Senior Traffic Commissioner Richard Turfitt has warned operators not to leave it too late when it comes to periods of grace and to ensure they know the rules should they find themselves in such a situation.
A Period of Grace can enable an operator which does not meet one of its mandatory licence requirements to continue operating and allows time to rectify the issue during the period granted; a Traffic Commissioner is normally required to revoke a licence that does not meet the requirements, but the period of grace can be used to effectively put that decision on hold in certain circumstances. However, will only be granted if a Traffic Commissioner thinks it is appropriate.
The Traffic Commissioners accept that when running a business things do not always go to plan, citing the example that a transport manager might unexpectedly resign, or that businesses can experience temporary financial problems, or premises which are vital to the running of the business may no longer be accessible. In such exceptional cases, a period of grace enables an operator to continue the business whilst taking steps to address the shortcoming.
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