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Controlled Revocation Keeps Restricted Licence Operator In Business at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - August 2025
This operator, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, had been operating for 10 years in a manner that was far from compliant. This was laid bare at a DVSA visit in 2023 and a subsequent Desk Based Assessment in 2025. The operator had made some efforts to find […]
100 Truck Operation Survives Preliminary Hearing with No Call to Public Inquiry - August 2025
The operator in this matter, represented at Preliminary Hearing by barrister Harry Bowyer had taken their call in to Preliminary Hearing seriously. They updated their paper systems to digital. They engaged two more transport managers. They instructed a competent firm of Transport Consultants to oversee their improvements. the Traffic Commissioner […]
Applicant With “Main Occupation” Concerns Gets Licence as Applied for at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - July 2025
This aspiring PSV operator, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, applied for a Restricted PSV Licence. The Traffic Commissioner had concerns as to whether the applicant had sufficient competence and whether they met the “main occupation” requirement where a restricted licence holder cannot have the PSVs producing more money than their […]
Successful Means-Based Objection Halves Civil Penalties for Company and Driver - July 2025
The Company’s total civil penalty liability was halved (reduced by 50%). Upon an initial review of the case, there was no indication of compliance with regulations. Despite this, a Notice of Objection was filed on the basis that this objection was not to contest the finding of liability, but to […]
Driver Dealt with At Driver Conduct Hearing Called in a Year Later on the Same Facts! - July 2025
This driver was interested to discover that he had been called into a hearing in July 2025 on the same facts that he was dealt with at a driver conduct hearing in May of 2024. This led to some uncomfortable discussions with his employer and a telephone call to SBC. […]
Border Force Penalties Described by Judge Upon Hearing SBC Submissions as “Perverse and Unjust.” – Penalties of £32,000 Cancelled - June 2025
In this appeal civil penalties for clandestine entrants had been imposed against our clients, a UK haulier and their driver, in the sum of £32,000. Simon Clarke acted for the Appellants. In this unusual case the vehicle was an open car transporter not amenable to the usual methods of securing […]
Driver Runs Down Ex Girlfriend – Charged with Dangerous Driving – CPS Accept Plea to Careless Driving. Fine and 6pp - June 2025
The driver in this matter, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, was asked by his daughter to pick her up from the pub where her mother had been drinking all afternoon. The defendant arrived at the pub and loaded his children in the car. He had his new girlfriend in the […]
Civil Penalties of £76,000.00 are reduced to less than £1,000.00 on Appeal - June 2025
Our client, a European haulier, faced £76,000.00 in civil penalties following the discovery of 6 clandestine entrants in their vehicle. Simon Clarke of SBC acted for both the Company and the driver. The appeal was based on the failure by Border Force to serve the Penalty Notices in time; they […]
5 Year MOT Cessation Overturned on Appeal - June 2025
Smith Bowyer Clarke was instructed to represent an MOT Authorised Examiner and Tester, following an immediate 5 year Cessation. It was alleged that there had been fraudulent testing on vehicles which had not attended, but had been sighted on ANPR elsewhere in the Country. On appeal, Laura Newton representing the […]
Driver Imprisoned for Causing Serious Injury by Dangerous Driving (Whilst Drunk) Regains His HGV Entitlement at Driver Conduct Hearing - June 2025
The driver in this matter, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer at his driver conduct hearing, served a 22 month sentence for causing serious injury by dangerous driving when he had left the road in his car and hit pedestrians after a row with his wife. He passed his extended driving […]
