Transport Manager Fills Online Application Using Director’s Details – Licence Refused Until Fresh Application Received

In this Virtual Public Inquiry the issue boiled down to the fact that the Transport Manager filled out the on line application purporting to be the Director. The issue only came to light as she managed to misspell the Director’s surname and failed to declare a previous appearance by the Director at a Public Inquiry (Repute tarnished – licence allowed to be surrendered).

The Traffic Commissioner conceded that had the declarations been made in the proper form that this licence would have been granted without being called in. He was still concerned that there was no indication that the form had not been completed by the person it purported to be from.

Having heard from the Director and Transport Manager the Traffic Commissioner refused the current application but stated that he would grant an interim immediately upon receipt of a fresh application properly submitted.