Hertfordshire scaffolder wins legal battle against TfL
Posted: Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
A scaffolder has won a legal ruling that signs for London's Low Emission Zone - the sister scheme of Sadiq Khan's ULEZ - are not lawful, the Daily Mail reported. Noel Willcox, 48, ran up fines of £11,500 for driving a company truck to and from a depot in Harefield, North West London. Willcox, from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, refused to pay and took his appeal to a tribunal, which ruled in his favour, saying Transport for London (TfL) signs for the LEZ were not 'authorised and lawful'. Now the businessman, from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, is encouraging other road users to launch similar challenges. He said: “You look at the Dart Charge or the Congestion Charge, and the signage is very clear - the white 'C' in the red circle. “It warns you on billboards on the approach, it's written on the road surface, and then it reminds you afterwards to make sure you pay. 'There's nothing like that with the Low Emission Zone and it has been deemed unlawful because motorists have to be told if there is a risk, they are going to be charged under the Road Traffic Act.” He added: “I was being literally hounded for more than a year by bailiffs through phone calls and emails, and they even came to my office. “It was just awful, particularly just off the back of the pandemic. It put massive pressure on me and the business.” TfL insisted the signs were deemed lawful by the Department of Transport more than a decade ago and said it is investigating why certain evidence was not submitted.
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