David Waddle v Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors
[2024] UKFTT 721 (GRC)
Shakil Ahmed v The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
26 November 2024
[2024] UKFTT 1069 (GRC)
First-tier Tribunal
Mr. Ahmed failed his driving test within the allowed time. He didn't follow the court's instructions, so the court dismissed his appeal.
Key Facts
- •Appellant: Shakil Ahmed
- •Respondent: The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
- •Appeal concerns failure to complete all parts of a driving test within two years.
- •Appellant failed to file a case management questionnaire.
- •Appellant failed to respond to DVSA's application to strike out the appeal.
- •Two years had elapsed since the Appellant's Part 1 test.
Legal Principles
Failure to comply with Tribunal rules can lead to an appeal being struck out.
The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009
Outcomes
Appeal struck out.
The Appellant failed to comply with the Tribunal's directions by not filing a case management questionnaire and not responding to the DVSA's application to strike out the appeal. The appeal was deemed to be unarguable due to the two-year time limit for completing all parts of the driving test having expired.