Ho Ken Leung v The Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors
| Court | First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) |
| Judgment Date | 13 August 2026 |
| Neutral Citation | [2026] UKFTT 1154 (GRC) |
| Date | 13 August 2026 |
| Year | 2026 |
© CROWN COPYRIGHT 2026
Neutral citation number: [2026] UKFTT 01154 (GRC)
Case Reference: FT/D/2025/1386
First-tier Tribunal
(General Regulatory Chamber)
Transport
Decided without a hearing
Decision given on: 13 August 2026
Before
JUDGE HARRIS
Between
HO KEN LEUNG
Appellant
and
THE REGISTRAR OF APPROVED DRIVING INSTRUCTORS
Respondent
Decision: The appeal is struck out under Rule 8(3)(c) because there is no reasonable prospect of it
succeeding.
REASONS
1. On 27 May 2026 the Respondent filed an application for the Appellant’s appeal to be struck
out pursuant to rule 8(3)(c) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory
Chamber) Rules 2009 on the basis that, as the Appellant passed Part 1 of the test on 23 May
2024, he can no longer fulfil the condition contained in regulation 3(4)(c) of the Motor Cars
(Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005.
2. By a direction dated 14 July 2026, I directed that the Appellant must confirm to the Tribunal
whether he wishes to continue with his appeal by 29 July 2026. The Appellant was notified
that failure to do so could result in the Tribunal striking out the Appellant’s case. No response
was received from the Appellant.
3. Having considered all the papers in this appeal, I am satisfied that there is no reasonable
prospect of the Appeal succeeding because more than two years have elapsed since the
Appellant passed Part 1 of the test on 23 May 2024, and accordingly, I find that as a matter of
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