Roger Trenoweth v David Parrin — 2021

Case reference: 3304234/2020
Decision date: 25 March 2021
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Housego Tribunal
Panel members: C Grant, J Costley

Indexed: 22 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Roger Trenoweth

Respondent

David Parrin

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Roger Trenoweth, who was 62, worked for David Parrin as the main MOT tester from 1 June 2018. On 23 March 2020, when the first Covid lockdown began and MOT certificates were extended by six months, the respondent closed the garage and dismissed Mr Trenoweth and another employee by reason of redundancy. Mr Trenoweth claimed that the respondent intended to replace him with his son, Andrew Parrin, and that this amounted to age discrimination.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Age discrimination	The age discrimination claim was dismissed. The tribunal also made a separate costs order of £2,000 against the claimant under Rule 76, but that was not a compensation award on the claim.	Dismissed	Age	—

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £2,000; across all upheld claims

Legal tests applied

5 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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