Operator With Wrong Entity Given Sufficient Time for New Application to be Processed at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry

This operator, represented at Public Inquiry by Barrister Harry Bowyer, had been operating for many years as a sole trader when the reality was that he was in a partnership with his wife. Matters came to a head when the DVSA conducted an unsatisfactory assessment.

The matter was complicated by the operator seeking help from transport consultants who were more interested in cash than compliance.

The operator was put in touch with a reputable transport consultant who helped him put in systems and a new licence in the name of the partnership was applied for.

The sole trader licence was revoked with sufficient time granted for the new licence to be processed by the Office of the Traffic commissioner