Unlicensed Ipswich taxi driver fined more than £2,000https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/2524 ... ned-2-000/An unlicensed taxi driver from Ipswich has been fined after continuing to operate after having his licence revoked.
On Monday at Suffolk Magistrates' Court, Ticu Dan Calin of Ipswich was found guilty in his absence for driving a hackney carriage vehicle without a valid hackney carriage drivers' licence.
Calin's combined hackney carriage and private hire driving licences were revoked on the grounds of public safety on March 7 this year.
He was reported on March 27 to the council as he continued to drive without a licence.
Calin was fined the maximum penalty of £1,000 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £400 and prosecution costs of £760.41, totalling £2,160.41.
The total fine will need to be paid within 28 days.
John Cook, Ipswich Borough Council portfolio holder for communities and sport, said: "Ipswich Borough Council expects everyone in the licensed trades to be honest, to abide by the rules of their licence, and to comply with the law.
"I'm pleased that the court backed us by fining the driver concerned and making an order for the costs incurred by the council.
"More importantly, it is right that we act robustly to maintain the safety of hackney carriage customers."
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