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Unlicensed Wealden taxi driver busted in council raid

Sunday, March 11, 2012,

A Burwash man was caught operating an unlicensed taxi service following a test purchase operation carried out in the Heathfield area by officers from Wealden District Council.

Rodney Tomlinson-Button (51yrs), of Rother View, Burwash, pleaded guilty at Eastbourne Magistrates Court to four offences in relation to the unlicensed use of a vehicle for Private Hire in the Heathfield area on 18 November 2011.

Acting on complaints received from the public, Wealden District Council's licensing officer booked a lift with Mr Tomlinson-Button, then trading as Aspect Taxis. Mr Tomlinson-Button was found at the time to be operating a vehicle without the necessary licences or insurance.

He was fined a total of £700 by Eastbourne Magistrates and instructed to pay prosecution costs of £712. His driving licence was endorsed with six penalty points.

"Taxi licensing ensures the safety of the travelling public," said Councillor Susan Stedman, Chairman of Wealden District Council's Licensing Committee.

"Unlicensed operations put the public at risk and are unfair competition to properly-licensed companies. Wealden District Council will continue to take appropriate action against anyone who operates a taxi or private hire business without the necessary licences and insurance."

There are two sorts of taxi licence issued by the local authority: a Hackney licence, which allows the driver to pick up passengers from the street, use designated taxi-ranks and to take pre-booked passengers; and a Private Hire licence, which allows the driver to carry pre-booked passengers only.

http://www.crowboroughpeople.co.uk/Unli ... story.html


Taxi operator in CCTV call to aid safety

Friday, May 25, 2012

PASSENGERS and taxi drivers alike are being endangered by a lack of CCTV, according to one cabbie.

But Wealden District Council has no plans to follow the lead set by nearby authority Brighton and Hove, where security cameras are now mandatory.

Rod Tomlinson, 51, of Aspect Taxis – based in Burwash Road, Heathfield – accepts his sideline business in radio communications would benefit from a red-tape ruling, but was adamant his idea was not motivated by money.

The father of two warned: "Most people are nice, but there are some nasty people out there. You've only to Google 'taxi attack' to see what goes on.

"But if your daughter is getting into a car with cameras you've got peace of mind.

"Of course, there's money to be made, but this is about safety."

Critical of what he viewed as complacency from the district council, he added: "It's like Wealden is waiting for something to happen and to follow what everyone is doing and then jump on the bandwagon but prevention is better than cure.

"Everywhere you go you have cameras at you – on the bus, on the train, on the Underground – so why not in taxis too?"

Cameras cost around £300 each, Mr Tomlinson said, with his firm already installing many in cabs operating in Brighton and Eastbourne. His own four vehicles are also equipped with CCTV, which is still voluntary here.

He said: "We want Wealden to come in line with everyone else and stop sitting on the fence."

Shane Corby, who runs a taxi business in Crowborough, was unconvinced.

He said: "Of course there's a risk of trouble in any place where you're picking up drunk people. But this would be an unnecessary expense. It would be a pain if they said you had to have CCTV.

"It would just ne more regulation at a tough time when our customers don't have money to spend."

Cathy Beaumont, head of the council's public health and community services department, said: "Wealden District Council does not require Hackney carriage or private hire vehicles to be fitted with CCTV recording equipment and has not received any requests to make such measures compulsory. We are happy for individual drivers to fit compliant CCTV recording equipment in their vehicles if they have concerns about the safety of their passengers or their own safety."


Read more: http://www.thisissussex.co.uk/Taxi-oper ... z2bsy0VuUE

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"Even those who live on another planet, if there are such people, would have condemned this action before it started"

wonder why these stories were removed from the NTA website?

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

Could they be none members?

they aint members - rumour has it a call was taken today - says no more

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

Kaffee: Colonel Jessup, did you order the Code Red?!
Judge: You don't have to answer that question!
Jessup: I'll answer the question. You want answers?
Kaffee: I think I'm entitled!
Jessup: You want answers?!
Kaffee: I want the truth!
Jessup: You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know, that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives! You don't want the truth, because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words like "honor", "code", "loyalty". We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it! I would rather you just said "thank you", and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!
Kaffee: Did you order the Code Red?
Jessup: I did the job that—-
Kaffee: Did you order the Code Red?!!
Jessup: YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I DID!!

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IDFIMH

A few good men

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

Weird - the article has been removed from too many taxis and this is sussex



seems someone is trying to whitewash

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

I suspect someone is trying to get their names off of Google.

I'm told that TDO removes about one name a year from it's database.

But perves remain forever.

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IDFIMH

So how does this thing work - the more I bump this article the more google will notice?

or have I got to get it from google?

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

Google will notice it via the bots that can be seen as members/on-line.

It generally gets bumped up the more people click on the link via google.

If names are being removed, yet the TDO version remains, then when folks type in the names via google search the TDO version will soon reach the top.

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IDFIMH

that's such great news - I'll explain how happy I am over the next few weeks, but at the moment its great news;

lets looks at the stories again in larger print;

Unlicensed Wealden taxi driver busted in council raid

Sunday, March 11, 2012,

A Burwash man was caught operating an unlicensed taxi service following a test purchase operation carried out in the Heathfield area by officers from Wealden District Council.

Rodney Tomlinson-Button (51yrs), of Rother View, Burwash, pleaded guilty at Eastbourne Magistrates Court to four offences in relation to the unlicensed use of a vehicle for Private Hire in the Heathfield area on 18 November 2011.

Acting on complaints received from the public, Wealden District Council's licensing officer booked a lift with Mr Tomlinson-Button, then trading as Aspect Taxis. Mr Tomlinson-Button was found at the time to be operating a vehicle without the necessary licences or insurance.

He was fined a total of £700 by Eastbourne Magistrates and instructed to pay prosecution costs of £712. His driving licence was endorsed with six penalty points.

"Taxi licensing ensures the safety of the travelling public," said Councillor Susan Stedman, Chairman of Wealden District Council's Licensing Committee.

"Unlicensed operations put the public at risk and are unfair competition to properly-licensed companies. Wealden District Council will continue to take appropriate action against anyone who operates a taxi or private hire business without the necessary licences and insurance."

There are two sorts of taxi licence issued by the local authority: a Hackney licence, which allows the driver to pick up passengers from the street, use designated taxi-ranks and to take pre-booked passengers; and a Private Hire licence, which allows the driver to carry pre-booked passengers only.

http://www.crowboroughpeople.co.uk/Unli ... story.html


Taxi operator in CCTV call to aid safety

Friday, May 25, 2012

PASSENGERS and taxi drivers alike are being endangered by a lack of CCTV, according to one cabbie.

But Wealden District Council has no plans to follow the lead set by nearby authority Brighton and Hove, where security cameras are now mandatory.

Rod Tomlinson, 51, of Aspect Taxis – based in Burwash Road, Heathfield – accepts his sideline business in radio communications would benefit from a red-tape ruling, but was adamant his idea was not motivated by money.

The father of two warned: "Most people are nice, but there are some nasty people out there. You've only to Google 'taxi attack' to see what goes on.

"But if your daughter is getting into a car with cameras you've got peace of mind.

"Of course, there's money to be made, but this is about safety."

Critical of what he viewed as complacency from the district council, he added: "It's like Wealden is waiting for something to happen and to follow what everyone is doing and then jump on the bandwagon but prevention is better than cure.

"Everywhere you go you have cameras at you – on the bus, on the train, on the Underground – so why not in taxis too?"

Cameras cost around £300 each, Mr Tomlinson said, with his firm already installing many in cabs operating in Brighton and Eastbourne. His own four vehicles are also equipped with CCTV, which is still voluntary here.

He said: "We want Wealden to come in line with everyone else and stop sitting on the fence."

Shane Corby, who runs a taxi business in Crowborough, was unconvinced.

He said: "Of course there's a risk of trouble in any place where you're picking up drunk people. But this would be an unnecessary expense. It would be a pain if they said you had to have CCTV.

"It would just ne more regulation at a tough time when our customers don't have money to spend."

Cathy Beaumont, head of the council's public health and community services department, said: "Wealden District Council does not require Hackney carriage or private hire vehicles to be fitted with CCTV recording equipment and has not received any requests to make such measures compulsory. We are happy for individual drivers to fit compliant CCTV recording equipment in their vehicles if they have concerns about the safety of their passengers or their own safety."


Read more: http://www.thisissussex.co.uk/

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

looks so much better this story in that larger type - its the large size, not 150 but 120.

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

Much better.

I think it's a great idea folks promoting CCTV.

It's such a great aid to route out unlicensed and uninsured drivers.

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IDFIMH

Unlicensed Wealden taxi driver busted in council raid

Sunday, March 11, 2012,

A Burwash man was caught operating an unlicensed taxi service following a test purchase operation carried out in the Heathfield area by officers from Wealden District Council.

Rodney Tomlinson-Button (51yrs), of Rother View, Burwash, pleaded guilty at Eastbourne Magistrates Court to four offences in relation to the unlicensed use of a vehicle for Private Hire in the Heathfield area on 18 November 2011.

Acting on complaints received from the public, Wealden District Council's licensing officer booked a lift with Mr Tomlinson-Button, then trading as Aspect Taxis. Mr Tomlinson-Button was found at the time to be operating a vehicle without the necessary licences or insurance.

He was fined a total of £700 by Eastbourne Magistrates and instructed to pay prosecution costs of £712. His driving licence was endorsed with six penalty points.

"Taxi licensing ensures the safety of the travelling public," said Councillor Susan Stedman, Chairman of Wealden District Council's Licensing Committee.

"Unlicensed operations put the public at risk and are unfair competition to properly-licensed companies. Wealden District Council will continue to take appropriate action against anyone who operates a taxi or private hire business without the necessary licences and insurance."

There are two sorts of taxi licence issued by the local authority: a Hackney licence, which allows the driver to pick up passengers from the street, use designated taxi-ranks and to take pre-booked passengers; and a Private Hire licence, which allows the driver to carry pre-booked passengers only.

http://www.crowboroughpeople.co.uk/Unli ... story.html


Taxi operator in CCTV call to aid safety

Friday, May 25, 2012

PASSENGERS and taxi drivers alike are being endangered by a lack of CCTV, according to one cabbie.

But Wealden District Council has no plans to follow the lead set by nearby authority Brighton and Hove, where security cameras are now mandatory.

Rod Tomlinson, 51, of Aspect Taxis – based in Burwash Road, Heathfield – accepts his sideline business in radio communications would benefit from a red-tape ruling, but was adamant his idea was not motivated by money.

The father of two warned: "Most people are nice, but there are some nasty people out there. You've only to Google 'taxi attack' to see what goes on.

"But if your daughter is getting into a car with cameras you've got peace of mind.

"Of course, there's money to be made, but this is about safety."

Critical of what he viewed as complacency from the district council, he added: "It's like Wealden is waiting for something to happen and to follow what everyone is doing and then jump on the bandwagon but prevention is better than cure.

"Everywhere you go you have cameras at you – on the bus, on the train, on the Underground – so why not in taxis too?"

Cameras cost around £300 each, Mr Tomlinson said, with his firm already installing many in cabs operating in Brighton and Eastbourne. His own four vehicles are also equipped with CCTV, which is still voluntary here.

He said: "We want Wealden to come in line with everyone else and stop sitting on the fence."

Shane Corby, who runs a taxi business in Crowborough, was unconvinced.

He said: "Of course there's a risk of trouble in any place where you're picking up drunk people. But this would be an unnecessary expense. It would be a pain if they said you had to have CCTV.

"It would just ne more regulation at a tough time when our customers don't have money to spend."

Cathy Beaumont, head of the council's public health and community services department, said: "Wealden District Council does not require Hackney carriage or private hire vehicles to be fitted with CCTV recording equipment and has not received any requests to make such measures compulsory. We are happy for individual drivers to fit compliant CCTV recording equipment in their vehicles if they have concerns about the safety of their passengers or their own safety."


Read more: http://www.thisissussex.co.uk/

size 135 aint bad

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

Can we have it in another colour now please it's getting a bit repetitive

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!