Archive: Public Inquiries
Partnership to be Terminated and Sole Trader Operator’s Licence To Be Sought for Remaining Partner
A haulier, represented by Martin Smith, with an Operator’s Licence authorising the use of 12 vehicles and 2 operating centres was called to a Public inquiry. Although a partnership held the Operator’s Licence, one of the two partners was elderly and could not attend the Public Inquiry. The Traffic Commissioner […]
Transport Manager Keeps Repute after Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
A Transport Manager, represented by Martin Smith, was called to a Public Inquiry along with his employer. An unsatisfactory DVSA maintenance investigation had taken place at the Operating Centre in March 2017 and the Traffic Commissioner also had a number of other concerns. The Transport Manager was able to give […]
Scaffolder Keeps Operator’s Licences
A scaffolder, represented by Harry Bowyer, was called into a Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry after a stop by the DVSA revealed severe deficiencies in his maintenance and drivers’ hours regimes. He held two restricted licences as he had an operating centre in two different traffic areas. The matter was further […]
Western Area Operator Retains Licence at PI
Simon Clarke at a Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry again. Maintenance and Compliance issues reared their heads in a DVSA audit undertaken in 2016. Serious and licence-threatening questions around issues of MOT-failure rates, missed PMIs, multiple “S”- marked PG9s, lack of any proper paperwork trail, poor Forward Planning, poor tachograph compliance […]
Success at last!! – Long Battle Against Representors Determined to Oppose Operating Centre
A North-Eastern Operator approached Simon Clarke of SBC ending three years of PIs: first an Environmental; then the Appeal and a second Environmental; and finally a Maintenance/Compliance PI. This Operator sought to increase his fleet. After making the usual application he ran into a storm of local opposition from residents […]
A Close Run Thing – Operator Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
This Operator, represented at The Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, had applied for a second operator’s licence in order to run a skip business. They then proceeded to operate LGV’s whilst running the skip business without having applied for an interim licence. One of the lorries was stopped […]
Operator Granted Licence Despite Conviction for Operating Without a Licence
A company specialising in the repair and restoration of cars had applied for a Standard National Operator’s Licence. At a Public Inquiry, where the applicant was represented by Martin Smith, the Traffic Commissioner raised the issue of repute – The company had been transporting cars without an operator’s licence and […]
Phoenix and Fronting Fears overcome at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
This applicant for a Restricted Licence, represented by Harry Bowyer, unwittingly attracted the attention of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner. She had been an extremely competent employee of a skip company. When she left the business quickly got into difficulties without her and became insolvent. In due course the […]
Applicant Overcomes “Fronting” Concerns to be Granted New Operator’s Licence
An applicant for a new operator’s licence, represented by SBC, was able to satisfy the Traffic Commissioner at Public Inquiry that his business was not a “front” for another disqualified operator. Concerns had initially arisen following the revocation of an operators licence held by a family member. That same family […]
The Dangers of Delegation – PSV Operator Keeps Their Licence After Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
This PSV Operator, represented by Harry Bowyer, was both Director of the firm and Transport Manager. He employed a CPC qualified Transport Manager to whom he delegated much of the compliance supervision without actually nominating him as a Transport Manager for the company. The Operator put too much trust in this […]
