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Transport Manager Regains Good Repute on Application to the Traffic Commissioner - August 2020
This Transport Manager, represented by barrister Harry Bowyer, failed to turn up to his Public Inquiry as he had not notified his new address to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner and did not receive the call in letter. At the Public Inquiry he lost his good repute and was […]
Using an Operator’s Licence with Intent to Deceive – Prosecution Discontinued. - August 2020
Transport solicitor, Laura Newton, represented an Operator who had been accused of using an Operator’s Licence with Intent to Deceive. The Operator’s case was that although he accepted using a vehicle specified on another’s Operator’s Licence, this was purely a mistake in that he did not understand that the discs […]
The Wheel on the Bus Didn’t go Round and Round – It Came Off! Driver Escapes with Written Warning. - August 2020
The PSV driver was represented by Millicent Dooher, barrister, at the Driver Conduct Hearing after the wheel had come off the double decker school bus the driver was driving. Plainly in cases such as these some of the blame lay with others but the driver’s walkround is the last line […]
4-Week Suspension for LGV Driver Who Received 8 Fixed Penalty Notices from the DVSA - August 2020
Millicent Dooher represented the driver at the Driver Conduct Hearing after the driver had received 8 Fixed Penalty Notices from the DVSA. The Traffic Commissioner was persuaded that the driver had made drastic improvements from the time the penalties were issued, and as such reduced the suspension length to 4-weeks. […]
Bridge Strike with Hook Loader Operator receives Formal Warning in Virtual Preliminary Hearing - August 2020
This operator was represented by barrister Helen Newbold in a virtual preliminary hearing to determine whether the operator should be called to a full Public Inquiry after one of their drivers hit a Network Rail bridge. An incorrectly stowed hook loader struck the bridge causing significant damage resulting in a […]
Bridge Strike with Excavator Driver Avoids 6 Month Disqualification - August 2020
Helen Newbold, barrister, represented this driver who was called to a Driver Conduct hearing after striking a road bridge with the hydraulic arm of an 18-tonne excavator. With severe damage to the bridge and a trunk road closure of several hours, the driver was facing a sanction against his professional […]
Two Week Suspension From Traffic Commissioner for LGV Driver After Guilty Plea to Two Mobile Phone Offences. - July 2020
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented the driver at the Driver Conduct Hearing, after the driver had pleaded guilty on a Single Justice Procedure Notice to two offences of driving whilst using a mobile phone. As a result of the conviction, the driver received 6 penalty points and a fine. Owing to […]
More Civil Penalty Success for SBC - July 2020
Laura Newton has represented a number of Operators and drivers this month in appeals against Border Force Civil Penalties. The most significant reduction was a cancellation of £17,720 for one company and its drivers. In addition we have had cancellations of £12000, £1200, £3900, £3200. We have cases being dealt […]
Transport Manager Troubles Lead to Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry – Licence Kept - July 2020
This Operator, represented at Public Inquiry by Barrister Harry Bowyer, had their transport manager go sick. They applied for a period of grace. After some time the Transport Manager announced that they were fit again and were re engaged – this raised some questions with the Office of the Traffic […]
Civil Penalties for Clandestine Entrants Reduced by Thousands of Pounds - July 2020
Laura Newton has represented a number of Operators and drivers this month in appeals against Border Force Civil Penalties. The most significant reduction was a cancellation of £17,720 for one company and its drivers. In addition we have had cancellations of £12000, £1200, £3900, £3200. We have cases being dealt […]
