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Wyre driver loses appeal after aggressive conduct complaint
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Author:  StuartW [ Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:34 am ]
Post subject:  Wyre driver loses appeal after aggressive conduct complaint
This is the second Wyre Council revocation appeal to the magistrates' in as many weeks :?

Certainly nothing in here to assess the substantive merits of the complaint against the driver, so who knows. And it looks like a member of the public rather than a passenger who complained, so maybe some kind of road rage thing.

Note this is the official council press release, so maybe that's why they're a bit quiet about what actually happened, but who knows? :-|


Wyre Council defend decision to refuse licence to taxi driver

https://www.wyre.gov.uk/news/article/28 ... axi-driver

Wyre Council has successfully defended the decision of its licensing committee to refuse a dual driving licence to Mr Jasvinder Khambay at Blackpool Magistrates on Wednesday 3 August.

Mr Khambay previously held a dual driver’s licence which was issued by Wyre Council.

However, in May 2019, the licensing authority received a complaint from a member of the public.

The complaint alleged that Mr Khambay, whilst working as a taxi driver in a visibly licensed vehicle, had behaved aggressively towards them.

This matter was subsequently put before the licensing committee of Wyre Council in August 2019 and they resolved to revoke his licence with immediate effect in the interests of public safety.

Mr Khambay had since reapplied for a dual driver’s licence with Wyre Council. However, his application was refused by the committee in March 2022 on grounds that they were not satisfied he was fit to hold such a licence.

Mr Khambay appealed the council’s decision to refuse the licence, but following a hearing at Blackpool Magistrates Court, the court has upheld the decision and dismissed the appeal.

The Magistrates ordered Mr Khambay to contribute £1,200 towards the council’s costs in defending the case.

Mark Billington, Corporate Director for Environment, commented, “We are pleased that the court has upheld the council’s decision to refuse Mr Khambay a dual driver’s licence.

“We have a responsibility to ensure that the public travel safely with competent taxi drivers. Mr Khambay fell short of these standards.”
Author:  edders23 [ Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Wyre driver loses appeal after aggressive conduct compla
on the face of it this does not sound like he is habitually aggressive just a one off road rage perhaps but if the magistrates upheld it then it must have been a very bad tantrum
Author:  Sussex [ Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Wyre driver loses appeal after aggressive conduct compla
edders23 wrote:
on the face of it this does not sound like he is habitually aggressive just a one off road rage perhaps but if the magistrates upheld it then it must have been a very bad tantrum

Once he had lost his license it was down to him to prove himself 'fit and proper' when reapplying.

The court only had to decide if the council acted properly in refusing his new application.

Makes it very hard for the driver to win.
Author:  StuartW [ Fri Aug 12, 2022 3:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Wyre driver loses appeal after aggressive conduct compla
This is the Blackpool Gazette's rehash of the council's press release. Which is interesting because it refers to an 'explosive road rage' incident in the headline, and also refers to 'another driver' in the strapline :-o

But the text simply rehashes the council's press release, correct me if I'm wrong. So the word 'explosive' is simple sensationalism, and there's nothing definitive in the council's statement to say it's a road rage incident, nor that it involved another 'driver'.

From the text of the article (the relevant part is highlighted below) it could, for example, have been a pedestrian or cyclist, or even a taxi customer he fell out with, so not necessarily 'road rage' at all [-(

Of course, the headline could be correct and the 'road rage' thing and 'driver' information could have been obtained elsewhere (from council minutes, most obviously), but it's not wholly consistent with the rest of the article and the council's press release.

But at least the Gazette managed to get a photo of the actual incident for their article :lol:


Wyre taxi driver loses licence over explosive road rage incident

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news ... nt-3802509

A Wyre taxi driver who was involved in an explosive road rage incident with another driver while on the job has had his licence revoked.

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Image: Blackpool Gazette

Wyre Council successfully defended its licensing committee’s decision to refuse a dual driving licence to Jasvinder Khambay following the incident, which dates back to 2019.

Khambay previously held a dual driver’s licence which was issued by Wyre Council. However, in May 2019, the licensing authority received a complaint from a member of the public who alleged that the taxi driver had behaved aggressively towards them.

This matter was subsequently put before the licensing committee of Wyre Council in August 2019 and they decided to revoke his licence with immediate effect in the interests of public safety.

Khambay later reapplied for a dual driver’s licence with Wyre Council, however, his application was refused by the committee in March 2022 on grounds that they were not satisfied he was fit to hold such a licence.

He appealed the council’s decision to refuse the licence at a hearing at Blackpool Magistrates Court on Wednesday, August 3, where the authority’s decision was upheld.

Khambay was ordered to pay £1,200 towards the council’s costs in defending the case.

Neil Greenwood, head of environmental health and community safety, said: “We are pleased that the court has upheld the council’s decision to refuse Mr Khambay a dual driver’s licence.

“We have a responsibility to ensure that the public travel safely with competent taxi drivers. Mr Khambay fell short of these standards.”
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