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Author:  captain cab [ Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Private hire operator loses licence
Private hire operator loses licence for running taxi business outside district

A district council has revoked the licence of a private hire operator, as well as hackney carriage licences for five of his vehicles, after he was found to be running his taxi business outside of the district.

Ismail Emin, a Chelmsford resident, had been granted the licences by Uttlesford District Council for his business, West End Cars, in October 2015.

Emin listed the business address as a unit in Ongar Road, Great Dunmow, and he provided a letter from the landlord confirming he was a tenant at the address.

However, the council said it had received complaints that West End Cars vehicles were driving around Chelmsford with a Chelmsford telephone number on the side of their vehicles.

A member of Uttlesford's enforcement team carried out two visits to the Dunmow address to check the record of bookings, but found no signage or any indication of the firm's presence.

Neighbours also had no knowledge of a taxi business operating from that address.

At a meeting of Uttlesford’s Licensing and Environmental Health Committee last month (23 May), Emin failed to provide any supporting evidence that the business or the taxis were based in Uttlesford.

Cllr Robert Chambers, chairman of the Licensing and Environmental Health Committee, said: "The reason why someone from outside the area would seek a license in Uttlesford is quite clear - Uttlesford has one of the lowest fee structures in the country, and almost certainly in Essex.

"It is the policy of the council not to licence any hackney carriage which will not be predominantly used within Uttlesford. To reinforce this it is the practice of the Council to seek a declaration from the applicant that the vehicle will be predominantly used within the district. In this instance, Mr Emin's declaration was false. There was no evidence to show that he has run his business within the district, or that any of the hackney carriage vehicles are working here."

The council said its policy was based on a 2009 High Court case in which the judge said that, when considering applications for licences, councils must have regard to whether the vehicles will be used to ply for hire in the council's district or whether they will be used predominantly outside of the district. In the latter event the council should refuse to grant a licence.

Cllr Chambers said: "I hope this case sends a strong message to those who fail to meet the licensing conditions that this will not be tolerated and that the council will not hesitate to take the appropriate action."

source: http://localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/inde ... &Itemid=29
Author:  edders23 [ Sat Jun 18, 2016 6:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Private hire operator loses licence
Sounds like a rogue trader to me must have known he was operating illegally if he went to that much trouble :roll:
Author:  grandad [ Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:01 am ]
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edders23 wrote:
Sounds like a rogue trader to me must have known he was operating illegally if he went to that much trouble :roll:

We have one here that has a non existent operating center in Rutland so that he can plate his vehicles in Rutland and his drivers in Rutland. All of his bookings are taken at his Melton office. Rutland don't do enforcement so he gets away with it.
Author:  edders23 [ Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Private hire operator loses licence
grandad wrote:
edders23 wrote:
Sounds like a rogue trader to me must have known he was operating illegally if he went to that much trouble :roll:

We have one here that has a non existent operating center in Rutland so that he can plate his vehicles in Rutland and his drivers in Rutland. All of his bookings are taken at his Melton office. Rutland don't do enforcement so he gets away with it.



Ahh but you have to guarantee that the bulk of your work will be in Rutland so how has he got round that one ?
Author:  grandad [ Sun Jun 19, 2016 1:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Private hire operator loses licence
edders23 wrote:
grandad wrote:
edders23 wrote:
Sounds like a rogue trader to me must have known he was operating illegally if he went to that much trouble :roll:

We have one here that has a non existent operating center in Rutland so that he can plate his vehicles in Rutland and his drivers in Rutland. All of his bookings are taken at his Melton office. Rutland don't do enforcement so he gets away with it.



Ahh but you have to guarantee that the bulk of your work will be in Rutland so how has he got round that one ?

No one is checking.
Author:  captain cab [ Sun Jun 19, 2016 2:14 am ]
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grandad wrote:
No one is checking.


and the reason for that is?
Author:  grandad [ Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Private hire operator loses licence
captain cab wrote:
grandad wrote:
No one is checking.


and the reason for that is?

Rutland do not do enforcement.
Author:  Midlife martyr [ Sun Jun 19, 2016 10:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Private hire operator loses licence
grandad wrote:
captain cab wrote:
grandad wrote:
No one is checking.


and the reason for that is?

Rutland do not do enforcement.


Is there no statutory duty on there part and if so does that mean drivers could be driving unsafe vechicles for example bald tyres with no spot checks for example and if is the case are they not failing in there duty of care to the public.
Author:  edders23 [ Sun Jun 19, 2016 12:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Private hire operator loses licence
Rutland has always had slightly lax rules for hackney but are starting to tighten up however there isn't a problem as there is little competition and prices in Oakham are quite high so vehicles are generally a very good standard. I think if you did a spot check there is not much likelihood of finding major faults
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