Community council not consulted on local traffic order
When a council in Wales makes a traffic order (the legal rule that backs up a parking restriction), it should consult the local community council — known in Welsh as a Cyngor Cymuned — as part of the process. This duty applies especially in areas served by a functioning community council, and particularly in Welsh-speaking communities such as Mawr and Pontarddulais in Swansea, as well as areas in Carmarthenshire and Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT). If that consultation did not happen, the traffic order itself may be open to challenge on procedural grounds, which could mean your ticket has no valid legal basis.
Legal basis
Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/2489) reg 6; Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011; Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 s.39
How to identify this in your case
FOI the Council for the consultation log on the TRO. If no community council consultation, this defence applies.
Sample appeal wording
Dear Sir/Madam, Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] The TRO underlying the alleged contravention was made on [DATE]. The location falls within the area of [COMMUNITY COUNCIL]. Under regulation 6(2) of SI 1996/2489 and section 39 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, the principal Council was required to consult the community council on the proposal. FOI request [REF] confirms that no such consultation took place. The TRO is therefore not validly made and the contravention cannot stand. Please cancel the PCN. Yours faithfully, [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2489
- legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2021/1
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