Rymer v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 21 Jul 2010
The defendant had pleaded guilty by post, but on being called to court to face a possible disqualification from driving he was refused the chance to re-open his plea. The action had been begun under...
View ArticleMcNight v Davies: 1974
The court considered whether a driver had teken a vehicle without the owners consent, and having had that consent for one purpose, continued to use the car beyond that purpose: ‘[n]ot every brief,...
View ArticleStinton v Stinton and Another: CA 5 Jan 1995
A passenger who was effectively involved in a joint enterprise with a drunk driver has no claim against Motor Insurers Bureau under the scheme. The MIB was not liable to a passenger who was aware that...
View ArticleRegina v Beckford: CA 27 Jan 1995
Procedures are needed so that cars which have been involved in major accidents or crashes and criminal proceedings are envisaged should only be destroyed with consent. Neil LJ considered the law of...
View ArticleScott and Another v Westminster City Council: CA 7 Feb 1995
A hot chestnut brazier was article ‘deposited on highway’ and was removable by a police constable. References: Times 07-Feb-1995 Statutes: Highways Act 1980 149 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Last...
View ArticleHughes, Regina v: SC 31 Jul 2013
The appellant though an uninsured driver, was driving without fault when another vehicle veered across the road. The other driver died from his injuries, and the appellant convited of causing his death...
View ArticleRothon v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 27 Nov 2006
References: [2006] EWHC 3330 (Admin) Links: Bailii Judges: Crane J Jurisdiction: England and Wales Last Update: 14 July 2020; scu-Ref: scu.249151 br> The post Rothon v Director of Public...
View ArticleTaleb v Trina Coaches Ltd: CA 5 Oct 2009
The claimant cyclist said that the defendant’s coach driver had caught her handlebar causing her to fall and be injured as he passed her on Euston Road. She appealed against a decision that she had not...
View ArticleGriffiths v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 22 Mar 2007
Photographic output was part of device process The defendant appealed his conviction for speeding, complaining at the technical accuracy of the Gatso camera used, and the use of photographs developed...
View ArticleMcCord v Thomson: ScSf 16 Oct 2008
Scots Damages Calculation not as English The parties disputed the damages payable after a road traffic accident. The pursuer was a passenger on a bus hit by the defendant driver, and suffered various...
View ArticleMathilde Grasser v Freistaat Bayern (Freedom Of Establishment): ECJ 31 Mar 2011
ECJ Directive 91/439/EEC – Mutual recognition of driving licences – Driving licence issued by a Member State in disregard of the requirement for residence – Recognition refused by the host Member State...
View ArticleDirector of Public Prosecutions v Darwen: Admn 24 Jan 2007
Prosecutor’s appeal against dismissal of case of failing to provide specimen of breath. References: [2007] EWHC 337 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Road Traffic Act 1988 6 Jurisdiction: England and...
View ArticleMilton v Crown Prosecution Service: Admn 16 Mar 2007
The defendant appealed his conviction for dangerous driving, saying that his special skills as a trained police driver should have been allowed for. He had driven on a motorway at average speeds of...
View ArticleParker v Bradford Crown Court: Admn 20 Jun 2006
The defendant challenged his conviction for driving with excess alcohol, saying that the prosecution had failed to establish that he had been warned that not to provide a specimen of breath would be an...
View ArticleParker, Regina (on the Application of) v Bradford Crown Court: Admn 20 Dec 2006
References: [2006] EWHC 3213 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 2000 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Last Update: 17 July 2020; scu-Ref: scu.249174 br>...
View ArticleHeaton v Herzog: CA 13 Nov 2008
The court considered an accident caused when a motorcyclist, travelling at excessive speed along a main road, collided with a car that emerged from a side road. The driver of the car had not looked...
View ArticleRex v Wells and Another: 1904
The driver had been convicted of driving a motor car on a public highway ‘at a speed or in a manner’ dangerous to the public. Held: The driver’s appeal succeeded. The charge was bad for duplicity. The...
View ArticleVehicle Control Services Ltd v HM Revenue and Customs: CA 13 Mar 2013
The claimant challenged a finding that VAT was chargeable on parking penalty payments as a supply of goods or services. Held: The appeal succeeded: ‘In the present case the contract between VCS and the...
View ArticleRegina v Denton: CACD 1987
Necessity not a defence to reckless driving The trial judge had refused to leave to the jury the defence of necessity, which the appellant sought to bring to a road traffic allegation. Held: The appeal...
View ArticleLunt v Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 1993
The defendant had been in a road traffic accident. The police came to his house to investigate the accident, but he refused to unlock the door to allow them entry. Stating reliance on section 4 of the...
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