Archive: Public Inquiries

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This Operator, represented at Public Inquiry by Barrister Harry Bowyer, had their transport manager go sick. They applied for a period of grace. After some time the Transport Manager announced that they were fit again and were re engaged – this raised some questions with the Office of the Traffic […]

This Operator, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, optimistically applied to increase his authorisation from 2 vehicles to 8 vehicles. This prompted the Office of the Traffic Commissioner to do a “desk based audit” where the operator scored an impressive 22 “unsatisfactories.” Further problems relating to a failure […]

Laura Newton, our Transport Solicitor, represented an Operator at Public Inquiry before the Traffic Commissioner, in an application for a Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence. The Traffic Commissioner had initially proposed to refuse the application as the Operator had been linked to 4 previously revoked Licences and a refused application. We […]

In this Virtual Public Inquiry the issue boiled down to the fact that the Transport Manager filled out the on line application purporting to be the Director. The issue only came to light as she managed to misspell the Director’s surname and failed to declare a previous appearance by the […]

This Operator, represented at the Virtual Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, had a less than perfect operator licence history. He had a previous insolvent company (not declared on the instant application) and a previous conviction for operating without a licence. His vehicles had appeared on more licences than Zsa […]