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Middlesbrough PH firm owners facing £13,000 bill
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Author:  captain cab [ Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Middlesbrough PH firm owners facing £13,000 bill
Middlesbrough minicab firm owners facing £13,000 bill for operating vehicles without insurance


Euro Cars owners appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court after they allowed uninsured under 25-year-olds to drive vehicles

The owners of a Middlesbrough private-hire firm have been landed with a court bill of more than £13,000 for operating vehicles without insurance.

The owners of Euro Cars – based in Marsh Road – were fined for causing or permitting the use of their vehicles without valid insurance.

Appearing at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Friday Zaber Elahi and Zubair Elahi, owners of the private hire operator, were fined £2,400 and £1,200 respectively.

The court heard how, despite a restriction on their insurance policy which did not authorise them to be driven by anyone under 25, council officers found the pair had, on a number of occasions, given permission for drivers under 25 to carry out private hire work which involved transporting members of the public.

The restriction on the policy effectively meant that there would have been no insurance cover on those vehicles in the event of an accident.

Zubair Elahi was fined a total of £1,200, made up of £300 for each of four offences, and ordered to pay £4,795 in costs. He was also banned from driving for six months.

Zaber Elahi was fined £2,400, made up of £300 for each of eight offences, and also ordered to pay costs of £4,795.

The court allowed him to keep his driving licence due to exceptional circumstances.

Councillor Julia Rostron, Middlesbrough Council’s executive member for adult health and social care, said: “Private hire operators provide an important service in and around Middlesbrough, and the vast majority are law-abiding and well run.

“However it is essential for public confidence and safety that they abide by the regulations attached to their operating licences and insurance certificates as these are there for a reason.

“This case shows that where breaches occur and the safety of the travelling public is potentially compromised, we will take action.”

Euro Cars declined to comment.

source: http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teess ... g-10799318
Author:  Nidge2 [ Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Middlesbrough PH firm owners facing £13,000 bill
Sounds about right.
Author:  edders23 [ Wed Jan 27, 2016 10:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Middlesbrough PH firm owners facing £13,000 bill
so why haven't they lost their operators license ? In other areas of transport if the safety of the travelling public is compromised that is what happens
Author:  Nidge2 [ Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:30 am ]
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edders23 wrote:
so why haven't they lost their operators license ? In other areas of transport if the safety of the travelling public is compromised that is what happens


They'll throw the race card on the table.
Author:  edders23 [ Thu Jan 28, 2016 7:09 am ]
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The race card is irrelevant the facts are that these idiots were putting uninsured drivers into their cars and sending them out to pick up members of the public
Author:  trotskys twin [ Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:20 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
The race card is irrelevant the facts are that these idiots were putting uninsured drivers into their cars and sending them out to pick up members of the public

AGREED they should be banned from the industry for LIFE :D
Author:  grandad [ Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:58 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
so why haven't they lost their operators license ? In other areas of transport if the safety of the travelling public is compromised that is what happens

I would hope that the only reason is that the council were waiting for the result of the court case before acting.
Author:  Sussex [ Mon Feb 01, 2016 2:54 am ]
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edders23 wrote:
so why haven't they lost their operators license ? In other areas of transport if the safety of the travelling public is compromised that is what happens

Sometimes it's easier, cheaper and quicker to simply just not re-issue.
Author:  DocG [ Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Middlesbrough PH firm owners facing £13,000 bill
It will only re-appear as Euro cars mk2 with uncle fred as the director anyway.
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