Legal Q&A: CCTV and right-to-work
Q We have received a Subject Access Request (SAR) from a passenger that includes a request for CCTV footage from…
12-month disqualification for Richard Saunders
Cheltenham-based Richard Saunders was disqualified from holding a PSV O-Licence for 12 months after his one-vehicle restricted licence was revoked…
Carmel Coaches appealing against licence refusal
Carmel Coaches Ltd, whose sole director is Anthony Hazell, is appealing against the decision of Traffic Commissioner (TC) Richard Turfitt…
Making a false tachograph record is a dismissible offence: TC
Pulling a digital tachograph card and then carrying on driving is dishonest, it is a criminal offence, and it is…
Backhouse Jones: Going for gold…
Receiving a ‘call to Public Inquiry’ letter is the dread of every operator and with good reason given the very…
Backhouse Jones
Pulling tacho card and continuing driving ‘should be dismissal’: TC
Any driver that removes a digital tachograph card from the head unit and then continues to drive an in-scope vehicle…
Legal Q&A: Minimum wage and Carer’s Leave Regulations
Q One of my drivers has asked for time off to care for their sick mother. What are my legal…
Bradfords Minibus Hire revocation and DQ on hold after appeal
The revocation of the 15-vehicle national licence held by Bargoed-based Richard Bradford, trading as Bradfords Minibus Hire, and his disqualification…
Bridge a key gap in coach driver training
The Baltimore ‘Key Bridge’ incident has been a dramatic reminder of what can happen when any sort of vehicle strikes…
McCarron Coates
O-Licence revocation for associated Blackburn operators quashed
The revocation of the international O-Licences authorising a total of 13 vehicles held by Blackburn-based Abbey Coaches (Darwen) Ltd and…
