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(1) Joe Coyle Transport Ltd (2) Joseph Matthew Coyle v Driver and Vehicle Agency (Northern Ireland) (NT): [2026] UKUT 387 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision of Judge Smith on 29 September 2026.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
Published:
28 October 2026
Categories:
Transport - Traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals
Sub-categories:
Transport - Traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals - Decisions and reasons, Transport - Traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals - Disqualification , Transport - Traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals - Repute & Fitness and Transport - Traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals - Revocation, Suspension and Curtailment
Judges:
Smith, J
Decision date:
29 September 2026

Read the full decision in UA-2025-000020-NT .

Judicial Summary

This was an appeal against a decision of the Presiding Officer dated 6 January 2025 revoking the operator’s licence, disqualifying the Appellants from holding or obtaining an operator’s licence for three years, and disqualifying Mr Coyle from acting as a transport manager for three years. The Upper Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the Presiding Officer’s decision was not “plainly wrong”. The Tribunal, having refused to admit fresh evidence, upheld the findings that the operator had lost its good repute and that revocation, together with the associated disqualifications, was a proportionate and lawful regulatory response.