Assessment of suitability
The most important questions that the Members of any Committee that decides on whether to grant, renew, suspend, revoke or refuse a licence to a driver, vehicle or operator, are:
- would I trust this person to be responsible for driving or operating a vehicle that any member of my family would use (children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, husband or wife), with particular regard to whether they might be alone and/or vulnerable at the time?
- and would I trust this person with sensitive personal information about my routines and holiday plans?
If the answer to those questions is 'No', 'don't know' or 'not sure' then a licence should not be granted or renewed and should be refused or where an existing licence is in place revoked, on the grounds that Members are not convinced that the applicant is safe and suitable.