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Birmingham license offences.

http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateCo ... U_ID=13534

Two things spring to mind, firstly a common thread is clear.

Secondly how nice to see a council acting against Community Transport and Patient Transport.

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IDFIMH

All to common thread if you ask me

Absolute discharge?? their 50% there

I see some of those offences are for having your plate tied on with string, hell they want to come up here, string,wire etc etc

Also why is it different when the Council issues you with tempory plate whilst you wait for new one to arrive, they say put it in the back window, do not drill it or fix it to the outside of your vehicle.???

It would appear Birmingham are casting their net far and wide as Operators are also being targeted. Failing to keep appropriate records being one of the many offences.

OPERATORS

Aftab Khan

Pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court on 16th September 2005 to 4 offences of operating an unlicensed vehicle and driver and failing to keep appropriate records as required by conditions of the operators's licence. The defendant was the manager of Blue Arrow Cars.
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Julian David Howell

Pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court on 21st October 2005 to 12 offences of operating unlicensed vehicles and drivers and failing to keep appropriate records as required by conditions of the operator's licence. The defendant was the operator of St Pauls Cars, Unit 37, 65 Caroline Street, Hockley.

Fined £1,550 (£100 x 5 & £150 x 7)

Prosecution Costs £270

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1976
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Amjad Iqbal

Pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court on 4th November 2005 to 2 offences of failing to keep appropriate records as required by conditions attached to the Operator's Licence. The defendant was the operator of Silverline Cars, 1a Great Western Hall, Sydenham Road, Sparkbrook.

Fined £100 (£50 x 2)

Prosecution Costs £120

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1976
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I would assume they weren't keeping certain records because those certain records would have been evidence of illegal activity.

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IDFIMH

i am surprised that none of them tried to use an interpreter, seriously though note how many of them got done for illegal pickups, i thought with Brum being deregulated eons ago this sort of carry on should not have happened.

Interesting information, and leads back to my posting

http://www.taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/vie ... highlight=

we are now pressurizing our LA to actually act against operators in this area. They say it is not politically correct to do so...what about politically correct that drivers are unlicensed and do not have CRB checks, vehicles unchecked and do not conform to pre-licencing requirements.

we'll see what happens but i'm not going to hold my breath!

dap

You will only get it sorted if you keep banging on.

Have you tried speaking to the local press?

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IDFIMH