He got off light should never be allowed back IMHO
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Taxi driver from Winterton fears he may lose his licence |
Taxi driver from Winterton fears he may lose his licence after illegal use of disabled parking badge A taxi driver fears he may lose his licence after illegally using a disabled parking badge that belonged to one of his customers for eight months. John Leasing, of Roxby Road, Winterton, was charged with theft by finding after obtaining the badge from Zakira Hussain, who left the badge in Leasing’s taxi in October of last year. Leasing, 42, pleaded guilty on the day of his trial at North Lincolnshire Magistrates’ Court to theft by finding. Cathy Kioko-Gilligan, prosecuting, told the court that parking enforcement officers caught up with Leasing in June of this year, when they saw his car parked in a lay-by near Scunthorpe Market. She said officers believed the badge to have been tampered with and inquiries then found it was reported stolen. Leasing was then stopped by police a month later for being in possession of the badge and arrested, she told the court. The prosecutor said Leasing told police that the badge had been left in his mini-bus by a customer and he had it on the dashboard as a reminder to himself to hand it back. It was not revealed which firm he worked for. Sunny Dhinsa, mitigating, told the court that Leasing was extremely remorseful and was a man of previous good character. Mr Dhinsa said: “He has learnt a valuable lesson and through his own foolish actions he may lose his livelihood, as he may lose his taxi licence.” Leasing was given an 80-hour community order and told to pay £85 prosecution costs. source: http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/Taxi- ... story.html |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver from Winterton fears he may lose his licence |
Serve him right if he does. Arsehole. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver from Winterton fears he may lose his licence |
I have to agree it is entirely his own fault |
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver from Winterton fears he may lose his licence |
He got off light should never be allowed back IMHO
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver from Winterton fears he may lose his licence |
I reckon there's more to this case than meets the eye. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver from Winterton fears he may lose his licence |
captain cab wrote: I reckon there's more to this case than meets the eye. In what way? |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver from Winterton fears he may lose his licence |
grandad wrote: In what way? it doesnt add up, if you look at the wording of the article. What was the disabled badge doing left in the taxi? It couldnt be that the chap was a passenger and lent the badge to the driver whilst he went shopping could it? It couldnt be that the chap sold it to the driver? Was it reported missing? I'm quite sure the guy would remember he used it with a cab driver then forgot to get it back....if that was the case. |
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| Author: | Chris the Fish [ Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver from Winterton fears he may lose his licence |
captain cab wrote: grandad wrote: In what way? it doesnt add up, if you look at the wording of the article. What was the disabled badge doing left in the taxi? It couldnt be that the chap was a passenger and lent the badge to the driver whilst he went shopping could it? It couldnt be that the chap sold it to the driver? Was it reported missing? I'm quite sure the guy would remember he used it with a cab driver then forgot to get it back....if that was the case. If the badge holder does not have a vehicle, a badge can be issued with no vehicle details. One of my regulars had one before he got a motability car for his carers to drive. I used it often when conveying him and wandered around the shops myself until he was ready to return. I NEVER abused it and ALWAYS gave it back to him. I am entitled to one myself, but so far I have not jumped on the bandwaggon. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi driver from Winterton fears he may lose his licence |
captain cab wrote: grandad wrote: In what way? it doesnt add up, if you look at the wording of the article. What was the disabled badge doing left in the taxi? It couldnt be that the chap was a passenger and lent the badge to the driver whilst he went shopping could it? It couldnt be that the chap sold it to the driver? Was it reported missing? I'm quite sure the guy would remember he used it with a cab driver then forgot to get it back....if that was the case. The article does say that the badge had been tampered with and was reported stolen. |
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