DP/2026/05
The purpose of this report is to ask Members
to review a dual driver licence where a conviction recorded against
the licence holder calls in to question their fitness and propriety
to be a suitable person to hold such a licence. As such, the
licence holder has been referred to this Panel for
determination.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Panel considered an application to review a dual driver’s licence, due to a conviction recorded against the licence holder which calls into question their fitness and propriety to be a suitable person to hold such a licence. As such, the application was referred to the Panel for determination.
RESOLVED that, based on the information provided to the Panel, having taken into account the reason the Driver had appeared before the Panel, namely the Driver’s convictions for speeding, the report written by the Officer, her recommendations, the driver’s comments and the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability, the Driver was not a fit and proper person and accordingly the licence be suspended with immediate effect for a period of three months on the grounds that since obtaining the licence in 2024, the driver had received three speeding convictions in less than 12 months despite receiving a final written warning before the Driver’s last conviction. The Panel considered that the speeding convictions call into question the safety of the Driver’s passengers and therefore the Driver’s licence is suspended with immediate effect on the grounds of public safety.
NOTE: The Driver attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.