Farid Karemi v Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors

Facts

The appellant, Farid Karemi, appealed to the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) against a decision of the Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors dated 2 April 2026. That decision refused his application for a third trainee driving instruction licence, the Registrar having taken account of the written representations in a letter accompanying the application, dated 27 February 2026. The Registrar later applied, by an application dated 24 September 2026 and copied to the appellant, for the appeal to be struck out. The Registrar's case was that, under regulation 14(b) of the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005, a trainee licence can remain in force only until the day immediately following the holder's third unsuccessful attempt to pass the Part 3 test, and that the appellant had failed that test for the third time on 24 September 2026. The appellant did not reply to the application. The matter came before Judge McMahon for a case management decision, made without inviting representations from the appellant.