Taxi Driver Online

Unfortunately not much detail here, but not often you see one of these.

Taxi driver's licence revoked for 'inappropriate' and 'aggressive' behaviour

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... behaviour/

A TAXI driver who had his licence revoked for 'inappropriate conduct' has had his court appeal overturned by a judge.

Hyndburn Council’s Judicial Committee revoked Shabir Hanif’s licence last April on the grounds that he was no longer a ‘fit and proper’ person to operate a taxi. The decision was made after Mr Hanif, of Hyndburn Street, Accrington, was said to have behaved in an aggressive manner towards officers who were trying to inspect his vehicle.

But the 38-year-old lodged an appeal with Blackburn Magistrates Court against the council's decision to revoke his license and magistrates upheld his appeal.

The council then appealed that decision to Preston Crown Court, where a Judge allowed the council’s appeal against the magistrates decision to be upheld.

Council Leader, Cllr Miles Parkinson, said: “The safety of the travelling public is paramount. We take the safety of passengers very seriously and require high standards for all taxi drivers."

so a driver gives a council officer some flak and he is deemed not fit and proper despite NO complaint from the general public

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It's worth pointing out that either side of the judge sitting in the Crown Court would have been magistrates, who have equal status to the judge.

It's also worth pointing out that the Crown Court hearing would have been a fresh hearing, and the appellant and the council can both introduce new evidence.

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