The applicant, an Uber driver, was assaulted while parked and waiting to pick up passengers.
He applied for statutory accident benefits, which the respondent denied on the basis that the incident was not an 'accident' under section 3 of the Schedule.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that while the incident met the purpose test, it failed the causation test.
The Tribunal concluded that the assault was an intervening act and the direct cause of the applicant's injuries, rather than the use or operation of the vehicle.
The application was dismissed.
