Registrar's decision to downgrade commercial licence set aside; solitary provoked seizure did not warrant suspension.
The applicant, a commercial truck driver, appealed the Registrar of Motor Vehicles' decision to downgrade his Class 'A' licence following a single seizure event.
The Registrar relied on the Medical Advisory Committee's recommendation that the applicant's venous angiomas posed an ongoing seizure risk, requiring a five-year seizure-free period.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that the applicant had suffered a solitary, provoked seizure likely caused by environmental factors at work, and preferred the treating neurologist's opinion that the applicant was at low risk for recurrence.
The Tribunal concluded the applicant did not suffer from a condition likely to significantly interfere with safe driving and set aside the Registrar's decision.
OLATOntario Licence Appeal TribunalJan 25, 2013
