Archive: Driver Conduct Hearings
Bridge Strike – Driver Spared Revocation
Our solicitor, Laura Newton, attended a Driver Conduct Hearing with a driver who had been involved in a bridge strike whilst driving a HGV. The Statutory document indicates that drivers can expect to be called to a hearing with a Licence revocation and 6 month disqualification. In this case, the […]
Using a Mobile Phone GPS in an LGV- Driver escapes with 1-week suspension at Driver Conduct Hearing
This driver was represented by Millicent Dooher, barrister, having been observed using his mobile telephone whilst behind the wheel of an LGV. It was the Driver’s case that he was using the GPS only. By bringing the most recent cases on mobile telephone use in vehicles to the attention of […]
Driver Convicted of Mobile Phone Offence and Speeding Given a Written Warning at Driver Conduct Hearing
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this driver after he was called in following a conviction for a mobile telephone offence and a speeding offence in an LGV. The Traffic Commissioner accepted that the Driver understood the severity of his actions and was pleased the Driver had acquired legal assistance. Given the […]
The Wheel on the Bus Didn’t go Round and Round – It Came Off! Driver Escapes with Written Warning.
The PSV driver was represented by Millicent Dooher, barrister, at the Driver Conduct Hearing after the wheel had come off the double decker school bus the driver was driving. Plainly in cases such as these some of the blame lay with others but the driver’s walkround is the last line […]
4-Week Suspension for LGV Driver Who Received 8 Fixed Penalty Notices from the DVSA
Millicent Dooher represented the driver at the Driver Conduct Hearing after the driver had received 8 Fixed Penalty Notices from the DVSA. The Traffic Commissioner was persuaded that the driver had made drastic improvements from the time the penalties were issued, and as such reduced the suspension length to 4-weeks. […]
Two Week Suspension From Traffic Commissioner for LGV Driver After Guilty Plea to Two Mobile Phone Offences.
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented the driver at the Driver Conduct Hearing, after the driver had pleaded guilty on a Single Justice Procedure Notice to two offences of driving whilst using a mobile phone. As a result of the conviction, the driver received 6 penalty points and a fine. Owing to […]
Good Result for Speeding HGV Driver at Driver Conduct Hearing
Our solicitor Laura Newton represented a driver who had committed 2 speeding offences in a company HGV, both times travelling at 55mph in a 40mph area. He was called to a driver conduct hearing before the Traffic Commissioner. Although the Statutory Document suggests a 6 week suspension, the Traffic Commissioner, […]
Using Phone Behind the Wheel – Suspension Reduced from Starting Point at Driver Conduct Hearing
This driver, represented at the driver conduct hearing by barrister, Harry Bowyer, pleaded guilty when the Single Justice Procedure Notice arrived after he was caught using his mobile whilst driving an HGV. As a result of this conviction and the 6 penalty points accrued as a result the driver was […]
HGV Driver Avoids Revocation for Fraudulent Behaviour at Driver Conduct Hearing
Martin Smith, specialist road transport solicitor, represented a vocational licence holder at a driver conduct hearing. The driver had obtained, but never used, a vocational licence prior to gaining employment in an office. Although he had not undertaken his driver CPC training and did not have a driver CPC card, […]
HGV Driver Keeps Vocational (HGV) Entitlement at Driver Conduct Hearing
Martin Smith, specialist road transport law solicitor, represented a vocational licence holder at a driver conduct hearing who had received 10 points on his driving licence for an offence of failing to provide a specimen of breath. The licence holder was a mechanic and required his vocational entitlement in order […]
