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Totter Escapes Mandatory Disqualification – Successful Exceptional Hardship Application - December 2020
Millicent Dooher, Barrister, represented this driver who faced 12 penalty points on his driving licence following 4 speeding offences. An application for exceptional hardship was put forwards on behalf of the driver. This was accepted by the Magistrates’ and the 6-month mandatory disqualification was not imposed.
London LEZ Penalties Cancelled for 6-truck Slovak Operator - December 2020
This small Slovakian Operator engaged in trans-European transport was hit with LEZ penalties totalling over €14,500. He found us on Google, and we took up his appeal, handled by Simon Clarke. On reading the result of his appeal our client sent this email, received this morning: “Good morning Simon, a […]
Licence Kept with 19 Endorsed Penalty Points – Successful Exceptional Hardship Argument - December 2020
Millicent Dooher, Barrister, represented this driver who was in possession of 9 penalty points and facing an additional 10-12 penalty points for 3 further speeding offences. Despite endorsing the driver’s licence with an additional 10 penalty points, the Magistrates’ were convinced not to disqualify the driver at all due to […]
Inaccurate TM1 Form Leads to Call in to Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry – Licence Granted as Applied for - November 2020
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this Operator at their Public Inquiry regarding their application for a Public Service Vehicle Operator’s Licence. The Operator had been called in owing to numerous errors on the TM1 form. After hearing representations on behalf of the applicant, the Traffic Commissioner was able to grant the […]
Operator Without a Transport Manager for 6 Months Successful in Application for Increase at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - November 2020
This Operator, represented by Helen Newbold, was called in to a Public Inquiry after submitting a variation to increase their standard national licence from 4 – 8 vehicles. On assessing the application, the OTC found that the operator had been operating for a period of 6 months without a transport […]
MOT AUTHORISED EXAMINER AND TESTING STATION APPEAL SUCCESS - November 2020
Our client, a dealer-franchise for a major European manufacturer, had two 500-points penalties imposed against them by the DVSA following the discovery of serious misconduct committed by one of their employees. As is usually the case, a single 500-point penalty means Single-Offence Cessation of the Secretary of State’s Authorisation as […]
Tachograph Calibration Manipulated – Operator Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - October 2020
Laura Newton appeared before the Traffic Commissioner representing an Operator who had received an unsatisfactory Desk Based Assessment and where it had been found that the tachograph calibration in one vehicle had been manipulated to allow a higher speed tolerance. Following evidence being challenged from the DVSA Examiner and the […]
Transport Manager Keeps Good Repute after Being Deceived by Operator and Drivers - October 2020
Our Transport Solicitor Laura Newton represented a Transport Manager at Public Inquiry. It was alleged and subsequently found that during his time as Transport Manager, the Operator and driver had manipulated the tachograph and created false records for a sustained period and over 50 occasions. We were able to demonstrate […]
£13,000 of Civil Penalties for Clandestine Entrants Removed by Border Force - October 2020
Laura Newton represented a Company and Driver where Civil Penalties had been imposed in relation to 12 clandestine entrants being found in the vehicle when it entered the UK. A Notice of Objection was submitted for each penalty and we were able to demonstrate that the requirements of the Border […]
Multiple Drivers’ Hours Offences – Operator Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - October 2020
The Operator in this matter, represented at Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, was running a large number of vehicles on a restricted licence. The Director delegated the transport side of the business to a number of properly qualified people who he thought would be able to run the operation compliantly. […]
