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HGV Driver with Mobile Phone Offence Gets 2 Weeks Suspension Rather than Starting Point of 4 - September 2025
This driver, represented by Millicent Dooher, was called before the Office of the Traffic Commissioner following an offence of using a mobile telephone whilst driving an HGV. The starting point for a mobile telephone offence (CU80) in an HGV is a 4 week suspension of your vocational licence. Millicent was […]
No Regulatory Action Taken Against Coach Driver at Conduct Hearing - September 2025
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this coach driver before the Office of the Traffic Commissioner following a referral from their employer regarding sub-standard driving. Millicent was successfully able to convince the Traffic Commissioner to take no regulatory action against this driver.
‘Totter’ allowed by Traffic Commissioner to reapply for vocational licence after 2 months Instead of 4 Months as Initially Indicated at Driver Conduct Hearing - September 2025
This driver was represented by Millicent Dooher, barrister, at his driver conduct hearing following a ‘totting’ disqualification. This driver had 5 speeding offences, 3 of which occurred in a commercial vehicle. The Traffic Commissioner indicated that usually a period of 4 months would be required before he would allow a […]
Bridge strike driver escapes revocation Dealt with by Way of 21-day suspension Instead - September 2025
This HGV driver was called before the Office of the Traffic Commissioner following a collision with a bridge in an HGV. The starting point for a bridge strike is 6-month disqualification and revocation of a driver’s vocational licence. Due to the circumstances of this offence, Smith Bowyer Clarke were able […]
Driver with 4 tachograph offences receives only 4-week suspension at Driver Conduct Hearing - September 2025
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this driver before the Traffic Commissioner following a conviction for 4 false record offences. The starting point in false record offences is a 4-week suspension for each offence; this driver therefore faced a starting point of a 16-week suspension. Millicent was able to persuade the Traffic […]
Operator Called into Traffic Commissioner’s Preliminary Hearing as a Result of Death of Cyclist - August 2025
The operator’s driver turned left and killed a cyclist overtaking on the nearside of his vehicle. The Traffic Commissioner was concerned as to whether the operator’s systems were up to standard. The vehicle was fitted with the Direct Vision equipment standard at the time. The operator had tightened up their […]
Restricted Licence Holder with No Paperwork Given Controlled Revocation at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - August 2025
This operator approached SBC when he was called in to a Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry. He had been operating trucks without retaining any of his paperwork – PMIs, walkarounds, licence checks etc. He had contacted a competent Transport Consultant leading to the Traffic Commissioner deciding that whilst the restricted licence […]
MOT Tester Reduces Cessation on Appeal - August 2025
An MOT Tester was investigated by DVSA following an undercover visit by a Vehicle Examiner. On the day of the visit, the Tester had discovered a fault on a vehicle and marked the MOT as a fail. However, instead of repairing the defect, he accepted the owner’s promise that the […]
Operator at Second Public Inquiry Avoids Revocation of Operator’s Licence - August 2025
Our client was called to a Public Inquiry due to an unsatisfactory Desk Based Assessment, which is a request by DVSA for an explanation of an Operator’s compliance procedures. This was a second Public Inquiry in a short period of time, and the Traffic Commissioner was very concerned about the lack of progress […]
Operator Threatened with Revocation of Operator’s Licence Allowed to Continue Operating - August 2025
Laura Newton represented an Operator called to a Public Inquiry before the Traffic Commissioner. There was a background of maintenance issues, including an unsatisfactory MIVR, the report produced by DVSA following a site visit and record audit. Whilst the maintenance had improved, other significant compliance issues arose during the hearing, which […]
