{"id":562929,"date":"2026-04-15T00:26:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/jurisprudences\/joanne-hooson-v-the-registrar-of-approved-driving-instructors-3\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:26:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:26:57","slug":"joanne-hooson-v-the-registrar-of-approved-driving-instructors-3","status":"publish","type":"kji_decision","link":"https:\/\/kohenavocats.com\/zh-hans\/jurisprudences\/joanne-hooson-v-the-registrar-of-approved-driving-instructors-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Joanne Hooson v The Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kji-decision\">\n<div class=\"kji-full-text\">\n<p>1. The appeal in this case concerns the Appellant\u2019s application for a third licence under section 129 of The Road Traffic Act 1988 (the \u201cAct\u201d) to give paid instruction in the driving of a motor car (often known as a \u2018trainee licence\u2019). 2. The appeal was listed for an oral hearing on 10 March 2026 at 12:00pm. 3. The Respondent applied by way of form GRC5 dated 30 December 2025 to strike out the appeal, under rule 8(3)(c) of The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009 (the \u201cTribunal Rules\u201d), on the basis that there was no reasonable prospect of it succeeding. 4. Section 123(1) of the Act prohibits the giving of instruction in the driving of a motor car for payment unless the instructor is an Approved Driving Instructor or the holder of a current \u2018trainee licence\u2019 under section 129 of the Act. 5. In order to qualify as an Approved Driving Instructor, a qualifying examination (taken in three parts) must be passed. Only three attempts are permitted in respect of each part of the qualifying examination. If any part of the qualifying examination is failed after three attempts, the whole qualifying examination has to be retaken. 6. An applicant may be granted a trainee licence only if they have passed \u2018Part 2\u2019 of the qualifying examination and if they are eligible to take the \u2018Part 3\u2019 test. 7. Under Regulation 14(b) of the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005, a trainee licence remains in force until the day immediately following the trainee\u2019s third unsuccessful attempt at the instructional ability test (\u2018Part 3\u2019 of the qualifying examination). 8. The Respondent informed the Tribunal in its form GRC5 that the Appellant failed their third attempt at the \u2018Part 3\u2019 test on 29 December 2025. The Respondent subsequently provided the Tribunal with supporting information confirming this. 9. As the Appellant is no longer eligible to hold a trainee licence, for the reasons given above, this means that the appeal must fail. 10. The Appellant appears to have accepted that the appeal will not succeed, by way of correspondence regarding a return of the fee they paid to the Registrar pursuant to their application for a third trainee licence. 11. I therefore strike the appeal out under rule 8(3)(c) of the Tribunal Rules because I am satisfied that there is no reasonable prospect of it succeeding. 12. The hearing which was scheduled for 10 March 2026 at 12:00pm is accordingly vacated. Signed:Judge RoperDate: 08 March 2026 Judge of the First-tier Tribunal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"kji-sep\" \/>\n<p class=\"kji-source-links\"><strong>Sources officielles :<\/strong> <a class=\"kji-source-link\" href=\"https:\/\/caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/ukftt\/grc\/2026\/347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">consulter la page source<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"kji-license-note\"><em>Open Justice Licence (The National Archives).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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