applicant challenged seizure of his car for non-payment of penalty charge notices under the London congestion charges system. He had incurred charges assisting an elderly man to get about, and displayed his blue badge. It should have renewed autoatically but did not.
Held: ‘Transport for London totally failed to deal with the matters which Mr Dolatabadi had raised indicating why he had believed that he was entitled to the discount. That he was entitled to the discount, if only Mr Melville had not crossed the wrong box in that initial form, is clear. There is no suggestion that he had been misusing the right to a discount in any way at all. ‘
Judges:
Mr Justice Collins
Citations:
[2005] EWHC 1942 (Admin)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Local Government
Updated: 29 May 2022; Ref: scu.229873