Mohamed Abdulahi Omer (T): [2026] UKUT 17 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Citron on 12 January 2026.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 11 February 2026

• Categories: Transport - Traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals
• Sub-categories: Transport - traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals - Public Service Vehicles, Transport - Traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals - Restricted Licences and Transport - Traffic Commissioner and DoE (NI) Appeals – Applications
• Judges: Citron, Z
• Decision date: 12 January 2026

Read the full decision in UA-2025-000853-T.

Judicial Summary

The Traffic Commissioner refused the appellant’s application for a restricted PSV operator’s licence as insufficient evidence had been provided that this activity would not be the appellant’s main occupation (reflecting the requirements of section 13(3)(b) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1995). The Traffic Commissioner also decided that the appellants’ conduct in relation to his application (in not providing the required information about his other business activities, despite it having been requested) had been frivolous or unreasonable, such that there was no need to give the appellant an opportunity to state his case at a public inquiry (reflecting regulation 6 of the Public Service Vehicles (Operators’ Licences) Regulations 1995). The Upper Tribunal found that that the Traffic Commissioner’s decisions could not be said to be wholly wrong and so dismissed the appeal.

Published 11 February 2026