Remember regulator action could be just one incident away
Recent on-the-road incidents have left the coach and bus industry under greater scrutiny and also highlighted operators’ responsibility to keep…
‘Dishonesty’ a prominent element of revocation reasoning
Douglas Bain banned from holding licence or acting as a TM for a period, as well as seeing revocation of…
Clayton Jones penalty for operational failings is upheld on appeal
Clayton Jones cited ‘reasonable excuse’ for the failure to run but Upper Tribunal rejects his appeal against DTC penalty The…
JMW Solicitors launches commercial road transport team
JMW Solicitors has launched a specialist commercial road transport team with the arrival of two well-known lawyers in the sphere,…
Senior Coroner raises concerns over school coach seatbelts
Closer attention to the use of seatbelts by pupils on home-to-school coach services looks inevitable after Senior Coroner for Liverpool…
Level of ignorance leads to revocation of Charlies Cars’ O-Licence
Concern over the level of ignorance of the management of High Wycombe-based Charlies Cars has led to the revocation of…
Two-year PSV O-Licence ban for Yellow Travel Wrexham
Yellow Travel Wrexham has been banned from holding a PSV O-Licence for two years by TC Victoria Davies for maintenance…
Rejection of Anthony Hazell’s bid for new licence upheld on appeal
The refusal of a bid for a new three-vehicle O-Licence by former Carmel Coaches Director Anthony Hazell by Traffic Commissioner…
Disqualification for Transport Manager on three O-Licences
Salman Chohan, who acted as a Transport Manager (TM) on three O-Licences, including that of Manchester-based Sumi Travel, whose sole…
The Upper Tribunal: How does it help to regulate the sector?
Readers of routeone will be familiar with Mike Jewell’s reports of regulatory decisions made by the Traffic Commissioners (TCs), usually…
