The Traffic Commissioner for Scotland has penalised McGill's Scotland East Ltd and Midland Bluebird Ltd following a public inquiry in Edinburgh that found both operators failed to meet licence compliance standards. McGill's Bluebird Ltd was ordered to pay £29,700 under section 39 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 for failing to operate services according to registered timetables. The inquiry identified inadequate vehicle defect reporting systems, maintenance failures, and poor punctuality. Both operators received final warnings, with Commissioner Richard Turfitt stating their repute was 'severely tarnished' and warning that future failings may result in more extensive regulatory intervention.

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have announced that the Traffic Commissioner for the North West of England has revoked the goods vehicle operator’s licence of MDB Logistics Ltd and refused the licence application made by J&M Plant Hire Ltd. MDB Logistics’ operator’s licence was revoked after findings that the company had permitted another entity to operate under its licence and had failed to comply with core licence undertakings. The Commissioner concluded that MDB Logistics could no longer be trusted to meet the requirement of good repute. In a separate decision, the Commissioner refused an application by J&M Plant Hire Ltd for a restricted goods vehicle operator’s licence. The refusal followed findings that the company had operated vehicles after a previous licence had expired, had failed to disclose the liquidation of an associated company and did not respond to regulatory directions. The Commissioner also identified a lack of effective compliance systems and insufficient financial evidence.

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain has announced that the Traffic Commissioner for the North West of England, David Mullan, suspended Supreme Minibuses Limited's Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operator licence for one week following a public inquiry held on 3 February 2026. The action followed an investigation by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), which identified shortcomings in vehicle maintenance, safety management and compliance systems. These included an immediate prohibition due to a missing fuel tank filler cap and the absence of brake performance testing records across 14 Preventive Maintenance Inspection sheets. The inquiry also resulted in the removal of transport manager, Peter Robinson from the licence, with the operator required to appoint a replacement by 4 May 2026. New undertakings have been added to the licence, including mandatory management and maintenance training for the company director, an independent audit of compliance systems and evidence of completed brake testing and maintenance management training by May 2026.

The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain has announced that CW Moxon Ltd's operator's licence was temporarily limited to 15 vehicles for seven days (17-24 September 2025) following a public inquiry by Deputy Traffic Commissioner Gerallt Evans. The inquiry, prompted by Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) investigations in 2024-2025, found failures in driver hours recording, maintenance standards and transport manager oversight. The company has appointed new transport managers and must commission a compliance audit by March 2026.

The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have published a regulatory decision curtailing Kingpin Recycling Ltd’s HGV operator licence from 12 vehicles to 6 indefinitely after Deputy Traffic Commissioner, Dr Paul Stookes, found serious breaches of its operator licence undertakings relating to drivers’ hours, tachograph compliance and operational oversight. The decision followed a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency investigation, prompted by a roadside encounter in July 2025, which identified 28 instances of vehicles being driven without a driver card inserted, failures to retain complete tachograph and driver card records, and significant weaknesses in driver management and record-keeping. The Commissioner acknowledged that Kingpin Recycling Ltd had strengthened management, increased driver training, improved operational oversight and appointed a dedicated transport manager. However, he concluded that indefinitely curtailing the licence was a proportionate response to help the company maintain compliance with a smaller fleet. Kingpin Recycling Ltd must also commission an independent audit of its transport compliance systems and continue to engage specialist transport consultants until at least June 2027.

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain has published assistance on periods of grace. Periods of grace allows an operator who has not met a mandatory licence requirement to continue to operate and allows for rectification of the issue during the grace period. The assistance contains information on what periods of grace are, why periods of grace are important, when periods of grace are used, how to obtain a period of grace, what the time limits are on periods of grace and what happens at the end of a period of grace.

The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have released processing times for goods and public service vehicle operator applications. The data shows the average processing times for operator licence applications for goods vehicles and public service vehicles. The Traffic Commissioners have also released data showing the volume of cases listed for public inquiry and the percentage given a hearing date within 12 weeks.

The Traffic Commissioner for the East of England has revoked the operator’s licence of K & CO. Holdings Ltd, following a public inquiry on 30 July 2025. Both the company and its director, Johnson Kudenga, have been disqualified from holding or obtaining an operator’s licence for two years (effective from 5 September 2025). The inquiry revealed a series of serious statutory breaches under the Goods Vehicle (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995, including unauthorised use of operating centres, failure to notify material changes, non-compliance with vehicle maintenance and inspection schedules, inadequate record-keeping, the operation of vehicles with expired test certificates, insecure loads, and the improper use of tachograph cards.

The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have revoked the operator licence of TMA Haulage Ltd, with a grace period extending until 6 October 2026. This decision follows a public inquiry which determined that the director and transport manager (Andrew Tucker) repeatedly falsified drivers’ hours records by using a former employer’s tachograph card on several occasions between June 2025 and April 2026. As a result, the director has been indefinitely disqualified from serving as transport manager and his large goods vehicle entitlement has been revoked for 12 months. Additionally, a further revocation order—based on loss of goods repute—will take effect on 6 October 2026 unless Tucker is removed as a statutory director and his shareholding is reduced to no more than 50%.

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have announced that the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands, Miles Dorrington, has revoked Mr. Sukhvinder Singh’s operator’s licence. The decision, made following a public inquiry held on 5 February 2026, came into effect at 23:45 on 5 April 2026. The revocation comes after extensive evidence demonstrated persistent failures in vehicle maintenance, record‑keeping, and the satisfaction of mandatory operator undertakings. The inquiry revealed a long‐standing non‑compliance pattern, including an extended unreported absence during which Mr Singh likely spent mid‑December 2024 to late March 2025 in India without notifying the Office of the Traffic Commissioner. This absence allowed a driver to run the transport operation in violation of oversight duties.

The West Midlands Traffic Commissioner has revoked the operator's licence of The Pipe Corporation and disqualified both the company and its sole director, Darren Sockett, from holding or obtaining a licence for six months. This decision follows two public inquiries which revealed significant breaches of legal obligations, including the improper display of vehicle identity discs and failure to maintain written maintenance records. The Commissioner found that the director had made deliberately false statements during the inquiry, particularly in attempting to blame coronavirus (COVID-19) for administrative lapses. Despite acknowledging some positive steps taken by the operator, including engaging a transport consultant and initiating staff training, the Commissioner deemed the breaches and lack of trustworthiness too severe to allow continued operation under the licence.

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain has published an updated guide to public inquiries. The guide is aimed at operators and the public and covers regulatory hearings, known as 'public inquiries', held by traffic commissioners. The updated guide contains a link to the Upper Tribunal form and information on the process involved in appealing a decision of the Traffic Commissioner.