Driver Escapes Revocation at Driver Conduct Hearing

Laura Newton represented a professional HGV Driver called before the Traffic Commissioner to a Driver Conduct Hearing to consider his fitness to remain a Vocational Driver. The background of the referral from DVSA to the Traffic Commissioner included the use of a vehicle with an unsafe load and safety critical defects, in breach of a recently imposed prohibition notice. The Traffic Commissioner, hearing all of the evidence took a step back from revocation, noting the driver’s remorse and balancing mitigating features. The Traffic Commissioner found that the Driver’s fitness was called into question and in dealing with the matter imposed a short suspension the Vocational Licence, which would allow the Driver to continue working as a Professional Driver.