Mark Stalker v The Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors

This appeal concerns a decision of the Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors (“the Registrar”) made 29^th December 2023 to refuse to grant the Appellant a third trainee licence.

The Appellant was a trainee driving instructor who was granted a trainee licence under s.129 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (Footnote: ¹) (‘the Act’) for a six-month period, and then another, but was refused a further licence at the end of the relevant period.

The Registrar’s reasons for refusal, in summary, were that the Appellant had not passed the final part of the ADI qualifying examination within the relevant period and as insufficient evidence of loss of training time was supplied that the Appellant had had long enough to progress, and the application to issue a third trainee licence was therefore refused.

The Appellant initially appealed the Registrar’s decision, however by email on 18^th June 2024 the Appellant indicated that he had been successful in his recent Part 3 examination and therefore was now fully qualified. He no longer required a further licence and the application was therefore withdrawn.

The Tribunal agreed the request to withdraw and wishes the Appellant well in his qualified status.