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Harrogate minicab driver fined for lack of licenses
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Author:  captain cab [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Harrogate minicab driver fined for lack of licenses
Harrogate minicab driver fined for lack of licenses



A driver using his vehicle as a private hire car without the appropriate licenses or insurance has been fined over £1500 and had his driving licence endorsed with 8 penalty points.

On 8 December Mr Jason Smith, aged 45 of The Square, Regent Parade in Harrogate, was ordered by Harrogate Magistrates’ Court to pay a total of £1,728 in costs, surcharge and fines for a total of four offences. The offences were: taking private hire fares without a private hire driver’s licence, without a private hire vehicle licence, without an operator’s licence, and without appropriate insurance.

The offences occurred between March 2014 and April 2015.

Mr Smith also had his licence endorsed with 8 penalty points.

Mr Smith was been caught by the councils Licensing Enforcement Officer taking private hire fares as part of a contract with a local company which he had held for 13 months.

‘Councillor John Ennis is the chair of Harrogate Borough Council’s Licensing Committee. He said:

The checks that we make on licensed drivers and vehicles are paramount in ensuring passenger safety.

This case was made worse by the fact that the vehicle wasn’t appropriately insured either. I hope this case sends a clear message that the council will not tolerate unlicensed vehicles or drivers putting the travelling public at risk.

source: http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2015/12 ... -licenses/
Author:  grandad [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Harrogate minicab driver fined for lack of licenses
captain cab wrote:
The offences were: taking private hire fares without a private hire driver’s licence, without a private hire vehicle licence, without an operator’s licence, and without appropriate insurance.


So he wasn't a minicab driver, he was a driver.
Author:  Nidge2 [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Harrogate minicab driver fined for lack of licenses
grandad wrote:
captain cab wrote:
The offences were: taking private hire fares without a private hire driver’s licence, without a private hire vehicle licence, without an operator’s licence, and without appropriate insurance.


So he wasn't a minicab driver, he was a driver.



It's a press thing brought in from London, if there's no licence on the car and he has no licence he's a minicab driver.
Author:  edders23 [ Fri Dec 18, 2015 6:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Harrogate minicab driver fined for lack of licenses
Nidge2 wrote:
grandad wrote:
captain cab wrote:
The offences were: taking private hire fares without a private hire driver’s licence, without a private hire vehicle licence, without an operator’s licence, and without appropriate insurance.


So he wasn't a minicab driver, he was a driver.



It's a press thing brought in from London, if there's no licence on the car and he has no licence he's a minicab driver.



Isn't it about time the trade got together and made a super complaint to the press complaints commission about this constant inaccurate journalism
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