In person, assisted by his wife For the v Respondent — 2026

This judgment determined only a preliminary issue in Mr Scott Selby’s pending claims against RAC Motoring Services: whether he was disabled during his employment from 26 June 2023 to 2 August 2024. It did not determine the merits of his unfair dismissal claim or his allegations of direct disability discrimination, discrimination arising from disability, and failure to make reasonable adjustments.

The respondent conceded at the hearing that Mr Selby was disabled by reason of rheumatoid arthritis and Raynaud’s condition. The tribunal found that these longstanding autoimmune impairments caused pain, loss of circulation and an inability to function properly, and had substantial, long-term adverse effects on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. He was therefore a disabled person by reason of both conditions at all material times.

The tribunal found that Mr Selby had not established either the asserted impairment of crushed or fused vertebrae or a resulting substantial adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities. The medical material referred only to a previous back injury, the condition was not recorded in the cited GP summary or his Impact Statement, and a January 2024 X-ray showed no acute bony injury.

The tribunal also found that Mr Selby had not established disability by reason of ADHD or Autism at the material times. There was no evidence of an Autism diagnosis. Although the GP notes recorded an ADHD diagnosis in 1996 and discontinued medication in 2001, there was no evidence of related treatment or medical intervention during the following 25 years or of a substantial adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities. The judgment recorded no remedy or monetary award.