AN UNINSURED taxi driver who plied for trade in Walsall town centre has been ordered to pay nearly £800 in fines and costs and been banned from the road for six months.
Father-of-one Steven Lal admitted plying for hire and having no insurance when he appeared at Walsall Magistrates Court on July 12.
Lal, a Wolverhampton taxi driver for about seven years, already had nine penalty points on his licence and was banned under the totting up procedure.
The 42-year-old represented himself in court and told magistrates he thought he would get “a decent fare” by plying for trade in Walsall, depriving Hackney carriages of business.
He apologised for taking trade away from Hackney carriage drivers and asked to avoid a driving ban because it would cause him “exceptional hardship” as he would have to look for another job.
Lal, of Maxwell Road, All Saints, Wolverhampton, was fined £100 for having no insurance, and had his licence endorsed with six penalty points.
He was ordered to pay prosecution costs of £666.21 together with a victim surcharge fee of £15, making a total of £781.21.
There was no separate penalty for the plying for hire offence.
The case was brought to court by Walsall Council.
Lal is licensed by Wolverhampton City Council.
source:
http://www.thisiswalsallonline.co.uk/news/
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