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From the Smallest to the Biggest: FTSE100 Client Seeks Our Advice - July 2017
This major international player approached Simon Clarke for advice on vehicle operations, compliance and future management systems. Simon’s advice on aligning wide-ranging advances in planning, tracking, monitoring and performance technology with the regulatory and compliance regime was described as well-thought out, constructive and innovative. This is SBC at the cutting-edge.
Western Area Operator Retains Licence at PI - July 2017
Simon Clarke at a Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry again. Maintenance and Compliance issues reared their heads in a DVSA audit undertaken in 2016. Serious and licence-threatening questions around issues of MOT-failure rates, missed PMIs, multiple “S”- marked PG9s, lack of any proper paperwork trail, poor Forward Planning, poor tachograph compliance […]
Success at last!! – Long Battle Against Representors Determined to Oppose Operating Centre - July 2017
A North-Eastern Operator approached Simon Clarke of SBC ending three years of PIs: first an Environmental; then the Appeal and a second Environmental; and finally a Maintenance/Compliance PI. This Operator sought to increase his fleet. After making the usual application he ran into a storm of local opposition from residents […]
Drivers Cleared of Using Magnets on Their Tachographs - July 2017
Two Polish HGV drivers working for the same company, both represented by Harry Bowyer, were stopped by the DVSA. The DVSA suspected from anomalies on the tachograph readouts that the drivers had been using magnets on their tachographs. Both drivers were adamant that they had not. SBC instructed a leading […]
Taxi Licence Granted Following Appearance at Taxi Licensing Subcommittee - July 2017
A private hire driver, represented at his taxi licensing subcommittee hearing by Harry Bowyer, had had his licence renewal refused as he had deliberately absented himself from a course that the council deemed mandatory. It became apparent that there was a deep-seated psychological reason as to why the applicant had […]
A Close Run Thing – Operator Keeps Licence at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - June 2017
This Operator, represented at The Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry by Harry Bowyer, had applied for a second operator’s licence in order to run a skip business. They then proceeded to operate LGV’s whilst running the skip business without having applied for an interim licence. One of the lorries was stopped […]
Operator Granted Licence Despite Conviction for Operating Without a Licence - June 2017
A company specialising in the repair and restoration of cars had applied for a Standard National Operator’s Licence. At a Public Inquiry, where the applicant was represented by Martin Smith, the Traffic Commissioner raised the issue of repute – The company had been transporting cars without an operator’s licence and […]
Civil Penalties for Clandestine Entrants Reduced by Thousands of Pounds - June 2017
Following arguments put by Simon Clarke the Border Agency has reduced our client’s Civil Penalty down from £8,400 to £126.00. This is a reduction of £8274.00 for a poorly paid driver, a considerable success on any view. Also achieved by Simon was a further reduction of £16,674.00 overall for the […]
Vehicle Recovery Penalties – Police forced to repay penalty and “unlawful” land reinstatement charge. - June 2017
An interesting encounter between Simon Clarke and the Police. A truck belonging to our client, a major international haulier, got lost following his SatNav. He tried to use a farmer’s field to complete a U-turn and, unsurprisingly, got his 44-tonnes truck stuck-in-the-mud!! A bright police officer then turned up […]
Phoenix and Fronting Fears overcome at Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry - June 2017
This applicant for a Restricted Licence, represented by Harry Bowyer, unwittingly attracted the attention of the Office of the Traffic Commissioner. She had been an extremely competent employee of a skip company. When she left the business quickly got into difficulties without her and became insolvent. In due course the […]
