Archive: Public Inquiries
Operator’s Licence Granted at Public Inquiry
Martin Smith, Road Transport Lawyer, represented the applicant company at a Public Inquiry in connection with an application for a Standard International Operator’s Licence. Martin was able to address a number of concerns which the Traffic Commissioner had raised and in those circumstances the application was granted with a single […]
Problems With Financial Standing Resolved At Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
The Operator in this matter, represented at Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, brought themselves to the attention of the Traffic Commissioner when they applied for a variation for an extra vehicle. The Office of the Traffic Commissioner was concerned as to whether the Operator could meet the Financial Standing requirements […]
No Action Taken Against Operator or Transport Manager at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
Martin Smith represented a haulage Operator at a Public Inquiry. The Operator had been carrying out in-house maintenance and a DVSA maintenance investigation had concluded that the arrangements were unsatisfactory. The Operator’s first time MOT pass rate was very low. The Traffic Commissioner also had concerns with regard to the […]
“Own Maintenance” Causes Problems with the Traffic Commissioner – Operator Keeps Licence at Public Inquiry
The Operator in this matter, represented at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, had an unsatisfactory DVSA visit. He was already on the radar of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner as his father had had his licence revoked. Amid a flurry of poor record keeping, prohibitions acquired, MOTs […]
Operator Keeps Restricted Licence following Disc-Lending Concerns
This HGV operator had been called to a Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry. The DVSA had discovered one of the operator’s licence discs in the cab of a vehicle belonging to a completely unrelated business and the Traffic Commissioner was after an explanation. The operator was able to give […]
Suspicions of Fronting for Father allayed at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
The Operator in this case, represented at Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, had his application for an Operator’s Licence called in for Public Inquiry. His father had been called in twice before and, on the second time over the guns had his licence revoked and was disqualified indefinitely. As the […]
Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry – Consequences of Operator/Transport Manager Losing Repute as Transport Manager?
In this case the Operator, represented at Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, was a sole trader who was also his own Transport Manager. The DVSA stopped the Operator in one of his own lorries and in the subsequent TEOR numerous regulatory failings were found. The Operator was plainly overwhelmed with […]
Operator with Restricted Licence Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
The Operator at this Public Inquiry, represented by Barrister Harry Bowyer, was called in after the DVSA had visited his premises on two occasions. His was a typical example of the worse end of the Restricted Licence scale. The DVSA found a litany of ills which included no daily defect […]
Successful Appeal at The Upper Tribunal
The Operator in this case was unrepresented at his Public Inquiry. He had a number of issues which troubled the Traffic Commissioner and did not improve the Traffic Commissioner’s mood by failing to attend at the requested time before his Public Inquiry. The Traffic Commissioner began the Public Inquiry in […]
Operator Avoids a Revocation by the “Skin of his Teeth.”
Martin Smith represented an Operator with a Restricted Licence at a Public Inquiry. The operator company had acquired and operated an HGV prior to the grant of its application for an Operator’s Licence. It had also arranged for the vehicle to be specified on the licence of another operator. Following […]
