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Taxi drivers caught accepting passengers without bookings


TWO taxi drivers have been caught breaking licensing regulations.

Derby City Council's licensing team carried out the enforcement exercise following last month's successful prosecution of three taxi drivers for failing to comply with private hire rules.

Out of 26 vehicles approached during the exercise on Saturday, two agreed to take a passenger without the journey being pre-booked.

Private hire vehicles must be pre-booked, which can be done either by telephone, e-mail or by going to one of the city's booking offices.

John Tomlinson, director of environmental and regulatory services, condemned the action of the two drivers.

He said: "It is very disappointing that even after the recent prosecution there are still licensed drivers out there who appear to be perfectly happy to flout the law and put passengers at risk. This is unacceptable."

Cases are being prepared for taking legal action against the two drivers.


source: http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Taxi- ... story.html

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Those taxi drivers.

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IDFIMH

last month's successful prosecution of three taxi drivers for failing to comply with private hire rules



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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

well if the law commission do decide to reccommend a one tier system maybe the gutter rag trade might start getting it right

Nah they'll think of something else to misname us with !

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

If the current minister has he way, it will be one-tier.

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IDFIMH

Yey griflock in every town and city as every PH and hackney try to get onto the few ranks that haven't been turned over to car parking !

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Personally if it does become a one tier system I won't be sitting on a rank waiting for work

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

PH don't just appear from nowhere when they have a job, and then disappear into the ether when they drop.

They sit, some say rank, somewhere, so why not make those somewhere places ranks.

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IDFIMH

I would keep the two tier system,but allow ph to do immediate hire,problem solved.

It's an interesting suggestion, which would be welcomed by those PH who can't be ars** to keep moving up the rank.

But I doubt it would be welcomed by many in the restricted hackney carriage trade.

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IDFIMH

I doubt it would be welcomed by any in WAV only areas either

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

what about those areas with no WAV's?

No ranks????

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin