GBM Haulage Limited: [2024] UKUT 353 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Citron on 8 November 2024

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 20 November 2024

• Categories: Transport - Traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals
• Sub-categories: Transport - Traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals - Revocation, Suspension and Curtailment
• Judges: Citron, Z
• Decision date: 8 November 2024

Read the full decision in UA-2024-000321-T.

Judicial Summary

Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 - revocation of licence under s26 and s27 - Traffic Commissioner wrote to licence-holder requiring vehicle online licencing (VOL) system to be updated to show new director of licence-holding company - licence-holder did not respond within time, or at all - Traffic Commissioner revoked licence - licence-holder argued that it had asked transport manager to respond, and been told he had - Held: decision of Traffic Commissioner was not wrong - appeal dismissed

Published 20 November 2024