Another one from Reading - but this was why I was looking on the Council's website. I wondered whether this was one of the individual cases reported separately.
But this looks like a completely separate case - and reads like a civvy car, as opposed to a PHV plying for hire
And that's maybe why the make and model of the car is stated, but nothing else.
Reading man fined for uninsured taxi operating in town
https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news ... ting-town/
A man has been fined more than £2,000 for using an uninsured vehicle and operating without a taxi licence.
Amit Malik, 38, of Coley Avenue, Reading, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Monday, May 11, where he plead guilty.
The court heard that he had allowed a Toyota Estima to stand or ply for hire on West Street in Reading on June 28, 2025, without the vehicle being licensed as a public hackney carriage.
He was also found to have used the same vehicle on the road without a valid policy of third-party insurance in place, as required under the Road Traffic Act 1988.
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Mr Malik was fined £594 for the insurance offence and £225 for the licensing offence.
He was also ordered to pay a victim services surcharge of £328 and costs totalling £1,640, bringing the total penalty to £2,787.
Magistrates imposed seven penalty points on his driving record.
A payment plan was put in place, requiring Mr Malik to pay £80 per month starting from June 8, 2026.
