Archive: Public Inquiries
Inaccurate TM1 Form Leads to Call in to Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry – Licence Granted as Applied for
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this Operator at their Public Inquiry regarding their application for a Public Service Vehicle Operator’s Licence. The Operator had been called in owing to numerous errors on the TM1 form. After hearing representations on behalf of the applicant, the Traffic Commissioner was able to grant the […]
Operator Without a Transport Manager for 6 Months Successful in Application for Increase at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
This Operator, represented by Helen Newbold, was called in to a Public Inquiry after submitting a variation to increase their standard national licence from 4 – 8 vehicles. On assessing the application, the OTC found that the operator had been operating for a period of 6 months without a transport […]
Tachograph Calibration Manipulated – Operator Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
Laura Newton appeared before the Traffic Commissioner representing an Operator who had received an unsatisfactory Desk Based Assessment and where it had been found that the tachograph calibration in one vehicle had been manipulated to allow a higher speed tolerance. Following evidence being challenged from the DVSA Examiner and the […]
Wheel Loss on School Bus – Operator Escapes with Warning and Transport Manager Keeps Repute at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
The operator in this case, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer at Public Inquiry, suffered a wheel loss on a coach with schoolchildren on board. The operator immediately began an investigation into the causes of the wheel loss. They instructed a competent transport consultant to finesse their systems. They commissioned two […]
Company with Card Pulling Drivers Escapes Revocation at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
This company, represented at Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, had been visited DVSA in November 2019. The traffic examiner had found that a number of drivers had been committing drivers’ hours offences including a number of instances of “card pulling.” Little had been done between DVSA visit and the call […]
Adblue Emulator Found, Poor Regulatory History, Licence Allowed to Continue After Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry.
This Operator, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, was found to be operating a truck fitted with an Adblue emulator. When the DVSA probed further into the business they found that the operator had few systems in place to ensure regulatory compliance either in regard to drivers’ hours […]
Former Transport Manager Unable to Demonstrate Continuous and Effective Control Retains Full Repute
Barrister, Helen Newbold, represented this former transport manager when the Operator was called to a Public Inquiry for licence lending, not complying with undertakings on his operators’ licence, significant missing mileage, and a paucity of information in both driver and vehicle files. A DVSA investigation identified a significant amount […]
Transport Manager Survives Public Inquiry with Good Repute Undamaged
The Transport Manager in this case, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, applied to be put on the licence of a coach company. The Director was called abroad on family matters and correspondence and the two communicated by text during his absence. Within 6 weeks of his appointment […]
Transport Manager Regains Good Repute on Application to the Traffic Commissioner
This Transport Manager, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, failed to turn up to his Public Inquiry as he had not notified his new address to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner and did not receive the call in letter. At the Public Inquiry he lost his good repute and was […]
Bridge Strike with Hook Loader Operator receives Formal Warning in Virtual Preliminary Hearing
This operator was represented by barrister Helen Newbold in a virtual preliminary hearing to determine whether the operator should be called to a full Public Inquiry after one of their drivers hit a Network Rail bridge. An incorrectly stowed hook loader struck the bridge causing significant damage resulting in a […]
