Guidelines relating to the relevance of convictions
The Council has adopted the following guidelines relating to the relevance of convictions to which it refers in determining applications for drivers' licences.
The guidelines cannot deal with every possible offence and the Council will take into account offences not specifically referred to, or any other conduct which may be relevant to an application. If an applicant has a conviction for an offence not covered by the guidelines a judgement will be made based on to the factors outlined at paragraph 3 when determining the application.
Offences are given a general description in the guidelines and offences of a similar nature created in any statutory provision, modification or re-enactment, will be taken into account and interpreted in accordance with the spirit of the guidelines
The guidelines are not an attempt to provide a definition of what constitutes a "fit and proper person".
Any individual who is refused a driver's licence on the grounds that the Council is not satisfied he is a 'fit and proper' person has a right of appeal to the Magistrates' Court within 21 days of the notice of refusal.
The guidance will be used for the determination of all new applications, the renewal of existing licences and the continuous review of current licences where any offences are committed during their period of validity.