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A statement from the traffic commissioners regarding applications to cancel or vary local bus service registrations at shorter notice than the 42 days statutory period for England and 56 days period for Wales.
At a recent public inquiry, PSV operator Thandi Red Ltd were found to have failed to comply with the Public Service Vehicles (Open Data) (England) Regulations 2020, in particular having failed to provide location data for th…
The 20-vehicle bus and coach operator licence of Millmans Coaches Ltd, t/as Grey Cars and Coaches of Torbay has been revoked by Traffic Commissioner Kevin Rooney following reports of serious mechanical defects.
Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper has appointed a new Traffic Commissioner and two new Deputy Traffic Commissioners.
In a recent public inquiry before Deputy Traffic Commissioner Nick Denton, Kevin Griggs had his operator’s licence revoked, and was prohibited from holding such a licence for at least twelve months and had his vocational dri…
The Senior Traffic Commissioner, Richard Turfitt, has today published his response to the consultation on proposed changes to the Statutory Documents, following discussions with industry.
Proposed changes to training and a cheaper, shorter periodic test could help drivers to remain in or return to the sector.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Reays Coaches Limited recently had a temporary limitation set on the number of vehicles they could operate under their licence by the Traffic Commissioner for the North West, Gerallt Evans, when he found that the company had…
The Traffic Commissioner for the London and the Southeast, Sarah Bell, recently saw a public inquiry with a serious alleged drivers hours offence case linked to possible unauthorised use of operating centres and operating mo…
The Senior Traffic Commissioner is inviting comments on the latest proposed changes to ten of the Statutory Documents.
In a recent public inquiry before Deputy Traffic Commissioner Nick Denton, Armson Engineering Ltd applied for a restricted goods vehicles operator licence for one vehicle but the case was not as it seemed.
In a recent public inquiry before Traffic Commissioner Kevin Rooney, there was a very clear case of an operator who thought that ignoring prohibitions and trying to mislead the commissioner was an acceptable way to behave.
Stagecoach Devon Ltd, trading as Stagecoach South West, has been ordered by the region’s Traffic Commissioner to provide free transport in Exeter for two weekends before Christmas.
In a recent public inquiry before Deputy Traffic Commissioner Nick Denton, Roger Arnold lost both his good repute and operators’ licence.
Official statistics reveal 74% more lorry tests were carried out between January and March 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has appointed an acting traffic commissioner for England and Wales.
The TCs’ annual report to the Secretary of State is available to view and download.
The Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing Guide has been revised and updated to reflect changes in legislation and brought into line with accessibility criteria.
Although it is often overlooked, the Traffic Commissioners hear appeals regarding impoundings that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) have made. The three cases highlighted below, determined by Kevin Rooney, Traf…
In a recent case, Kevin Rooney, Traffic Commissioner for the West of England, made the decision to not only revoke the licence of Mulholland International Limited and to find that Wendy Mulholland the licence holder and tran…
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