Appeal against parking ticket – disabled badge. The appellant had sought to use the badge in a resident’s parking bay. The Council said that it did not give exemption for that purpose.
Held: There was no requirement that the panel should include someone with medical qualifications. The issue of the claimant’s disability was not at issue or in doubt. Also the regulation under which the relevant scheme was in place struck: ‘a proper balance between all citizens, including conferring upon the disabled exemptions which other citizens do not have. It cannot be made possible for any citizen to park exactly where they wish and local authorities have difficult discretions to exercise as to where to draw the line in individual circumstances.’
Judges:
McCombe J
Citations:
[2004] EWHC 1839 (Admin)
Links:
Statutes:
Road Traffic Regulation Act of 1984
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Road Traffic
Updated: 03 June 2022; Ref: scu.199839
