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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Shamed cabbie is stripped of licence |
Shamed cabbie is stripped of licence A driver has been stripped of his livelihood after he made inappropriate comments to his passengers. It is believed that what was said by Steven Bowes, who has worked as a private hire driver in Scarborough, was of a sexual nature. A Scarborough Council licensing sub-committee, which heard evidence from witnesses, said the nature of the allegations “raised a serious cause for concern”. They ruled that Mr Bowes, whose licence had been suspended following the allegations, was not “a fit and proper person to hold a dual driver’s licence”. The committee, which held its hearing behind closed doors, said it had been left with no choice but to revoke the licence, which is needed to drive a private hire vehicle or apply for a Hackney carriage drivers’ licence in Scarborough. Andy Skelton, the council’s head of environmental services, said: “The suspension and eventual revocation arose from an unusual set of circumstances in which the driver made rash and wholly inappropriate comments to his passengers. “We expect the highest standards from our drivers and this extends to the way they talk to their passengers.” Scarborough Council have refused to state how many people made complaints against Mr Bowes, when the complaints were made or give any examples of what the cab driver said to the passengers, who were aged over 16. In coming to its decision, the sub-committee, which was chaired by Cllr James Preston, considered a report from licensing officer Barry Lonsdale, written evidence from Mr Bowes himself and an excerpt from a fare log. The committee accepted the evidence it heard from witnesses who attended the hearing. Mr Bowes was not in attendance. Cllr Preston said yesterday: “It’s always concerning whenever we have to adjudicate a review of a complaint against a taxi driver. We don’t take these decisions lightly.” In the minutes of the hearing, it was stated: “The sub-committee have considered the options open to them and feel that it is necessary to take action due to the serious nature of the offence detailed in the evidence. “The sub-committee have considered a written warning however they do not feel that this would adequately protect the public or that it reflects the serious nature of Mr Bowes actions. It would not be acceptable to allow Mr Bowes to continue to hold a licence as the sub-committee do not feel that he is a fit and proper person.” http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk ... _1_4257269 |
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| Author: | 187ums [ Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shamed cabbie is stripped of licence |
no surprise here then.......just typical |
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| Author: | Doom [ Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shamed cabbie is stripped of licence |
I wouldn't be too quick to assume he did anything more than banter with them, I'm at the stage where I don't talk to certain customers now, you can see it on their faces that they aren't no good and will do anything to get a refund. I've seen this a few times before 1 - Driver has Wren in car, Wren is playing with him and he touches her leg iirc, driver is the friendly sort who likes a laugh in his 50's married and ended up losing his badge for 6 mths until a court saw through the Wren. 2 - Driver has the worst distraction possible, 2x drunk women, he gets a tug from an unmarked cop car, cop is quite satisfied he simply made a simple mistake, cop is walking away and woman shouts out eeer you should see his driving mate, driver ends up losing in court because to go to the next level would mean possibly going down, women were seen in court waiting to go in and were having a right laugh, all because they didn't want to pay up. 3 - An Asian had to beat a rape charge when silly little tart changed her mind after she'd askied him to sort her out 4 - Bugarian apparently raped a woman who was sitting behind him in a saloon car, now I've heard of flexible people but this was taking it to extremes, he was cleared on this occassion thankfully. Sop that poor old general public isn't always as clean as it's story would have you believe, if he is a sex pest then it's good he's gone, but unless the full details come to light you should also think he may have been stitched up. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shamed cabbie is stripped of licence |
in a car with no screen/mesh and no CCTV your an easy target |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shamed cabbie is stripped of licence |
captain cab wrote: Mr Bowes was not in attendance. Other than the original alleged offences, there is nothing worse a driver can do (if they wish to keep their license) than not turn up and give their side. It makes it so much easier for everyone concerned to bin the fella off. Unless of course you want out of the game. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shamed cabbie is stripped of licence |
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: Mr Bowes was not in attendance. Other than the original alleged offences, there is nothing worse a driver can do (if they wish to keep their license) than not turn up and give their side. It makes it so much easier for everyone concerned to bin the fella off. Unless of course you want out of the game. Or you are ashamed of what happened and wanted out of the spotlight ? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shamed cabbie is stripped of licence |
edders23 wrote: Or you are ashamed of what happened and wanted out of the spotlight ? If that was the case he could have handed his license back. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shamed cabbie is stripped of licence |
I doubt we will ever know the truth ! |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shamed cabbie is stripped of licence |
http://democracy.scarborough.gov.uk/ieL ... 3902&Ver=4 Minutes: The Licensing Sub-Committee considered:- (i) a report by the Licensing Officer, Mr Barry Lonsdale, (Reference 12/073) (ii) written representations from the Driver, Mr Steven Bowes. (iii) excerpt from a fare log. RESOLVED that the Dual Driver’s Licence be revoked. Members’ reasons:- In coming to its decision, the sub-committee have had due regard to the objectives of the Licensing Authority as detailed in the Taxi and Private Hire Policy as follows: -To ensure the safety of the public affected by the operation of hackney carriage and private hire services -To ensure the safety and comfort of users of hackney carriage and private hire services -To encourage the provision of high quality and accessible hackney carriage and private hire services In coming to its decision, the sub-committee has considered the application on its own merits and has also had due regard to Scarborough Borough Council’s Taxi and Private Hire Policy The sub-committee has considered paragraph 6.3 and 6.11 of the policy and considers that the nature of the alleged offences is such as to raise a serious cause for concern. The sub-committee has also considered the evidence put forward by the witnesses, who were in attendance at the hearing, and accepts the evidence of those witnesses. It is important that the public both feel safe and are safe when travelling in taxis in the borough and it is the responsibility of the licensing authority to ensure that this is the case. It is noted that paragraph 6.12 of the Taxi and Private Hire Policy states, in relation to sexual offences, that the “nature of such offences is such that public safety is always going to be of primary concern”. The sub-committee have considered the options open to them and feel that it is necessary to take action due to the serious nature of the offence detailed in the evidence. The sub-committee do not feel that Mr Bowes is a fit and proper person to hold a dual driver’s licence. The sub-committee have considered a written warning however they do not feel that this would adequately protect the public or that it reflects the serious nature of Mr Bowes actions. It would not be acceptable to allow Mr Bowes to continue to hold a licence as the sub-committee do not feel that he is a fit and proper person. The sub-committee have considered suspending Mr Bowes licence however the sub-committee do not feel that there is any appropriate period or any rehabilitation that can be offered to Mr Bowes which would result in him becoming a fit any proper person and therefore warrant the end of any suspension. The sub-committee feel that there is only one option available to them which will comply with the licensing objectives under the Taxi and Private Hire Policy and which would adequately protect the public and that is to revoke Mr Bowes dual drivers’ licence. It is for these reasons that the sub-committee has made its decision. |
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