A lack of good judgement which led to a minibus operator failing to keep control of drivers hours checks and using another tachograph card saw the case brought before the Traffic Commissioner, though regulatory action was limited to a suspension as a result of improvements prior to the Public Inquiry
In a written decision dated 2 November, Traffic Commissioner for the North West of England Gerallt Evans confirmed his oral decision to suspend a minibus operator’s licence for 28 days, and warned that the Transport Manager’s reputation was severely tarnished.
The operator involved was Farid Bhaiyat, the holder of a restricted public service vehicle operator’s licence (PC1104175), which was issued in October 2011 and at the time of the public inquiry (PI) authorised the use of a single vehicle.
On 3 April 2023, Mr Bhaiyat was encountered by Metropolitan Police officer in his Ford Transit minibus at the London Gateway services on the M1 motorway. He was the only occupant of the vehicle, but checks revealed that Mr Bhaiyat had driven with another driver’s digital tachograph card, belonging to a Gualam Mohammed Ahmed, inserted into the tachograph unit. It was found that he had committed a weekly rest infringement and the police issued him with two higher level graduated fixed penalties of £300, which he accepted.
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