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General discussion => News / Press Articles => Topic started by: JOJO1209 on March 06, 2026, 07:25:19 pm

Title: Re: Croydon Croydon LTNs ruled unlawful as High Court finds they were used to boost council finances
Post by: stamfordman on March 07, 2026, 05:49:15 pm
No one forces anyone to park without paying or to drive through a restriction and to say there is no traffic management purpose in say cutting down on rat running may want to tour the 25,000 or so low traffic measures in the UK to wonder why they are there.
Title: Re: Croydon Croydon LTNs ruled unlawful as High Court finds they were used to boost council finances
Post by: Incandescent on March 06, 2026, 08:08:41 pm
As Mr Mustard recently posted in his own site, there were over 9.5 million PCNs served last year in London. If it is assumed that 95% of them were paid at the discount, this generates a revenue of around £722 million. By no stretch of the imagination can one put this down as having a traffic management purpose, it is all for raising cash.
Title: Croydon Croydon LTNs ruled unlawful as High Court finds they were used to boost council finances
Post by: JOJO1209 on March 06, 2026, 07:25:19 pm
The High Court has quashed six permanent Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) schemes in Croydon after a judge ruled they were unlawfully introduced, with the court finding they were partly used to help address the borough’s severe financial difficulties.

Full article:
https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/croydon-ltns-ruled-unlawful-high-33539749

This is a very interesting development and could be a bit of a breather for local residents and drivers.

It may come as welcome news for people who were caught out by the restrictions, as well as for locals and commuters who relied on these roads to avoid the already very busy main routes.

It will be interesting to see whether other councils could face similar legal challenges.

I’ve also heard that it might be possible to claim back fines that were issued under these schemes, although I’m not sure how accurate that is. If anyone has more information on this, it would be good to hear.