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Transport Manager Escapes with Repute Intact Despite Serious Failings in Maintenance and “S” Marked Prohibition at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - October 2024
Laura Newton represented a Transport Manager at Public Inquiry relating to an international haulier. The company operated vehicles in the UK across multiple traffic areas with two Transport Managers nominated on the licences. The Inquiry was called because of serious failings in maintenance, as evidence from S Marked Prohibitions and […]
Representations on behalf of Driver Lead to No Action Being Taken on Vocational Licence - October 2024
This driver was not confident in his English and asked SBC to help him respond to a letter from the Office of the Traffic Commissioner. He turned out to have good mitigating circumstances and the Traffic Commissioner having considered all of the circumstances took no further action on the driver’s […]
Operator avoids Disqualification and Allowed to Retire Without Attending Public Inquiry - October 2024
Public Inquiries are probably the most stressful thing that any commercial vehicle operator will face. Although this was a case where it may have been possible to secure a favourable decision it was clear after we looked at the whole picture that our client ought to consider retiring from the […]
Coach Operator convinces the Traffic Commissioner they can be trusted to be compliant in the future - October 2024
A roadside encounter with the Police sparked the Traffic Commissioner’s interest in this operators business. The Police reported evidence of multiple Drivers Hours infringments and one driver was also called to Public Inquiry to deal with his choice to drive without a Tachograph card. The new managers and proposed Transport […]
SBC Secures the Return of an Impounded Truck belonging to a European Bank after its Customer had Breached the Rules on Cabotage - October 2024
This Truck was returned to its owner after submissions by solicitor, Murray Oliver
Seized Truck Returned Without Charge after Successful Restoration Application - October 2024
The Truck in this case was seized when drugs were found concelled within a groupage load from Italy. Initially Border force refused to return the vehicle in accordance with their policy not to return vehicles to operators where drugs are found in a load. However Murray Oliver made a formal […]
Turkish Operator with 4 vehicles with total of 21 Clandestine entrants – Successfully appeals penalties which are reduced by 50% and is awarded costs - October 2024
Penalty £126,000 reduced to £63,000 after appeal by solicitor Murray Oliver
UK operator and Driver facing £82,000 bill for 7 Clandestine Entrants gets a Substantial Reduction - October 2024
Reduction from £82,000 to £11501.00 following a notice of objection by Senior Solicitor, Murray Oliver
Operator with “S” Marked Prohibition Spared Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry at Preliminary Hearing - October 2024
This operator, represented at the preliminary hearing by barrister, Harry Bowyer, had his driver stop owing to a rattling noise. The cause was 6 loose wheel nuts which had nearly led to a wheel loss. Unfortunately the DVSA passed by (or didn’t) and slapped an “S” marked prohibition on the […]
Tractor/Trailer with £millions of drugs seized by Border Force; Recovered for innocent owner by SBC. - October 2024
Our client, a major Netherlands hauler, instructed SBC to seek to recover their tractor unit and trailer from Border Force/HMRC after it was found to have concealed within it a large quantity of Class A drugs. Simon Clarke was able to demonstrate that the rightful owner could not have possibly […]
