A courier collection did not need to involve heavy goods (2026)
Case 2250179143 / 2025-08-06 / Adjudicator Michael Burke
O/S 249- 251E EAST INDIA DOCK ROAD E14
Michael Burke accepted a courier's loading claim within the signed red-route loading window. CCTV supported the collection, and the small item did not defeat the business-loading explanation.
“On the evidence I have seen I am satisfied the loading/unloading exemption applies and accordingly I allow the appeal.”
Michael Burke, case 2250179143
The sign prohibited stopping but allowed loading between 10am and 4pm. The vehicle was recorded during that window. The driver said the stop was for collecting goods for delivery and supplied supporting evidence.
The footage showed the driver leaving the vehicle and returning with an item. Michael Burke found that consistent with the account. He understood the authority's objection to be that the goods were not sufficiently heavy or bulky.
The adjudicator rejected that objection for a courier who needed the vehicle for collections and deliveries, regardless of the individual item's weight. The appeal succeeded on the loading exemption available at that place and time.
A comparable courier case should connect the signed loading window, job evidence and observed activity. The decision does not permit deliveries anywhere on a red route, and it should not be recast as a general exemption for ordinary shopping stops.
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Search for 2250179143 in the London Tribunals register to read the decision. This case explains how the adjudicator assessed its evidence; another appeal depends on its own facts and applicable restriction.
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