The owners of the tolled bridge over the Teign, sought to charge bicycle riders tolls.
Held: A bicycle was not chargeable as a carriage on the bridge toll under the Act establishing it. The court doubted that a bicycle was a ‘carriage hung on springs’.
Judges:
The Earl of Halsbury LC, Lord Alverstone CJ and Sir Francis Jeune P
Citations:
[1903] 1 KB 405, [1903] 72 LJKB 204, [1903] 88 LT 117, [1903] 67 JP 65, [1903] 51 WR 545, [1903] 19 TLR 225, [1903] 47 Sol Jo 278, [1903] 1 LGR 235
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Coates v Crown Prosecution Service Admn 29-Jul-2011
The defendant appealed by case stated against his conviction for driving a Segway scooter on a footpath. He denied that it was ‘a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads.’
Held: The appeal failed. The district judge . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Road Traffic
Updated: 07 October 2022; Ref: scu.442523
