Amanda Marie Davies v Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors

This appeal was an appeal against a decision of the Respondent dated 23 January 2026 to refuse the Appellant’s application for a third trainee driving instruction licence, having taken account of the Appellant’s written representations in emails received on 20 October 2025 and 14 November 2025.

On 10 June 2026, the Respondent made application, copied to the Appellant that this appeal be struck out pursuant to Regulation 14(b) of the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005 (‘the Regulations’) since the Appellant had failed her maximum permitted third attempt to pass her Part 3 test on 8 June 2026 and since, pursuant to the said Regulation, a trainee licence may only remain in force until the day immediately following the Appellant’s third failed attempt to pass her Part 3 test.

The Appellant, in an email to the Tribunal dated 15 June 2026 seemed to confirm that she accepted that her appeal should be struck out in the circumstances. She did not request to withdraw her appeal.

In the said circumstances, I have decided, having regard to the Overriding Objective contained in Rule 2 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009 (‘the Rules’), that there is no purpose to be served in this appeal to invite representations from the Appellant, pursuant to Rule 8(4) of the Rules as to why his appeal should not be struck out or to invite her to withdraw her appeal.

Having regard to the terms of the law, and the Overriding Objective, I grant the Respondent’s application in all the circumstances without further direction and strike out this appeal, pursuant to Rule 8(3)(c) of the Rules as having no reasonable prospects of success.