Khalid Mahmood Chouhadry v The Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors [2026] UKFTT 974 (GRC)
[1]The appeal concerns the Appellant’s application for a third trainee licence.[2]Under Regulation 14(b) of the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2025 a trainee licence remains in force until the day immediately following the trainee’s third unsuccessful attempt at the instructional ability test.[3]The Respondent informed the Tribunal by a form GRC5 dated 3 December 2025 that the Appellant failed their third attempt at the instructional ability test on 2 December 2025. Accordingly, the appeal must fail, because the Appellant is no longer eligible to hold a trainee licence. The Respondent applied for the appeal to be struck out.[4]The Tribunal directed the Appellant on 2 April 2026 and again on 20 May 2026 to provide any submissions as to why the appeal should not be struck out. The Appellant did not respond.[5]I therefore strike the appeal out under Rule 8(3)(c) because I am satisfied there is no reasonable prospect of it succeeding.