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Doncaster taxi driver jailed for heroin charges and another who fell asleep at the wheel refused new licences



A Doncaster taxi driver who lost his taxi licence over a decade ago after being jailed for heroin possession has failed in his magistrates’ court bid to get a new one.

A taxi driver who lost his licence after falling asleep at the wheel also failed in his bid to get a new one.

Attiq Mohammed, aged 43, of Elmfield Road, Hyde Park applied to Doncaster Council for a new licence in March 2015.

The authority refused citing his previous character and conviction history.

Mohammed appealed to magistrates on November 26 who heard that his licence was originally revoked after he was imprisoned in 2003 for 8 years for Possession of Heroin with intent to supply.

The court also heard that Mohammed was convicted of Battery in 2012 and disqualified from driving in 2013 following a number of motoring offences. His appeal was dismissed.

At the same sitting, 49 year old Jasbir Singh of Tickhill Road, Balby also appealed to magistrates over the council’s decision to withdraw his licence.

Singh, who worked for Alpha Minicabs, was falling asleep at the wheel during a journey from Doncaster to Thorne in the early hours of 2 August 2015.

The journey ended when his private hire vehicle collided with a central reservation in Moorends.

Councillor Chris McGuinness, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, said: “It is essential that the public have complete confidence in our taxi drivers.

“Doncaster Council takes appropriate measures to ensure that our taxi drivers are safe and trustworthy, and is prepared to revoke or refuse a licence in order to keep the public safe.

“We are pleased to see that once again the courts have supported our decisions. The vast majority of drivers are decent, law abiding people who work very hard to provide a good service to their customers.”


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I have been acquainted with the driver who fell asleep for ten years or so and he has been know for nodding off while driving for all of this time and the companies he has rented a radio during this time have have received scores of complaints for him driving tired and also his manner in dealing with passengers for example won't help at all loading or unloading including folding wheelchairs yet the operators because of there greed have been very reluctant to give him the boot it's a miracle nobody has been injured and even killed because of the operators have valued money before the safety of there customers.

The La have a duty to remove the operating license from the Company that gave the job to the Driver in that condition THEY have duty of care Likewise the Controller ie the individual on duty when that job was allocated he should ALSO be banned for life from the industry! assoles putting the passenger and other road Users at risk absolutely despicable

FACT TIRED DRIVING KILLS 3 TIMES AS MANY AS DRUNK DRIVING,

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Wow, he fell asleep for 10 years!

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Grandad,

His name isn't yogi bear by any chance ?

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Is he overweight? If so he'll be suffering from sleep apnoea. He needs taking off the road ASAP.