Unlike today's Chester article - which confuses revocation with suspension - this one gets all its ducks in a row
And a slightly odd format to the piece, at least by the usual standards of this kind of stuff.
Anyhow, you kind of come away with the impression here that the first driver got off pretty light compared to the second one...
And compared to the new applicant, come to that.
But, of course, it's always a bit easier for councillors to refuse a new badge as opposed to suspending a current driver, or revoking same
(And, naturally, no point quibbling with the 'taxi' in the headline - but all three were about PHD badges...)
Three taxi licence cases end in suspension, revocation and refusalhttps://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/26 ... c-offence/The panel, which met on July 7, suspended one driver's licence, revoked another's and refused a new application following hearings into the separate cases.
First case - suspensionA taxi driver who admitted to driving over someone's foot has had his licence suspended for eight weeks.
The unnamed private hire car driver in Bolton has had his licence revoked for eight weeks while he undergoes safeguarding training and highway advice.
The driver was suspended due to their 'conduct on a motorway, including safety matters', as well as the 'admittance of driving over someone's foot in the past.'
The report said: "In coming to its decision, the committee took into account of the driver's previous conviction from 12th April, 2026, of driving without due care and attention.
"The driver had also breached the conditions of his licence by failing to declare the conviction on time and had previously failed to adhere to this in the past also; and therefore there is reasonable cause to suspend the licence."
Case two - licence revokedA Bolton taxi driver has had his licence revoked for a 'major traffic offence'.
This is according to minutes of the Licensing and Environmental Regulation Committee meeting on July, where the driver was judged 'not a fit and proper person' to hold a licence.
The driver failed to produce identification when requested, which is categorised as a major traffic offence, barring the driver from working as a private hire driver for three years.
The minutes read: "The committee took account of the conviction from 10th April, 2026, for failure to give information as to identity of driver.
"Under the council’s statement of fitness and suitability, this is classed as a major traffic offence and a conviction date of less than three years would generally mean that an existing licence would be revoked.
"The driver had also breached the conditions of his licence by failing to declare the conviction on time and had previously failed to adhere to this in the past also.
"Therefore there is reasonable cause to revoke the licence."
Case three - licence refusedAn application to drive a private hire vehicle has been refused by Bolton Council for a previous conviction.
Minutes were released this week of Bolton Council's Licensing and Environmental Regulation Committee meeting on July 7, which detailed how the unnamed applicant's licence application was refused.
This was because the committee 'felt that the application was not a fit and proper person' to drive a private hire vehicle at this time.
The minutes read: "In coming to its decision, the Committee took account of the conviction from January 1 2026 of driving without due care and attention.
"This was an intermediate offence under Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability and a conviction date of less than two years would generally mean that an application would be refused.
"Therefore, there is reasonable cause to refuse to grant the private hire drivers licence."
The applicant will be eligible to apply for a private vehicle licence again on January 2 2028.
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