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Suspicions of Fronting for Father allayed at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - February 2018
The Operator in this case, represented at Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, had his application for an Operator’s Licence called in for Public Inquiry. His father had been called in twice before and, on the second time over the guns had his licence revoked and was disqualified indefinitely. As the […]
Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry – Consequences of Operator/Transport Manager Losing Repute as Transport Manager? - January 2018
In this case the Operator, represented at Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, was a sole trader who was also his own Transport Manager. The DVSA stopped the Operator in one of his own lorries and in the subsequent TEOR numerous regulatory failings were found. The Operator was plainly overwhelmed with […]
Successful Return of Seized Truck - January 2018
A large European haulage company had one of their trucks seized by the UK Border Force. Illegal immigrants had been found concealed within. A prosecution was commenced against the driver for facilitating illegal entry and the truck was impounded as evidence in the prosecution case. The haulage company had no […]
Operator with Restricted Licence Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - January 2018
The Operator at this Public Inquiry, represented by Barrister Harry Bowyer, was called in after the DVSA had visited his premises on two occasions. His was a typical example of the worse end of the Restricted Licence scale. The DVSA found a litany of ills which included no daily defect […]
Successful Appeal at The Upper Tribunal - January 2018
The Operator in this case was unrepresented at his Public Inquiry. He had a number of issues which troubled the Traffic Commissioner and did not improve the Traffic Commissioner’s mood by failing to attend at the requested time before his Public Inquiry. The Traffic Commissioner began the Public Inquiry in […]
Driver Avoids Suspension for Tachograph Offences - January 2018
An HGV driver, represented by SBC, had been called to a Driver Conduct Hearing for tachograph offences. At the roadside, the DVSA had found evidence of a second driver card in use in potentially suspicious circumstances. SBC were able to demonstrate to the Traffic Commissioner that the driver had not […]
Successful Outcome for Lorry Driver Prosecuted for Careless Driving - January 2018
This lorry driver had been involved in a road traffic collision on a major UK motorway. Whilst driving his HGV, he had failed to notice another car which had merged on to the motorway into his blindspot. This resulted in a collision between the two vehicles, and the prosecution of […]
Truck & Trailer Released Following Border Force Seizure - December 2017
A well-known European haulage company approached SBC for assistance. The UK Border Force had seized a vehicle and trailer operated by one of their subsidiaries. A large number of cigarettes had been discovered in the trailer by customs officials. SBC prepared written submissions for the return of the impounded vehicle […]
Operator Avoids a Revocation by the “Skin of his Teeth.” - December 2017
Martin Smith represented an Operator with a Restricted Licence at a Public Inquiry. The operator company had acquired and operated an HGV prior to the grant of its application for an Operator’s Licence. It had also arranged for the vehicle to be specified on the licence of another operator. Following […]
High Court Stay of Traffic Commissioner’s Decisions Pending Appeal - December 2017
In October 2017 the West Midlands Traffic Commissioner revoked a Bus Operator’s licence, removed the Operator’s Repute and disqualified him. His application to the Traffic Commissioner for a Stay of those decisions pending appeal was refused, as was his subsequent application for a Stay to the Upper Tribunal. Simon Clarke advised […]
