News From the Front Line 10th October 2005

News From the Front Line
10th October 2005

If you ever thought that we were too small to ever make a difference...think again!

Had A Parking Ticket?
Another busy week. Again, illegally imposed Parking Fines allowed us to add to the body count. This time Rochdale Council drop the clanger.
Read here how, as a result of a ticket to supporter Wayne Farrington, we exposed another Council. Manchester Evening News
Town's parking ticket 'blunder'
and the Accrington Observer
Smell of Blood in the water...another victory coming

Locally we forced the admission out of Sunderland City Council that they had unlawfully issued tickets to Disabled Badge Holders in Loading Bays...and this will have national implications as it appears as though every local authority may be guilty of this one.
The press release went out in order to force their hand
Sunderland City Council's Parking Regime in its final hours...Grim Reaper spotted and they responded with Media Statement by Sunderland City Council: Parking
The story was covered in the Newcastle Journal
Parking fine refund fight continues
and the Northern Echo
Illegal parking fines could cost city council up to £2m
and in the Sunderland Echo
City in fine mess ignored advice

As the whole issue of decriminalised parking grows the more and more it will be exposed. We have made a submission to the House of Commons Transport Committee which can be read here
What is being uncovered will also have very serious implications for the Government and agencies concerned with he oppression of the motorist.

Bill of Rights wins again
On the bigger picture regarding the use of the Bill of Rights as a defence against unlawfully imposed fines, Sunderland City Council finally drop their pursuit of Robin De Crittenden whose only defence was the Bill of Rights in association with the Metric Martyrs Judgment. The Council decided not to pursue Robin as 'it is not in the public interest.'
Another Bill of Rights Victory...This time in Sunderland

Meanwhile, the BBC attempted the stitch up on 'You and Yours' with a pre-recorded piece from Herron and a rebuttal by a 'lawyer' that we would have no chance with the Bill of Rights Defence in court. Shows we are getting close if they are now looking to squash any resistance as it grows.
Parking Fines and Bill of Rights issue on Radio 4


EU Flags
Our little EU Flag victory in Wear Valley (read here ) has others following the lead here
Watch this space as we get more victories coming in.

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