Welsh driver wins case over English-only parking fine
Ms Thomas initially received a £60 fine after parking at Lligwy beach, near Moelfre, Anglesey, in August 2021A parking firm has lost a civil case against a motorist over an unpaid £160 fine after she requested the details in Welsh rather than just in English.
Elysteg Llwyd Thomas from Dyffryn Nantlle, Gwynedd, had been sent details of an initial £60 fine in English.Ms Thomas sent a reply to say that she would be ready to pay once the company sent all correspondence bilingually, including a copy of the fine, following a stay at Lligwy beach, near Moelfre, Anglesey, in August 2021.Her request was ignored and she was informed that the penalty had increased to £100, which was later raised again to £160.
After the case, Mr Jones from Prion, Denbighshire, said he hoped the judge's warning would lead to the end of Welsh people being penalised for asking for correspondence in Welsh but said he anticipated the "struggle will continue for a while yet".Dylan Rhys Jones, head of the School of Law at Wrexham's Glyndwr University, said he believed "absolutely no precedent" had been set by the case.
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