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Public were at risk’: Wainfleet taxi driver without licence to pay £947

A Wainfleet man has been found guilty of operating a private hire service without a licence or being insured. Gary Clarke of The Firs, Spilsby Road, was prosecuted by East Lindsey District Council for two offences relating to the operation of an unlicensed private hire vehicle from his address. This case sends a strong message to those who are providing such a service illegally – if you’re caught we will take action Principal Licensing Officer at the Council, Adrian Twiddy Clarke had previously received advice and guidance from the council that if he wished to run such a service he must first obtain private hire operator, vehicle and driver licences. He was caught in a joint operation by the District Council and Lincolnshire Police on October 4, last year, when he took a booking to provide an airport run. Clarke did not attend the hearing at Boston Magistrates’ Court but submitted a guilty plea and the case was heard in his absence. In sentencing the Magistrate stated that Clarke had placed members of the public at risk by operating an unlicensed and uninsured private hire vehicle. He was fined a total of £500 for the two offences under the Local Government Act 1976; ordered to pay costs of £417.88 and a £30 Victim Surcharge, totalling £947.88. Principal Licensing Officer at the Council, Adrian Twiddy, said: “Operating a taxi or private hire service is a serious business and it is important that those that are doing so comply with the law and ensure they have the relevant licences and insurances in place.

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This reply from the local association.



The headline on this is misleading 'Public were at risk': Wainfleet taxi driver without license to pay £947" This person was not a Taxi driver or a Private Hire Driver as he wasn't licensed to be either of these by ELDC and his vehicle wasn't licensed by ELDC either. To be a Taxi/Private Hire driver you need to undertake various checks and a medical, before you can obtain a license from ELDC. This person was using a private vehicle without the relevant documentation that is required, the most important being the correct insurance covering passengers whilst in the vehicle. There had been several complaints about this person operating illegally to ELDC, over a considerable length of time and it's fortunate that there wasn't an accident where people were injured, as they wouldn't have been insured at all. Our advise is simple, if you are using a Taxi or Private Hire make sure that the vehicle has the correct I.D plate on the rear and also that the driver has a current I.D badge as issued by ELDC. Darrell Blackburn, Chairman, Skegness Taxi Owners Association.

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I wonder how many job he did before being caught?

100s, 1000s?

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IDFIMH

Wrong!

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Grandad,

A disgrace to his county! Shame we can't extradite him to Yorkshire or better still Northumberland

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

Maybe they could find some Scottish blood in him and then we can send him over the border when the Scots have left.

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Grandad,

Why pick on Northumberland?

because you'd keep an eye on him

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

because then ven would batter him the first time he got up to his tricks

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