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Fraudulent Driver with Two driver Cards Narrowly Avoids Immediate Custodial Sentence - March 2019
This driver, represented in the Crown Court by specialist road transport Barrister Helen Newbold, had managed to obtain two driver cards which he used a number of times over a 6 month period in order to avoid unnecessary tramping. The seriousness of the offences saw him being sent to the […]
Driver Conduct Hearing: Driver has both HGV and PSV Licences Returned after Disqualification - March 2019
Helen Newbold, specialist road transport barrister, represented this driver who was facing a driver conduct hearing to regain his vocational licences for both HGV’s and PSV’s after a disqualification of his private driving licence. With a new position of professional driving work having been offered it was critical that this […]
Driver Conduct Hearing: Vocational Licence to be returned following offences of failing to provide a specimen of breath, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance. - March 2018
Martin Smith represented at a Traffic Commissioner’s Driver Conduct Hearing a driver who had been disqualified from driving by a Magistrates Court for an offence of failing to provide a sample of breath. The case was complicated as police officers parked near to the driver’s house had seen him driving […]
Was This a Case of a Faulty Speed Camera or Human Error? - March 2019
Specialist Transport Solicitor Martin Smith was instructed by the driver of a large goods vehicle who faced a serious allegation of speeding. A Safer Roads Enforcement Officer had examined photographic evidence and alleged that the large goods vehicle had been driven at a speed of 67 mph in a 40 […]
Public Inquiry Results in No Further Action Despite Concerns over Financial Standing - March 2019
Barrister Helen Newbold represented this PSV Operator in public inquiry when concerns were raised over their continued ability to meeting their financial standing. Applying to amend a standard national PSV licence to a restricted PSV licence the operator had to demonstrate that the business was no longer the main occupation. […]
Robust Action prior to Call-In Letter Results in Licence Retention - March 2019
An operator, holding a restricted licence, was represented by Barrister Helen Newbold having been called into a Public Inquiry after a driver stop showed severe lapses in recording both driving time and working time directive duties. After a subsequent visit to the operator by the DVSA it was apparent that […]
Appeal to The Upper Tribunal: Traffic Commissioner acted unlawfully when Disqualifying Operator and Director - March 2019
This Operator, represented by Simon Clarke, was disqualified by the Traffic Commissioner from holding or obtaining and Operators’ Licence for 2-years or from “….being involved in any entity that holds or attains such a licence….” On appeal to the Upper Tribunal Simon Clarke argued that the disqualification was unlawful both […]
Operator Warned for Using Unauthorised Operating Centre at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - March 2019
The Operator in this matter, represented at Public Inquiry by barrister Harry Bowyer, had some building works at his operating centre. As a result he began keeping his trucks at a yard further down the same estate. The operator and his Transport Manager had a few desultory conversations about whether […]
PSV Operator Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry Despite Running With Transport Manager “In Name Only.” - February 2019
Barrister Helen Newbold represented this Operator at Public Inquiry after they were called in for significant failings in respect of their maintenance regime. It was established that the operation had been run with the Transport Manager acting in name only for a number of years which lead to the exceptionally […]
Operator Granted Licence After Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry Despite Operating Without a Licence and Using the Margin of Another Operator. - February 2019
The Operator, represented at Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, was running two companies when he decided to close one down. He closed down the company with the Operator’s Licence and continued to operate until one of his vehicles was stopped, thinking that the licence was still open to him to […]
