Keith William Grigg v Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors

Facts

The appellant, Keith William Grigg, was a trainee driving instructor who applied for a third trainee driving instructor licence. The Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors refused the application by a decision dated 30 April 2026, having considered the appellant's representations of 13 March 2026 that he had low pupil numbers and had lost training time through hospital appointments. The Registrar's reasons were that the medical evidence did not show sufficient loss of training time; that two trainee licences covering the period from 24 March 2025 to 23 March 2026 had afforded ample time to gain experience; that Parliament had not intended a trainee licence to be issued for however long it took to pass the Part 3 test; and that a licence was not required to take that test. The appellant appealed on 1 May 2026 on seven grounds, including that further training had been booked, that his driving school had assigned him an experienced instructor, and that his third and final Part 3 attempt was on hold. He had failed Part 3 attempts on 30 June 2025 and 16 January 2026. In his Response of 22 July 2026 the Registrar repeated his reasons. The appeal was listed for determination on the papers with the agreement of the parties.