O-Licence revocation and £1,100 penalty for Jackies Coaches
Vehicle maintenance problems and failure to operate services has led to the four-vehicle O-Licence held by Gloucester-based Jackies Coaches Ltd…
Coach and bus legal Q&A: Periods of grace and trade marks
When might I need a period of grace and will the Traffic Commissioner (TC) grant it? If an operator cannot…
Five-week O-Licence suspension for London Vintage Transport
The three-vehicle national O-Licence held by Leighton Buzzard-based London Vintage Transport Ltd has been suspended for five weeks by Traffic…
Autonomous Vehicles Act becomes law
The widespread roll-out of self-driven buses in the UK is a step closer as the Automated Vehicles Act (AVA) became…
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Richard Saunders was disqualified from holding a PSV O-Licence for 12 months after his one-vehicle restricted licence was revoked…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…
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…
