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| Author: | captain cab [ Mon Dec 12, 2016 6:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | controversial Leicester taxi disciplinary scheme |
Council reviews controversial Leicester taxi disciplinary scheme A controversial disciplinary scheme for Leicester taxi drivers is to be reviewed 12 months after angry cabbies brought the city centre to a stand still with a string of rush hour go slow protests. The city council brought in the pilot points regime which works in a similar way to driving licence penalties. Various infractions carry a points score and any cabby accumulating 12 points faces being brought before a committee of councillors for punishments ranging from an official warning to having their badge revoked. Some 300 hackney cab drivers affiliated to the RMT union argued the scheme would lead to them possibly losing their licences for minor offences and launched a series of attacks on city mayor Sir Peter Soulsby who hit back with equally severe criticism. Now, as promised, the scheme is being reviewed after 12 months to see if it should become permanent. A public consultation is being launched to give people the chance to say whether they think the scheme has worked to improve taxi standards, as well as giving details of any complaints or concerns they have raised. The six-week consultation, known as Driving Up Standards, runs until January 31. Read more: Trousergate: Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan 'banned' from Downing Street for criticising PM's leathers During the pilot scheme has been running, there have been 99 instances of penalty points being issued, with 382 points issued in total. No drivers have lost their licences for totting up 12 points. A total of 208 points were issued for a total of 52 instances concerning parking offences. A further 120 points were issued in 31 instances related to drivers not attending regular six-monthly tests. Twenty seven points were issued in nine cases where drivers did not display proper plates or signs, and 24 points were issued for six cases concerning driving unroadworthy taxis. One case involved a driver not wearing an identification badge, for which three points were issued. The highest number of points issued to any one driver was seven, for two offences – a parking contravention and failing to display proper signs or plates. The Mercury has so far been able to contact Leicestershire RMT secretary Umar Khan for comment. Sir Peter told the Mercury: "We said we would review this after a year and we are. "We have given out a some points and generally the feedback has been positive and that it has led to a better service from taxi drivers. "There were a lot of scare stories put around and at the time I said the protesters were being totally unreasonable. "All they ever needed to do was stick to the rules. To take part in the consultation online visit: consultations.leicester.gov.uk Paper copies of the consultation are also due to be made available shortly from libraries and the Granby Street Customer Service Centre. Read more at http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-t ... 8owUBdw.99 |
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