Neena Patel v Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors
| Court | First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) |
| Judgment Date | 12 August 2026 |
| Neutral Citation | [2026] UKFTT 1150 (GRC) |
| Date | 12 August 2026 |
| Year | 2026 |
© CROWN COPYRIGHT 2026
NCN: [2026] UKFTT 01150 (GRC)
Case Reference: FT.D.2026.0269
First-tier Tribunal
(General Regulatory Chamber)
Transport
Heard by Cloud Video Platform
on: 21 July 2026
Decision given on: 12 August 2026
Before
JUDGE MCMAHON
JUDGE ARNELL
TRIBUNAL MEMBER ROANTREE
Between
NEENA PATEL
Appellant
and
REGISTRAR OF APPROVED DRIVING INSTRUCTORS
Respondent
Representation:
For the Appellant: The Appellant appeared on her own behalf (supported by her daughter).
For the Respondent: Mr Andrew Heard.
Decision: The appeal is Dismissed. The Respondent’s decision of 12 February 2026 is confirmed.
REASONS
Background
1. This is an appeal against a decision of the Respondent of 12 February 2026 to remove the
Appellant from the Register of Approved Driving Instructors (“the Register”). The grounds
for the Respondent’s decision were, in summary, that the Appellant received six penalty points
for a speeding offence and failed to notify the Respondent within seven days of the conviction
as required. Accordingly, the Respondent considered the Appellant had ceased to be a fit and
proper person to be an Approved Driving Instructor (“ADI”).
2. The Appellant was first entered on the Register on 12 March 2024. The Respondent received
a notification from the DVLA that, on 07 January 2026, the Appellant had accepted a fixed
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