Archive: Driver Conduct Hearings

This driver had driven without a card, driven a truck that was not on an operator’s licence, lied to the DVSA and failed to turn up to the Driver Conduct Hearing at which the Traffic Commissioner was keen to discuss the aforementioned sins. As a result the presiding Traffic Commissioner […]

This driver was not confident in his English and asked SBC to help him respond to a letter from the Office of the Traffic Commissioner. He turned out to have good mitigating circumstances and the Traffic Commissioner having considered all of the circumstances took no further action on the driver’s […]

The driver in this matter, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, struck a railway bridge causing substantial damage and delays to the train timetable. The starting point for this type of incident is revocation of the vocational licence and disqualification for 6 months. In this case the Traffic Commissioner was persuaded […]

This driver, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer at the driver conduct hearing, was asked to pick up a piece of plant which came off the trailer as the truck negotiated a roundabout. The load was of a type that neither he nor the operator had dealt with before and neither […]

This driver, represented at his driver conduct hearing by barrister Harry Bowyer, hit a bridge in his truck. The starting point for bridge strikes is revocation of the licence and disqualification for 6 months. The Traffic Commissioner took into account the driver’s age and inexperience as well as his limited […]

This driver, represented before the Traffic Commissioner by Millicent Dooher, had previously pleaded guilty to an offence of careless driving whilst in an HGV. The driving had resulted in injury to a pedestrian. The Traffic Commissioner considered the circumstances of the offence and the actions the driver had taken to […]

This driver, represented at their driver conduct hearing by barrister Harry Bowyer, blew 25 microgrammes in breath at a randon breath test at work. The operator reported them to the Traffic Commissioner. As the drink had been taken the day before and the driver had miscalculated the time before the […]

Our client, a driver, was represented by Laura Newton before the Traffic Commissioner at a Driver Conduct hearing. A DVSA Investigation alleged that the driver had created a false record on 5 occasions. During the Hearing, we were able to present a strong case to defend the driver. The Traffic […]

This driver, represented at the driver conduct hearing by barrister, Harry Bowyer, had forgotten his bluetooth and had picked up a call when behind the wheel of his truck. He applied for his licence to be reviewed and was called in to a driver conduct hearing. He should have been […]

This driver was represented by Senior Solicitor, Murray Oliver had been convicted for Drug driving. Their application for an HGV licence was referred to the Traffic Commissioner who took into account evidence that suggested that drug taking had ceased. The Traffic Commissioner refuse the licence application on this occasion but […]