Archive: Civil Penalties for Clandestine Entrants
Clandestine Entrant Penalties Reduced by 88% – Down from £24,000 to £3,000!
This European operator, represented by barrister Simon Clarke in the County Court, won a reduction of his civil penalties from £24,000.00 to just over £3,000.00. Border Force refused to review the financial means assessment by quoting the 28-day time limit in Section 6 of the Carriers’ Liability Regulations 2002. The […]
Civil penalty for Driver reduced from £6000 to £317.00
Millicent Dooher submitted representations on behalf of this driver who had received a civil penalty following he discovery of a clandestine entrant in his vehicle. As it was his first offence, the penalty was set at £6,000.00. Upon representations, this penalty was reduced to just £317.00. If you have received […]
Clandestine entrant civil penalty of £96,000.00 reduced to just £15,954.00
Millicent Dooher submitted representations for both Company and Driver who had received civil penalties following the discovery of 6 clandestine entrants in one of the Company vehicles. The Company received a penalty of £60,000.00 and the Driver a penalty of £36,000.00. Following the representations, the Company penalty was reduced by […]
Notice of Objection Representations Reduces Company and Driver Fine For Clandestine Entrants From £12,000 To £1,585.
Millicent Dooher lodged a notice of objection for both this Company and their Driver following the discovery of 1 clandestine entrant in a company vehicle. Border Force had imposed a penalty of £12,000 in total for this single entrant. Millicent was able to submit representations and the penalty was reduced […]
Civil Penalties for both Company and Driver reduced from £16,000 to £2,638
Millicent Dooher, barrister, submitted a Notice of Objection on behalf of this Company and Driver. Border Force accepted the representations and reduced the Company’s penalty by 75% and the Driver’s penalty from £6,000 to £138.
Civil Penalties For Clandestine Entrants Reduced by Almost £68,000.00
This Company and Driver were facing penalties of £80,000.00 following the discovery of 5 clandestine entrants in the vehicle. Millicent Dooher made representations to Border Force through a Notice of Objection. These were accepted and the penalties were reduced from £80,000 down to just £12,585.
300% reduction in Financial Penalty for Clandestine Entrants
The Operator faced a £96000 bill after Border Force found 6 Illegal Immigrants in on of its vehicles before it border the Ferry to England. Murray Oliver challenged this with a Notice of Objection and reduced the penalty to £24,000. Operators have 28 days from the issue of a Notice […]
£96,000 Civil Penalty reduced to £24,000 after notice of Objection
The Operator faced a £96000 bill after Border Force found 6 Illegal Immigrants in on of its vehicles before it border the Ferry to England. Murray Oliver, senior solicitor, challenged this with a Notice of Objection and reduced the penalty to £24,000. Operators have 28 days from the issue of […]
Civil Penalty Liability Reduced By 75% For Company and More than 99% For Driver
Millicent Dooher represented this Company and Driver following the imposition of civil penalties for 3 clandestine entrants. The Company penalty sat at £30,000.00 and the Driver penalty at £18,000.00. It was accepted that the regulations had not been complied with. Millicent was able to persuade Border Force to consider the […]
Civil Penalty Reduced from £32,000.00 to £5,138.00.
This Company faced a civil penalty of £20,000.00 and the Driver £12,000.00 following the discovery of two clandestine entrants in the Company vehicle. Following a Notice of Objection submitted by Millicent Dooher, the Company’s penalty was reduced by 75% to just £5,000.00 and the Driver’s penalty was reduced to just […]
