Local Government Ombudsman's Position on unlawful PCNs

Just come off the phone with the Local Government Ombudsman's office in London. Chris Upjohn, author of the report 'Parking Enforcement by Local Authorities' states that they are aware of the advice to London Local Authorities by Nick Lester following the High Court decision in Moses v Barnet and have passed it to their lawyers for analysis.

I am currently assisting in a complaint in Sunderland which is before the Ombudsman but they have been put on notice that if they do not deal with a precedent case soon then they are going to be deluged with individual complaints right across the country.

Anyone wishing to make such a complaint about a local authority continuing to pursue PCNs they know to be unlawful (ie. those not having the date of notice and date and time of contravention) following the High Court decision in Moses v Barnet then click here

However, complaints of maladministration can also be pursued back to the beginning. Such PCNs have been deemed a nullity by a High Court Judge and therefore have not been legal from the outset.
This firestorm is getting bigger and many are going to get burnt.

Northampton County Court Traffic Enforcement Centre must now check EVERY local authority application. Justice Murdoch was put on notice some time ago.