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| Author: | captain cab [ Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town |
Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town despite former licencee's conviction for 10 offences One of Crawley's best known minicab firms will continue to operate in the town after an agreement was made that a man convicted of criminal offences would hand the operator's licence to somebody else. Mawaz Khan held the private hire operator's licence for United Cars on Grand Parade, just off the High Street, but on May 13 he was convicted of 10 offences relating to using private hire cars and drivers which were not licensed by Crawley Borough Council for bookings in Crawley. This practice is sometimes referred to as 'cross border hiring' and he was ordered to pay more than £3,000 before the council then revoked his operator's licence. Khan was given 21 days to lodge an appeal, which he did, and the case was due to be heard at Worthing Magistrates' Court on July 20. However he withdrew the appeal on the day of the hearing because an agreement was made with the council. The operator's licence has now been issued to somebody else, meaning United Cars can still operate in Crawley, but under strict conditions designed to prevent such practices occurring again. The council was also awarded costs in defending this matter. United Cars has been able to continue operating since May, pending the outcome of the appeal. Councillor Michael Pickett, chairman of the council's licensing committee, said: "We take public safety very seriously and cross border hiring seriously affects our ability to regulate the taxi trade and is illegal. "Crawley has an international airport and a large number of private hire and hackney carriages and great efforts are made to ensure those working in the taxi trade who are issued a licence by the council are safe and suitable to undertake this work." United Cars has been contacted so that we could speak to Mr Khan but we were told he is away on holiday until tomorrow. Read more at http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/crawley-ta ... u1Z47VO.99 |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Aug 01, 2016 9:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town |
captain cab wrote: The operator's licence has now been issued to somebody else, meaning United Cars can still operate in Crawley, but under strict conditions designed to prevent such practices occurring again. The council was also awarded costs in defending this matter. In other words only using Crawley licensed vehicles from a licensed office in Crawley. How novel. 
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| Author: | edders23 [ Mon Aug 01, 2016 9:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town |
looks like he's found a loophole to keep trading whats the betting we will read more stories about what this lot get up to |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Aug 02, 2016 8:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town |
edders23 wrote: looks like he's found a loophole to keep trading whats the betting we will read more stories about what this lot get up to Not really a loophole, he has just passed it over to someone without the convictions he has, and I suspect the council have told new, maybe pseudo, owner what the rules are. |
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| Author: | roythebus [ Wed Aug 03, 2016 9:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town |
I thought cross-border hirings were now legal? |
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| Author: | heathcote [ Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town |
How can a Council do a deal with someone who is a criminal,surely they should not have transferred the license into another name to allow continuation of trading.Is this person still involved with this organisation,if so anyone who is named as the operator (for the want of a better word is) criminalised by association and an operators license should not have been issued. With regard to the use of vehicles licensed elsewhere it would appear that sub-contracting was not being activated in this instance. |
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Wed Aug 03, 2016 2:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town |
[quote="heathcote"]How can a Council do a deal with someone who is a criminal,surely they should not have transferred the license into another name to allow continuation of trading.Is this person still involved with this organisation,if so anyone who is named as the operator (for the want of a better word is) criminalised by association and an operators license should not have been issued Common practice in london particularly amonsgt the Asian company's its only the license "holder" that needs to be fit and proper ive heard of company's changing the license holder several times, and of course in London proprietors do not currently have to ., to have a crim check, but will be REQUIRED TO SHORTLY thanks to a new Labour Mayor who is heeding the concerns of the Unions both from PH and Hack, AS USUAL UNION ORGANISATION AND POLITICAL CLOUT WORKS..........................BLEEDIN OBVIOUS TO MOST 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town |
roythebus wrote: I thought cross-border hirings were now legal? No.  Work can be passed onto an office out of the district, but it still must be sent to an licensed office. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town |
heathcote wrote: How can a Council do a deal with someone who is a criminal,surely they should not have transferred the license into another name to allow continuation of trading. You mean refuse a license because the fella has an iffy mate? 
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crawley minicab firm can still operate in town |
Sussex wrote: heathcote wrote: How can a Council do a deal with someone who is a criminal,surely they should not have transferred the license into another name to allow continuation of trading. You mean refuse a license because the fella has an iffy mate? AND THAT IFFY MATE HAS CONVICTIONS FOR CHILD MOLESTING, MONEY LAUNDERING, DRUG PUSHING, IN OTHER WORDS HE SEEKS THE COMPANY OF THE LESS DESIRABLE ELEMENTS IN SOCIETY THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED RELEVANT BY THE AUTHORITIES 
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