Russell McKnight

The applicant appealed the impoundment of her motor vehicle under the Highway Traffic Act, arguing that the impoundment caused exceptional hardship.

The applicant had lent her vehicle to an unlicensed driver.

The Tribunal found that the applicant had managed to find alternative transportation to work, did not lose her employment, and her financial difficulties pre-dated the impoundment.

The Tribunal concluded that the grounds for exceptional hardship were not met and confirmed the impoundment.

The applicant appealed the Registrar of Motor Vehicles' decision to suspend his driver's licence based on a medical report indicating alcohol dependence.

The Tribunal found that the initial report was made after a brief emergency room visit and that subsequent medical evidence attributed the applicant's elevated liver enzymes to Hepatitis C rather than alcohol abuse.

Concluding that the applicant was not addicted to alcohol to an extent that would interfere with safe driving, the Tribunal set aside the Registrar's decision and allowed the appeal.

The applicant appealed the 45-day impoundment of its commercial motor vehicle under the Highway Traffic Act, arguing that the impoundment caused exceptional hardship.

The vehicle was impounded after an employee was caught driving it with a suspended licence.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the applicant had alternative vehicles available for its business operations, which precluded a finding of exceptional hardship under O. Reg. 631/98.

The impoundment was confirmed.