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Prosecution court results

Prosecutions and enforcement undertaken by the Licensing Authority.

The information below is provided to inform and raise awareness of the actions of the Licensing Authority enforcement team.


Case Reference: 102/5204 Lawrence Whittaker Hackney Carriage Driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: Lawrence Whittaker
Address: Liverpool
Offence: Plying for hire
Sentence: £70 fine £50 costs
Details: Guilty.

Case Reference:102/5201 Norman Simpson Sefton Hackney Carriage Driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: Norman Simpson
Address: Sefton
Offence: Plying for hire
Sentence: £350 fine £50 costs
Details: Proved in Absence Guilty

Case Reference: 103/55212 Andrew McGinn Sefton private hire driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: Andrew McGinn
Address: Liverpool
Offence: Plying for hire
Sentence: £350 Fine £50 costs
Details: Proved in absence Guilty

Case Reference: 102/5200 Stephen Thomas Jones Liverpool Hackney Carriage driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: Stephen Thomas Jones
Address: Halewood
Offence: Defective Tyre
Sentence: £75 fine £50 costs and 3 penalty points
Details: Guilty

Case Reference: 102/5205 Stephen Howard Sefton hackney carriage driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: Stephen Howard
Address: Sefton
Offence: Plying for hire
Sentence:£120 fine £50 costs
Details: Guilty

Case Reference: 102/5203 David Fawcett Sefton hackney carriage driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: David Fawcett
Address: Sefton
Offence: Plying for hire
Sentence: £350 fine £50 costs
Details: Proved in absence Guilty


Case Reference: 103/5208 Christopher Burke Sefton hackney carriage driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: Christopher Burke
Address: Liverpool
Offence: Plying for hire
Sentence: £80 fine £50 costs
Details: Guilty


Case Reference: 103/5207 Halil Bulut Liverpool hackney carriage driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: Halil Bulut
Address: Liverpool
Offence: Obstruction
Sentence: £100 fine £50 costs
Details: Guilty


Case Reference: 102/5202 George Buchanan Sefton hackney carriage driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: George Buchanan
Address: Knowsley
Offence: Plying for hire
Sentence: £325 fine £50 costs
Details: Proved in absence Guilty


Case Reference: 103/5211 Gary Bradshaw Sefton private hire driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: Gary Bradshaw
Address: Liverpool
Offence: Defective Tyre
Sentence: £50 fine £75 costs and 3 penalty points
Details: Guilty


Case Reference: 103/5206 Asip Akhtar Burnley private hire driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: Asip Akhtar
Address: Burnley
Offence: Unlicensed private hire driver
Sentence: £70 fine £50 costs and 6 penalty points
Details: Guilty

Case Reference: 103/5209 John Carey Sefton private hire driver
Date: 16 December 2010
Name: John Carey
Address: Liverpool
Offence: Defective tyre
Sentence: £75 fine £50 costs and 3 penalty points
Details: Guilty

Case Reference: 99/5183 John Devaney
Date: 11 November 2010
Name: John Devaney
Address: Liverpool
Offence: Unlicensed Liverpool Hackney driver
Sentence: £50 fine £50 costs and £15 victim surcharge
Details: Guilty.

Case Reference: 100/5187 Melfyn Williams
Date: 11 November 2010
Name: Melfyn Williams
Address: Bangor
Offence: Unlicensed Gwynedd Council private hire driver
Sentence: £100 fine £95 costs and £15 victim surcharge.
Details: Guilty.

Case Reference: 100/5186 Graham Hourihane
Date: 11 November 2010
Name: Graham Hourihane
Address: Liverpool
Offence: (1) Unlicensed Liverpool hackney driver (2) No Insurance
Sentence:(1) £75 fine £75 costs and £15 victim surcharge (2) £75 fine and 6 penalty points.
Details: Guiltyx2.

Case Reference: 10/10 Philip Campbell
Date: 11 November 2010
Name: Philip Campbell
Address: Liverpool
Offence: Trading in a consent street.
Sentence:£225 fine £95 costs and £15 victim surcharge
Details: Proved in absence.

Case Reference: 100/5188 Francis Curlett SeftonPrivate Hire Driver
Date: 11 November 2010
Name: Francis Curlett
Address: Liverpool
Offence: Defective Tyre
Sentence: £120 fine £95 costs 3 penalty points and £15 victim surcharge
Details: Guilty by post.

Case Reference: 101/5193 Anthony Willis Liverpool Hackney Carriage Driver
Date: 04 November 2010
Name: Anthony Willis
Address: Liverpool
Offence: Driving unlicensed hackney carriage vehicle
Sentence:£95.00 costs conditional discharge 12 months
Details: Guilty in person

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Business/Trading_standards/whosincourt/index.asp

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

18 convictions

5 private hire drivers

9 hacks

who are the bad boys then?

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

and 3 of the PH were only done for defective tyres!

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42 years now! and still going strong!

And a PHV from Bangor travelled 75 miles to nick work

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

how can you be an UNLICENSED gwynedd private hire?

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

dropped off and took a flagdown.....

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

good point.....and why no no insurance charge?

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Why no IN10 for illegally plying for hire??

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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Believe me, don't get Mercury X2

Excuse my ignorance but what is "plying for hire"where a hackney is concerned ?

Why was the first one charged ???
I would have thought being a Liverpool hack he was entitled to ply

Picking up passengers in an area you aren't licensed.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Not sure.....at a guess he was maybe cherrypicking?

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

As well as plying not on a rank.

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IDFIMH

You will note that those who turned up and pleaded guilty were fined considerably less than those who didn't turn up.

A lesson to us all, face up to what you have done, and the fine will be less.

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IDFIMH

or ranking where there is no rank....

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most