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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: Hippocrates on April 09, 2026, 10:34:38 am
Actually not Do Not Contested because Croydon could not be bothered to inform the Tribunal, even though I did, but my missive was not uploaded.

"Certain vehicles" not good enough.

https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/parsons-meadgardeners-road-croydon-52j-failing-to-comply-with-a-prohibition-on-c/msg115477/#msg115477
Title: Re: Croydon Croydon LTNs ruled unlawful as High Court finds they were used to boost council finances
Post by: Hippocrates on March 26, 2026, 07:47:44 pm
One of our members had his DNCed.

https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/parsons-meadgardeners-road-croydon-52j-failing-to-comply-with-a-prohibition-on-c/msg114535/#msg114535
Title: Re: Croydon Croydon LTNs ruled unlawful as High Court finds they were used to boost council finances
Post by: ZigZagZog on March 26, 2026, 11:00:39 am
Oh dear.

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/other/london-council-scraps-ltns-after-having-to-pay-back-over-10-000-000-to-drivers/ar-AA1Znz7H?ocid=BingNewsSerp
Title: Re: Croydon Croydon LTNs ruled unlawful as High Court finds they were used to boost council finances
Post by: Hippocrates on March 13, 2026, 07:39:13 pm
DFT more likely re Shepherds Bush Southbound Offside. Can't make my mind up!
Title: Re: Croydon Croydon LTNs ruled unlawful as High Court finds they were used to boost council finances
Post by: roythebus on March 10, 2026, 12:26:12 pm
Hammersmith & Fulham next?
Title: Re: Croydon Croydon LTNs ruled unlawful as High Court finds they were used to boost council finances
Post by: Hippocrates on March 10, 2026, 12:07:36 am
Quote from: 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

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



Try Kingston.
Title: Re: Croydon Croydon LTNs ruled unlawful as High Court finds they were used to boost council finances
Post by: andy_foster on March 07, 2026, 06:40:16 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWJ5J_4DtQQ
Title: Re: Croydon Croydon LTNs ruled unlawful as High Court finds they were used to boost council finances
Post by: Southpaw82 on March 07, 2026, 06:37:47 pm
The court seems to have been persuaded otherwise.
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.