Junaid Iqbal Siddiqi v The Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors
The appeal was struck out because the appellant failed to comply with tribunal directions and the appeal had no reasonable prospect of success as the trainee licence had expired by operation of law.
Source-derived case information.
- Parties
- Appellant: Appellant; Respondent: Respondent
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 11 May 2026
- Procedural Posture
- Regulatory Appeal / Strike Out Application
- Outcome
- appeal struck out
- Legal Topics
- Trainee Driving Licence, Appeal Strike Out, Regulatory Compliance
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Parties
Appellant
Appellant
Respondent
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Regulatory Appeal / Strike Out Application
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appeal should be struck out for failure to comply with tribunal directions and for having no reasonable prospect of success
Ratio Decidendi
The appeal was struck out because the appellant failed to comply with tribunal directions and the appeal had no reasonable prospect of success as the trainee licence had expired by operation of law.
Court Disposition
appeal struck out
Orders
- The appeal is struck out.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
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NCN: [2026] UKFTT 00704 (GRC) In the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) Transport Case No. Before: Judge Appellant: Respondent(s): Decision: 1. The Appeal is struck out. Determined on the papers Decision given on REASONS 2. On 5 November 2025, the Appellant filed a GRC1 to appeal against a refusal by the Respondent to grant a further trainee license. 3. On 26 January 2026, the Respondent filed a GRC5 inviting the Tribunal to strike out the appeal under Rule 8(3)(c) on the basis that the appeal has no reasonable prospect of success. 4. The Respondent stated that Regulation 14(b) of the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations stipulate that a trainee license expires the day following the trainee’s third unsuccessful attempt at the instructional ability test and that, according to his records, the Appellant had failed that test for the third time on 23 January 2026. 5. On 13 March 2026, the Appellant was directed by the Tribunal to confirm whether the appeal was to be withdrawn, or in the alternative, to provide submissions as to why the appeal should not be struck out. The Appellant failed to comply with those directions and has not responded to the Tribunal. 6. Under Rule 8(3), the Tribunal may strike out a case where: (a) the Appellant has failed to comply with a direction which stated that failure by the appellant to comply with the direction could lead to the striking out of the proceedings or part of them; (b) the Appellant has failed to co-operate with the Tribunal to such an extent that the Tribunal cannot deal with the proceedings fairly and justly; or The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009 can be found online at https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals/first-tier-tribunal-general-regulatory-chamber (c) the Tribunal considers there is no reasonable prospect of the Appellant's case, or part of it, succeeding. 4. The tests under Rule 8(3) (a) and (c) are met and the appeal is therefore struck out. Signed: Judge Date: 11 May 2026 2