Archive: Public Inquiries
New Operator’s Licence Granted as Applied for After Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
This Company, represented by Harry Bowyer, were called into a Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry upon their application for an Operator’s Licence. The Traffic Commissioner had serious concerns about the repute and competence of the Director and Transport Manager. At Public Inquiry those concerns were allayed and the licence was granted […]
Very nearly “too little too late” but Operator keeps licence after Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
This Operator, represented by Harry Bowyer, had a deeply unsatisfactory compliance audit by the DVSA to the extent that his drivers had no written daily defect reporting scheme. The Operator was his own Transport Manager and had attempted to delegate many of his responsibilities to other members of staff. SBC […]
Operator Granted Licence at Public Inquiry Despite Former Drink Drive Conviction of Transport Manager
An Operator and Transport Manager were called to Public Inquiry having applied for a new operators’ licence. The Traffic Commissioner had concerns about the Transport Manager’s former drink drive conviction, and whether it had been disclosed at the time. There was also evidence that the Transport Manager had been […]
Operator with Multiple Issues Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
This haulier, represented by Martin Smith, had been called to a Public Inquiry for a number of reasons. One driver, who at the time of his offending had also been a director, had been prosecuted by DVSA for making false records by removing his driver card from the tachograph unit whilst […]
Operator with Poor Maintenance Compliance Record Keeps Licence after Public Inquiry
This Eastern based haulier, represented by Martin Smith, was called to a Public Inquiry following an unsuccessful DVSA Maintenance Investigation conducted after an application to the Central Licensing Office to increase the authorised number of vehicles on the Operator’s Licence. There were numerous issues which included the quality of the driver […]
Preliminary Hearing – Traffic Commissioner’s Concerns Allayed
This Northern Ireland based haulier, represented by Martin Smith, had applied for an Operator’s Licence in the North West of England. The convictions of a director had not been declared on the application form and the Traffic Commissioner also had concerns over the ability of the proposed nominated Transport Manager who […]
PSV Operator Keeps Licence after Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
This PSV Operator, represented by Barrister Harry Bowyer, contacted SBC after receiving the call in letter for Public Inquiry. They had previously been called in to a preliminary hearing which they had dealt with unrepresented. The reality of the situation was that this was an operator that was genuinely trying to […]
Haulage Operator Doubles Fleet After Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry
This Operator, represented by Harry Bowyer, had applied to vary his licence to allow an increase from three vehicles to six. The DVSA conducted a compliance audit and found a number of failings. This, combined with a history of MOT failures and prohibitions, led to the application being called in […]
No Action Taken Against Transport Manager At Public Inquiry
A Transport Manager, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, had a history of involvement with companies holding Operators’ Licences which had encountered financial difficulties. On this occasion he was the nominated Transport Manager on two applications for Operators’ Licences. As a result of his involvement, the applications had been called into Public Inquiry. […]
Period of Grace Granted at Public Inquiry for PSV Operator to Show Financial Standing
A large coach and bus Operator was granted a 3 month period of grace by the Traffic Commissioner at Public Inquiry. The PSV Operator was able to satisfy the Traffic Commissioner that whilst there had been financial standing problems in the past, the business had prospects of changing this going […]
