22 Apr 2025
On re‑hearing the court accepted the prosecution witnesses and video evidence as credible, rejected the appellant's account as not credible, concluded the evidence proved all elements of the three fixed‑penalty offences beyond reasonable doubt, and held the aggregate fines were within lawful sentencing range and not manifestly excessive; appeal dismissed.
23 Sept 2019
The magistrate's acceptance of the prosecution witness's account was reasonable and unshaken; the appellant's contrary account was properly rejected on credibility and inference; the common law defence issue was not argued below and would not assist because the appellant claimed he was told no written permission was required rather than that he believed he had written permission; the sentence imposed under the statutory fixed penalty regime was lawful and not manifestly excessive, therefore both conviction and sentence are upheld.
8 Aug 1996
The conviction was quashed because the Crown could not prove the precise location of the appellant's vehicle or resolve conflicts in the evidence as to whether the carriageway there permitted two lanes; the uncertainty went to the heart of the prosecution case and required that doubts be resolved in the appellant's favor.