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Driver with Mobile Phone Offence Disqualified for Half the Recommended Starting Point - March 2026
This driver’s mobile phone was being used as a sat nav when the double sided tape gave out and it fell from the windscreen. He picked it up to check the route when he was seen by the police. The driver, represented by barrister, Harry Bowyer, was able to put […]
Driver Given Formal Warning after Allegation of Dangerous Driving at Driver Conduct Hearing - March 2026
The driver in this matter, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, was parked up waiting for new instructions. A security guard turned up. A verbal confrontation ensued which led to the driver being struck by the security guards car, the security guard’s car being blocked by the driver’s truck and the […]
Dinosaur Operator Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - March 2026
This operator of a certain age, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, was operator, transport manager, driver and mechanic for his operation and was not doing any of them well. He was using out dated PMI forms, brake testing 4 times a year and not recording TM and mechanic work as […]
Operator with “Self Employed Drivers” Curtailed by Margin at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - March 2026
This Operator, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer at Public Inquiry, had been using self employed drivers. When he discovered that this was frowned upon he employed the same drivers through an agency. He had been told by his accountant – who ran the agency! – that this was okay. He […]
Operator with Poor Maintenance Receives Formal Warning at Traffic Commissioner’s Preliminary Hearing - February 2026
This Operator, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, was called into preliminary hearing after an unsatisfactory DVSA visit. The operator instructed a competent firm of transport consultants to tidy up their systems and satisfied the Traffic Commissioner that they were well on the route to running a compliant operation.
Driver using another Driver’s Card Suspended for 3 Months. - February 2026
SBC represented this driver in the Magistrates’ Court and helped him self report to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner. He had had a a wheel blow on his trailer and had used a driver card left in the cab to get the vehicle to a place of safety. Using […]
Operator Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry Despite Unauthorised Operating Centre Concerns - February 2026
The Operator in this matter, represented by Barrister Harry Bowyer, owned a recycling centre in another traffic area. The DVSA knew that the operator’s trucks were sometimes overnighting at the recycling centre and came to the conclusion that this was where the trucks were being kept when not in use. […]
Family Firm Keeps Licence Despite Behaviour of Family Member - January 2026
This operator, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, had a family member who behaved in a manner not conducive to the operator licensing regime. The operator insisted that he resigned as a director as soon as the behaviour was discovered. The Traffic Commissioner accepted that the remaining directors […]
Operator Granted New Licence as Applied for at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry Despite “Licence Lending” Problems with Old Licence - January 2026
The Director in this matter represented by barrister Harry Bowyer at Public Inquiry, was closing down his operator licence holding company in order that a new entity could obtain an operator’s licence. A problem became apparent in that the assets and employees of the old entity had been transferred to […]
Private Hire Licence reinstated after revocation for a mobile phone offence - January 2026
A Private Hire Driver convicted of a mobile phone offence was ultimately found to be a ‘fit and proper person’ following TfL’s decision to revoke the Private Hire Licence. The driver instructed Smith Bowyer Clarke to appeal the revocation. The Solicitor, Laura Newton and Solicitor Apprentice, Jaskiran Pal thoroughly prepared […]
