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| Author: | StuartW [ Mon Jun 03, 2019 7:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | 6 points for Lancs driver 'several days' late renewing badge |
Blackburn taxi driver who drove without a licence fined https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... nce-fined/ A TAXI driver who was driving without a licence has been fined. Blackburn magistrates heard Iftikhar Hussain, of Revidge Road, Blackburn, attended the council offices to renew his private hire driver's licence. But licensing officers discovered that his licence had expired several days earlier. Checks with the private hire office revealed that Hussain had continued to work as a private hire driver after the licence had expired. He completed 35 jobs during the time he had no current licence. Hussain pleaded guilty to driving a private hire vehicle without having a current licence. Hussain was given six penalty points on his DVLA driver's licence and was fined £80 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30. He was also ordered to pay £150 court costs. He also pleaded guilty to an offence of driving without insurance. The fact that he did not hold a private hire driver's licence invalidated his insurance. Cllr Joyce Plummer, cabinet member for licensing at Hyndburn Council, said; “We take the safety of our travelling public very seriously and require the highest standards from the taxi drivers in Hyndburn at all times.” |
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| Author: | StuartW [ Mon Jun 03, 2019 7:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 points for Lancs driver 'several days' late renewing b |
Quote: Checks with the private hire office revealed that Hussain had continued to work as a private hire driver after the licence had expired. He completed 35 jobs during the time he had no current licence. Think this point has been made several times before, but: 1 Do PH operators usually have procedures in place to prevent this happening?; 2 Are they normally required to in terms of their operator's licence? |
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| Author: | heathcote [ Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 points for Lancs driver 'several days' late renewing b |
StuartW wrote: Quote: Checks with the private hire office revealed that Hussain had continued to work as a private hire driver after the licence had expired. He completed 35 jobs during the time he had no current licence. Think this point has been made several times before, but: 1 Do PH operators usually have procedures in place to prevent this happening?; 2 Are they normally required to in terms of their operator's licence? Answer to 1.Should have. 2.Yes. Operator has broken law,supplied a vehicle not fit for purpose,uninsured.Allowed an unlicensed driver to do work on his behalf(probably numerous bookings). If this Council believes in Public Safety the operator must also be prosecuted. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 6 points for Lancs driver 'several days' late renewing b |
StuartW wrote: Think this point has been made several times before, but: 1 Do PH operators usually have procedures in place to prevent this happening?; 2 Are they normally required to in terms of their operator's licence? 1. The law says they should, and most do. 2. Partly depends on what conditions are on their operator license, but most state that the operator has a duty to ensure all drivers and vehicles are fully licensed. |
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