Statutory guidance

Traffic commissioners: appeals

Sets out the requirements of traffic commissioners and staff acting on their behalf in relation to appeals.

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The Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain issues guidance and directions under section 4C(1) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (as amended).

This guidance explains how the Senior Traffic Commissioner believes that traffic commissioners should interpret the law in relation to appeals.

The directions concern the approach to be taken by staff acting on behalf of individual traffic commissioners in relation to appeals.

This document replaces the previous version dated September 2017.

Published 7 May 2019
Last updated 9 January 2024 + show all updates
  1. Update to case law following publication of the Upper Tribunal 2023 Digest.

  2. Document updated to detail the approach traffic commissioners will take when reviewing a decision taken under delegated authority

  3. Publication of consultation draft to incorporate changes bought about by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/senior-traffic-commissioners-statutory-documents-2022-revisions

  4. Update to refer to UT decisions on the definition of procedural requirements for the purposes of section 36, the applicability of consent orders and stay provisions in respect of interim licences (paras 4, 8 and 15)

  5. Clarification of Statutory Document status to assist document users

  6. Adding HTML version of stat doc and ODT version of annex for accessibility purposes.

  7. Document updated.

  8. First published.