Restricted Licence Holder Retains Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry

The Operator in this matter, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, was called in after an unsatisfactory Traffic Examiner’s report. The Operator had been purporting to operate under a number of exemptions, had an unimpressive MOT failure rate and a large number of prohibitions including some with “S” marks.

The Operator instructed a competent transport consultant who overhauled his systems and document keeping. An audit showed that the operation was moving rapidly towards full operational compliance.

At Public Inquiry the Traffic Commissioner, despite the numerous regulatory failures, allowed the Licence to continue subject to a suspension and curtailment coupled with a number of undertakings.