Archive: Public Inquiries
Operator Called in Owing to Disqualified Director Being Appointed – Licence Allowed to Continue
This operator, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, was called in as the new director had just finished a 12 month disqualification. It was apparent that the new director had been operating a company for some time during the course of his disqualification. Whilst the director had attended the Public […]
Controlled Revocation Allows Sufficient Time for Application for New Licence Without Break to Business
This operator, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, was called in owing to an unsatisfactory Traffic Examiner’s report. The problem was based on the transport manager allowing compliance to slip owing to his own personal problems. The operator should have noticed that the operation was not compliant but failed […]
Transport Manager Acquitted on 21 Charges Has No Action Taken on His Good Repute by Traffic Commissioner
After his acquittals and successful appeal to the Crown Court the Traffic Commissioner requested written submissions as to the underlying conduct of this Transport Manager, represented throughout by barrister Harry Bowyer. After seeing the detailed written submissions submitted by SBC the Traffic Commissioner wrote to the Transport Manager to say […]
Successful Appeal To the Upper Tribunal Against Cabotage Breach Vehicle Seizure
The Appellant in this case, an international finance house specialising in financing Large Goods Vehicles, were the owners of a vehicle leased to an international haulage operator based out of Ireland. In late-2019 the vehicle was seized by DVSA for breach of Cabotage regulations and in due course a Public […]
Application for Licence Granted in Full Despite Director’s Five Year Stretch for GBH
The sole director of this company, represented at Public inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, was convicted 15 years ago of an offence of Wounding with Intent for which he was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. The police raised objections to the grant of the licence applied for on the basis […]
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 […]
