Transport secretary Grant Shapps has appointed two new traffic commissioners for the north west of England and for Wales.
Gerallt Evans will be the new traffic commissioner for the north west of England and Victoria Davies will be the new traffic commissioner for Wales.
Both will take up their posts in February 2020.
Richard Turfitt, senior traffic commissioner, said of their appointments: “I am delighted that Victoria and Gerallt have been appointed to the traffic commissioner team.
“They bring with them valuable experience of legal process and regulation, which will be used to great effect in serving the communities of their respective traffic areas.”
Evans is currently Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor with responsibility for all prosecutions in Magistrates Courts in Wales.
Davies has worked as a senior lawyer managing the transport team for the Welsh government since 2010, and spent eight years prior to that working for DfT as a senior advisory lawyer for various divisions including for the Road Transport Advisory Division.
Traffic commissioners are responsible for the licensing and regulation of bus, coach and goods vehicle operators, and registration of local bus services.
Where appropriate, they can call operators to a public inquiry to examine concerns about vehicle and driver safety.
They also deal with professional drivers at conduct hearings.
