Key Cases
You will find below a selection of previous cases decided by the Road User Charging Adjudicators Tribunal. These may give you an idea of some of the common issues which have been raised before.
Please note however, that adjudicators are not bound by each others decisions; each case is heard on its individual merits.
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Judicial review; mitigating circumstances; adjudicators' discretion
Walmsley v TfL and Others [2005]
17 November 2005[2005] EWCA Civ 1540 -
Judicial review; common law fairness; exercise of discretion by Transport for London; legitimate expectation
R (on the application of Bijan Dolatabadi) v TfL [2005]
25 August 2005[2005] EWHC 1942 (Admin) -
Permission to apply for Judicial Review refused; jurisdiction of the County Court; Congestion Charging neither ultra viries nor unreasonable
R (on the application of Victor George Lilley) v (1) Transport for London and (2) The Parking and Traffic Appeals Service and Others [2008]
30 January 2009 -
Adequacy of Ultra Low Emission Zone signage
Robert Morris v Transport for London [2019]
17 October 20199190285441 -
Transfer of liability under a hire agreement
Blumens London Ltd v Transport for London [2018]
19 December 2018918028522A -
Land Rover and LEZ Scheme
Stanley v Transport for London [2016]
7 November 20159160111805 -
Permission to apply for Judicial Review refused; unaware that entered the congestion charging zone; signage; mitigation
R (on the application of Bryan T Latter) v (1) Transport for London and (2) The Parking and Traffic Appeals Service [2008]
14 August 2008CO/4453/2008 -
Permission to apply for Judicial Review refused; the Bill of Rights 1689
R (on the application of Robin de Crittenden) v The National Parking Adjudicator [2006]
13 November 2006[2006] EWCA Civ 1786 -
Permission to apply for Judicial review refused; adjournments; delay; right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
R (on the application of Ismaila Jabang v (1) Transport for London and (2) The Parking and Traffic Appeals Service [2007]
3 October 2007 -
Judicial Review withdrawn prior to refusal; settlement; liability of registered keeper; duty to notify DVLA of sale
R (on the application of Jeanette Dufaur) v (1) The Road User Charging Adjudicator and (2) Transport for London [2006]
5 April 2006 -
Judicial Review withdrawn; foreign registered vehicles and service of Penalty Charge Notices
R (on the application of Dr Claudia Grunwald) v RUCA & TfL
17 December 2019 -
Judicial Review; Congestion Charge payments by post and time limits for payment
R (on the Application of Catherine Edwards) v The Road User Charging Adjudicator [ 2006]
9 March 2006 -
Permission for Judicial Review refused; dyslexia and discretion
R (ex parte, Graham) v The Parking and Traffic Appeals Service
17 December 2019 -
Permission for Judicial Review refused; fleet schemes and the public law principle of ‘legitimate expectation’.
R (on the application of Fivepounds.co.uk) v Transport for London [ 2005]
21 December 2005[2005] EWHC 3002 (Admin) -
Judicial review, Adequacy of Ultra Low Emission Zone Signage
R (on the application of Robert Kleiber) v Secretary of State for Transport
5 August 2024AC-2024-LON-002033Right turn exemption