[2025] UKUT 261 (AAC)

By s.13(5) of the 1995 Act, a Traffic Commissioner must refuse an application for a restricted operator’s licence if the applicant has failed to satisfy any of the requirements of sections 13C of the Act and in particular, the requirement that there be satisfactory arrangements for maintaining vehicles in a fit and serviceable condition; that the proposed operating centre must be available and suitable for use as such; that the facilities and arrangements for maintaining vehicles in a fit and serviceable condition is not prejudiced by reason of the applicant having insufficient financial resources for that purpose.