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Taxi driver loses permit after gaping holes appeared in taxi floor

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/1629 ... axi_floor/

A TAXI company director has had his permit suspended for two years after gaping holes appeared in a cab floor.

Graham Sharp, representing Love Family Taxi Company, was told that he’d not be able to work on Glasgow’s roads after his vehicle failed two inspections.

He was called by licensing chiefs to explain why his 14-year-old taxi had gaping holes in its floor and wheel arch.

It was found that a cowboy mechanic had carried out sub-standard repairs when council inspectors were able to knock through the floor with light instruments.

When asked if he had considered buying a new cab, Mr Sharp said: “I’m looking to have my car refurbished in the next year.

“The fellow that does work for me assured me that the work was done.”

Mr Sharp said he took his car for a pre-inspection. He claimed that when he took it to the council there were no holes in the car.

But when he got it back the holes had appeared.

Officers confirmed there were no holes on the vehicle when it was received for inspection.

But the council mechanics found that repairs to the corroded wheel arch and floor within the car, carried out previously, were “sub-standard”.

It was found that fibreglass had been used to patch up holes in the vehicle, instead of welding the floor and arch into place.

Appealing for the Licensing Committee to be lenient in any suspension, Mr Sharp said: “I really need my job and it’s my livelihood at stake here.”

Committee chairman Alex Wilson said: “I’m looking at pictures of the vehicle and there is significant corrosion and damage within the vehicle.

“It has failed two inspections. You are constantly having to go back and do work on it.

“It’s worrying that all this has only been picked up after inspection. It doesn’t look satisfactory.”

John Kane added: “It’s your responsibility that your car is maintained to a standard that makes it safe to transport people.”

Mr Sharp’s licence was suspended until November 2020, when he will have to apply for another permit.

Hop in big man, we'ere the greenest Taxi In Weegie world, nae Diesel or Buckie powered motors roond here ma man..Yabba Daba Doo..

Surely the answer is to simply not license that cab.

Then, if and when, the fella produces a vehicle that can be licensed let him license it.

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IDFIMH

sounds to me more like he's been pulling this stunt for some time and maybe better out of the trade

where's our Glasgow correspondent when we need him oi Josef are you there big man !

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

I’m struggling with the you aren’t a fit and proper person to run a cab now, but you will be in two years.

Be interested to see him transfer the plate, or whatever they do up there. Or maybe add another person and let them license it.

It’s a bit of a mess IMO.

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IDFIMH

this is a typical skinflint who does the bare minimum to get his taxi through test,instead of getting it done properly hes taken it to a cowboy whos done a fanny up ,probably on the owners instructions,hoping the testers wont notice it,its always the case that some people look after their cabs,and when the bodyshop tell him ,you need xhundreds in welding, they get it done, then theres the skinflints,they keeech their pants,go to a cowboy and tell him to do a fanny up cos its a lot cheaper,but this name rings a bell,cant quite remember why tough
the test centre has lately changed their policy whereby,if you get any welding done it must be left bare metal until passed,so they can check the quality of the repair,and once the vehicle is passed you then get it protected and undersealed,hes obviously one of the first to fall foul of this,there also might be an element of the council getting tougher and trying to get older cabs off the road

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i started out with nothing and ive still got most of it left

Is there an age limit on the cabs and PH???, If not there could soon be one

Sounds like one of those types who have little day-to-day involvement with the vehicle, and leave it to drivers/others to arrange for repairs etc, and the drivers probably aren't that bothered.

Is there an age limit on the cabs and PH???, If not there could soon be one[/quote]

age limit on p/h but not on hacks

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i started out with nothing and ive still got most of it left

age limit on p/h but not on hacks[/quote]

Its a wonder Glasgow and Edinburgh have not adopted the London age limit for the hacks

The way I read it was that his current license has been suspended and he will have to apply for a new one in 2 years time. So my reading between the lines thinks he had 2 years left on his license and he may not get another license when he has to reapply.

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Grandad,

Yes, you're probably right, particularly as the article about the inactive licences in Glasgow says:



But which simply underlines the arbitrary nature of periods of suspension - it seems more to do with administrative convenience rather than whether the individual is fit and proper.

Don't know why they don't just revoke the licence, because clearly they think that if they suspend until the licensee has to reapply then they won't bother reapplying and the process effectively becomes a revocation. There may be legal/procedural reasons for doing it this way rather than simply revoking the licence, but it all smacks of, er, machinations rather than the council's duty to protect the public.

correct

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i started out with nothing and ive still got most of it left