Case No. UKUT-00272-(AAC)

1. This is an appeal to the Upper Tribunal brought by Mr Andrew Murphy t/a Andrew Murphy Transport Ltd (“the Appellant”), against a decision of the Head of the Transport Regulation Unit (“the TRU”) within the Department for Infrastructure for Northern Ireland (“the DfI”), dated 7 December 2021. The decision was to refuse an application for the return of a vehicle (registration SV57 EZO) and trailer (ID number NI/043661/04) detained under Regulation 3 of the Goods Vehicles (Enforcement Powers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (“the Enforcement Regulations 2012”). 2.The appeal was considered at a hearing, at the Tribunal Hearing Centre within the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast, on 22 September 2022. Mr Andrew Murphy attended and was represented by Ms J. Price, Barrister at Law. The Respondent was also in attendance and was represented by Ms A. Jones, Barrister at Law. 3. At the outset of the hearing, Ms Price applied to amend the appellant in the proceedings from the sole director of the company, Mr Andrew Murphy, who had completed all the appeal and related documents in a personal capacity, to that of his company, Andrew Murphy Transport Ltd. This was agreed by the Tribunal and therefore the Appellant is noted and recorded hereinafter to be “Andrew Murphy Transport Ltd”.