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Author:  edders23 [ Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:27 am ]
Post subject:  Milton Keynes Again !!!!!
As a result of a joint enforcement operation carried out by Milton Keynes Council’s Taxi Enforcement team and Thames Valley Police, two private hire cab drivers were convicted at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday of picking up passengers illegally, known as blagging. Mizanur Rahman of Bridgeford Court, Oldbrook attended court and pleaded guilty to plying for hire and driving without valid motor insurance in May 2016. He was fined £180 for plying for hire and £280 for having invalid motor insurance. He was also given 6 DVLA penalty points and has to pay costs of £1000, with a victim surcharge of £30. Maheswaran Ratnam of Luton attended court and pleaded not guilty to plying for hire and driving without valid motor insurance in December 2015. At the conclusion of the trial he was found guilty and fined £120 for plying for hire and £180 for having invalid motor insurance. He was also given 6 DVLA penalty points and has to pay costs of £4311.50, with a victim surcharge of £30. Private hire vehicles can only pick up passengers by prior appointment only – and if a driver stops to pick up passengers on the street without pre-booking it also invalidates their car insurance. The court heard how officers, acting as members of the public, engaged the drivers on journeys which had not been pre-booked from one location to another in Milton Keynes.

At the completion of these journeys taxi enforcement officers from Milton Keynes Council and officers from Thames Valley Police were waiting. Investigations by Council officers showed that the vehicles had not actually been officially pre-booked for these journeys. Both vehicles were displaying private hire door signs for Private Hire Operator Speedline and were licensed by South Northants Council. Milton Keynes Council and Thames Valley Police have on-going concerns over the public’s use of Private Hire vehicles (also known as minicabs) that have not been booked in advance. Private Hire vehicle drivers are only allowed to pick up people who have pre-booked, unlike Hackney Carriages which are allowed to pick up fares on the street. In case of an accident, neither the driver nor the passenger would be covered by the vehicle’s insurance policy.

Read more at: http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/more ... -1-7815876
Author:  Sussex [ Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Milton Keynes Again !!!!!
edders23 wrote:
Both vehicles were displaying private hire door signs for Private Hire Operator Speedline and were licensed by South Northants Council.

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Author:  edders23 [ Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Milton Keynes Again !!!!!
Sussex wrote:
edders23 wrote:
Both vehicles were displaying private hire door signs for Private Hire Operator Speedline and were licensed by South Northants Council.

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didn't we used to have a speedline driver on here ?
Author:  Sussex [ Sun Feb 12, 2017 8:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Milton Keynes Again !!!!!
edders23 wrote:
didn't we used to have a speedline driver on here ?

I remember one of the bosses tell the Transport Committee their drivers were earning £1000+ a week, so one has to wonder why they need to use non local firms and why the drivers need to act outside of the law.
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