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Operator and Driver Faced £12000 of Civil Penalties – All Cancelled on Appeal to the County Court - March 2021
Barrister, Millicent Dooher successfully appealed the civil penalties imposed on this Company and their Driver. 10 clandestine entrants had been discovered in the trailer of the vehicle arriving in the UK. After a contested hearing, the Circuit Judge found that the statutory defence was made out and the penalties, totalling […]
Driver Avoids Jail for Multiple False Records - March 2021
Solicitor Laura Newton represented a HGV driver who was prosecuted for 11 offences of False Records involving removing the Driver Card from the Tachograph in order to disguise excess hours being driven / insufficient breaks. The usual starting point for multiple offences in a custodial sentence of 6-12 months, being […]
Bridge Strike – Driver Spared Revocation - March 2021
Our solicitor, Laura Newton, attended a Driver Conduct Hearing with a driver who had been involved in a bridge strike whilst driving a HGV. The Statutory document indicates that drivers can expect to be called to a hearing with a Licence revocation and 6 month disqualification. In this case, the […]
Operator with Insufficient Management Oversight and “S” Marked Prohibitions Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - March 2021
This operator, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, was a UK Company with European directors. One of their trucks was stopped and given an “S” marked prohibition. As a result of the subsequent DVSA investigation it became apparent that the European directors had not been keeping sufficient oversight […]
Operator Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry Despite “S” Marked Prohibition and Furloughed Transport Manager - February 2021
The operator in this matter, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, was called in after he acquired an “S” marked prohibition on his trailer. In the subsequent investigation it became apparent that he had furloughed his Transport Manager for most of the last year. On investigation he actually […]
CPS Offer No Evidence in Van Driver’s Dangerous Driving Case - February 2021
The defendant, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, was charged with dangerous driving arising out of a police chase. The defendant denied that he was the driver. The case against him relied upon an “identification” by a police officer who purported to identify the defendant as the driver as the van […]
Operator Keeps Licence and Obtains Increase in Authorised Vehicles After Unsatisfactory Desk Based Assessment - February 2021
This operator/transport manager, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, was called in after he had failed to comply with undertakings made at a Senior Team Leader’s meeting which, along with a request to increase his authorisation by over 100%, triggered a DVSA desk based assessment which threw up […]
Northern Ireland Operator’s Licence Granted After 3-Years Delay - January 2021
Our client in this case had originally applied for an LGV Operators’ Licence in March 2017. In April 2020, following an unexplained delay of 2-years waiting for the DVA to action his application, our rather patient client contacted us for help. Unfortunately we then had the Covid-19 Lockdown and so […]
Operator Called in Owing to Disqualified Director Being Appointed – Licence Allowed to Continue - January 2021
This operator, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, was called in as the new director had just finished a 12 month disqualification. It was apparent that the new director had been operating a company for some time during the course of his disqualification. Whilst the director had attended the Public […]
Civil Penalties Completely Cancelled Following Appeal Hearing at the County Court - January 2021
Millicent Dooher, barrister, successfully appealed the civil penalties imposed on this owner/operator/driver. Penalties had been imposed on this sole trader after 11 clandestine entrants were found within an LGV travelling to the UK. Representations were made at the County Court at an on line hearing and it was accepted by […]
