Parking fines issued using CCTV evidence have been deemed unlawful, according to a landmark ruling. Adjudicators found that Transport for London (TfL) broke Government guidance by using CCTV, rather than civil enforcement officers or traffic wardens, to fine motorists parked in bays on red routes in the capital. The judgement from London Tribunals on eight appeals against red route fines does not set a legal precedent, but a spokesman for London Tribunals told the Telegraph other adjudicators “may take previous decisions into consideration before reaching a conclusion”. The three adjudicators said that TfL had acted with “procedural impropriety” by using CCTV to issue fines where Government rules say they should have used traffic wardens.
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