Operator Receives a 14-day Curtailment of 2 Vehicles (margin +1) Following a Sustained Period of Non-Compliance.

Millicent Dooher represented this operator at a Public Inquiry following a previous preliminary hearing, two unsatisfactory independent audits and an unsatisfactory DVSA assessment. Although a significant effort had been made to ensure compliance within the 7 days prior to the Public Inquiry, the issues identified in 2022 were still evident in recent assessments, identifying the Operator did not have continuous and effective control. The Operator accepted the previous failings but assured the Traffic Commissioner that moving forwards there would be both compliance and control. The Traffic Commissioner imposed a curtailment of 14 days by two vehicles, this being the margin + 1.