Rogue St Day taxi driver fined thousands by court A rogue taxi driver has been fined more than £3,000 by a court for breaching his taxi license.
Christopher William Greenwood of 6 Vogue Hill, St Day, pleaded guilty to seven offences including failing to keep proper records, using unlicensed vehicles and drivers and driving without the required licenses at Truro Magistrates Court yesterday.
The 51 year-old was deemed to be putting passengers at risk by transporting them without the correct insurance cover.
The other unlicensed drivers had also not been vetted for previous convictions or undergone medical fitness tests.
Greenwood’s offences occurred over a period of 12 months between 2013 and 2014 and involved an investigation by a Cornwall Council’s licensing compliance officer.
Bob Mears, Cornwall Council licensing compliance manager, said:” My enforcement officer Andrea Carter has conducted a very thorough investigation into Mr Greenwood who was at times very uncooperative.
“Cornwall Council licensing service will do their utmost to support the taxi trade who are, in the most part, hardworking and law abiding in very difficult times, by endeavouring to ‘weed out’ the unscrupulous and illegal operators.
“I am delighted that the magistrates have taken this matter seriously and administered a suitable punishment and I hope that this sends out a message to any other illegal operators in Cornwall that if my officers can establish enough evidence such offenders will be dealt with accordingly.”
Greenwood was fined £1000, and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £100 in addition to Cornwall Council’s legal costs of £2,500.86.
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