Multinational Car Hire Company has Offence of Failing to Provide Driver Details Withdrawn

Barrister, Millicent Dooher represented this car hire company before the Magistrates’ Court following a charge of failing to provide driver details under s.172. The Company had not received the initial request for driver details but had received the reminder notice. The Company had responded to the reminder notice.

The relevant case law attaches the requirement only to the initial s.172 request and does not attach itself to the reminder notice. The Company also relied on the defence that, once they had become aware of the offence, they provided the driver’s details as soon as reasonably practicable.

Prior to the hearing, Millicent was able to discuss the matter with the prosecution, who agreed that they were to offer no evidence on this offence. The matter was withdrawn by the prosecution.