About UPFA (Unfair Public Fines Action)UPFA has been created to raise awareness, and generate financial and time support to Victor George Lilley, in his claim against Transport For London, the Justice System, and Central Government, regarding the refusal to hear his claim. The claim is, that the London Congestion Charge Penalty Charge scheme (not the rest of the Congestion Charge Scheme), is illegal. It is also to use the results of this case, to help other citizens, businesses and non-profit organisations, to take advantage of it in their claims and concerns over unfair public fines, penalties and charges. Lilley, who is not a user of the congestion charge scheme, got a congestion charging penalty charge notice for £50, out of the blue, dated 6th September 2004 and timed 18:13:19, when he accidentally went into London in the evening, earlier than normal, to see a play. When he queried TFL, 'wasn’t the congestion charge £5?' he was told he should have paid it on the day, and if he didn’t pay £50 within 14 days it would go up to £100 and after 28 days £150. So he paid under duress and undue influence. He then sent a letter of complaint to TFL dated 10 September 2004 demanding £45 back, claiming that this was illegal, because they should have notified him that he owed them the money first, to give him a chance to pay. NOTE: If you think he should have seen the signs, Lilley wondered about that as well, because he didn’t notice any signs. Apparently there were signs there. However, TFL have taken over £502m in congestion charge penalty charges from London motorists, from the start of the scheme until 28 February 2008, which is 41% of the £1.2bn congestion charge income, as a whole, over the same period. and £10m a month in penalties have been taken thereafter. So it wasn’t just him. Also, the signs are placed by traffic lights, so you are less likely to notice them. In addition, it is a psychological fact that attention follows interest. So, if you have no interest in the congestion charge you are likely not to notice the signs. Lilley alleges that TFL did not answer his complaint properly but suggested Lilley should appeal to PATAS (Parking and Traffic Appeals Service). He also alleges that PATAS ignored his claim of illegality, which was, unreasonable and ultra vires (outside their powers), both on appeal and review. The Uxbridge County Court refused to hear the claim at an expected preliminary hearing, and at an appeal hearing in the Central London County Court, he was told to come back with more law for ultra vires, but they refused to hear his claim of unreasonableness on the grounds of lack of power. When he came back to that court with more law, they refused to hear it on the grounds of no jurisdiction. Taking these courts to judicial review, he was forced to increase the number of defendants to 8: Central London County Court, HMCS Civil Law & Justice Division, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Master of the Rolls, Uxbridge County Court, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Tribunals & Administrative Justice, PATAS and TFL. The first 6 defendants (75%) did not defend the claim. Yet the Administrative court has refused to hear, as well. Appealing to the Court of Appeal, they too have refused to hear his claim. Making complaints to Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London (head of TFL, & the GLA who run TFL), London Assembly Members (who are supposed to hold the Mayor to account) and London Councils (who run PATAS), has got nowhere. Currently he is planning to petition the Minister of Justice. We aim to be a professionally run organisation, paying staff and suppliers, to provide a professional service, that takes persistent and effective action to adequately compete against public bodies, who are employing their own professional staff. To make use of volunteers to work in support of professional staff, to optimise costs and income, where appropriate. To provide training and work opportunities to people, which includes disadvantaged groups, where appropriate, and where it does not threaten other objectives. To work with other action groups, where appropriate, to optimise costs, income, effectiveness and efficiency, in pursuit of these objectives. To be neutral of any political party. Citizens might now consider the risks to themselves of such alleged government lawlessness, by the way of unfair public fines, etc., if they allow such unlawfulness to remain unchecked. By helping UPFA, and hence Lilley, to stand up to TFL, you can help prevent such injustice and abuse of rights taking over. UPFA Ltd is s non-profit company limited by guarantee. So, if you are upfa it, please donate by sending a cheque payable to 'UPFA Ltd' to Mr Victor George Lilley, Director, UPFA Ltd, 16 Kingsway, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 2TY, or make a credit card payment. We regret we cannot accept credit card payments direct to UPFA Ltd currently, because our bankers, HSBC, have refused to open a current account for it, on the grounds ‘they want to be seen as politically neutral.’ So the only way we can do it currently, is to take payments via Lilley Information Systems Ltd, and transfer them to UPFA Ltd's building society deposit account. To donate by credit card payment please click on the button below:- As Edmund Burke said, ‘All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing. NEWS:- News Release: Does Boris back courts biased to TFL?
Contact: Victor LilleyPhone: 020 8573 3911Fax: 0560 126 9338Email: vlilley@upfa.org.uk
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