Are residents' parking schemes illegal?

In a judgment given on January 31, 2007 by Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco (949/2004) the court decided that the Pietà local council was acting ultra vires when it imposed a residential parking scheme as this was effectively discriminating between...

In a judgment given on January 31, 2007 by Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco (949/2004) the court decided that the Pietà local council was acting ultra vires when it imposed a residential parking scheme as this was effectively discriminating between Maltese citizens who live in different areas of the island.

Can Patrick Busuttil, general manager of Guard & Warden Service House Ltd (May 8), please enlighten us as to why wardens are still issuing tickets for these residents' parking schemes when these were judged to be illegal by our law courts?

The answer I get from wardens when I ask them this question is that this judgement refers only to Pietà but I believe the principle established by Mr Justice Farrugia Sacco should apply to all Malta or does Guard & Warden Service Ltd and the local councils expect us to sue all the local councils of Malta one by one?

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