Tens of thousands of motorists fined for straying into bus lanes could have their money refunded. It has been triggered by an independent adjudicator finding in favour of Shaun Duffy, a motorist from Kenilworth, Warwickshire, who received a £60 penalty charge notice for the offence. Mr Duffy was one of more than 10,000 motorists caught […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Government is looking at expanding the role of council trading standards’ departments in acting against what one minister described as “cowboys”. It is one of a series of options which ministers believe will give drivers better protection against the excesses of some clampers and companies who are earning considerable amounts of money from issuing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A new licensing scheme will impose limits on the maximum release fees charged by clampers and set a minimum time before cars can be towed away.The new curbs will also demand that signs warning motorists of the existence of private parking enforcement are clearly visible and, for the first time, drivers will be able to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thousands of middle-class motorists who challenge speeding fines face having to pay most of their legal costs even if they win their cases. Reforms, which have been described as a ‘ stitch-up ‘ aimed at excluding the middle classes, will limit the costs that can be claimed back by the drivers. From October, the Ministry […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Police cannot be trusted to hand out on-the-spot fines for some motoring offences, magistrates warned today. They claim officers will ‘misuse’ the powers and force drivers to pay the fixed penalty notices when they have done nothing wrong. In a scathing attack, the Magistrates Association said that by giving police powers to hand out fines […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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