Key Cases
A number of the Adjudicators' decisions have dealt in detail with points and principles of parking and traffic law. These key decisions are stored here for you to view.
Please note however, that adjudicators are not bound by each others decisions; each case is heard on its individual merits.
You can search by the subject matter of the decision by clicking the arrow next to the subject field to view the subject index.
You can also use the keyword search which picks up words in the decision title, e.g. Mayor -v- London Borough of Camden, Going for change, or date (18 July 1997).
The documents in the key cases directory are available as PDF files or Microsoft Word files. You may need to download the free Adobe Reader to open the files.
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Collins v Transport for London
12 November 2004Bus Lane Enforcement; Private Hire Vehicles/Taxis; Review -
Cooper v London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
18 July 2000Adequacy of Signs and Lines -
David Callaghan v Waltham Forest
9 December 2005Voucher parking; reasonable time to obtain voucher -
Davies v London Borough of Enfield
21 May 2007Defective sign at end of permitted parking; Footway parking; Non-compliant sign; Relevance of influence of defective sign on motorist -
Davis v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
2 April 1998Delay; Nature of de-criminalised enforcement; local authority's powers & duties; effect of delay -
De Crittenden v National Parking Adjudication Service, Approved High Court Judgment
5 July 2006Bill of Rights 1689; Bill of Rights; decriminalised enforcement not contrary to; independence of parking adjudicators -
De Florio v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
18 July 2006Human Rights Act 1998; Priorities for removal; Proportionality; Removal -
Elaine Patricia Lavall v London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
14 February 2005Jurisdiction of Adjudicators -
Fairburn v London Borough of Bexley
15 January 1997Adequacy of Signs and Lines; Mitigation; local authority's duty to consider; discretion whether to enforce -
Faw v Transport for London
16 January 2003Bus Lane Enforcement; Private Hire Vehicles/Taxis