Operator Regains Good Repute after Serving 5 Years for GBH and False Imprisonment

This applicant, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, was called into Public Inquiry when he applied for an operator’s licence. He had been called in as he had been convicted in 2007 of offences of GBH and false imprisonment for which he received 5 years imprisonment. These are classified as “serious” offences and where an operator or applicant has 2 serious offences then the Traffic Commissioner must conclude that they have lost their good repute unless sufficient time has passed. In this case the applicant’s licence was granted as applied for at Public Inquiry.