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Taxi driver convicted of fraud and stripped of licence for not declaring conviction


A TAXI driver has been convicted of fraud and had his licence revoked after failing to declare a conviction.

Shahid Javaid, of Arnold Street, Huddersfield, pleaded guilty on August 19 at Burnley Magistrates Court to fraud by false representation.

He was fined £80 in total and was ordered to pay £150 costs.

His licence has also been cancelled.

Rossendale Borough Council’s Licensing department had previously granted a hackney carriage licence driver to Javaid.

He had failed to declare his conviction of driving without insurance on a previous hackney license with another licensing authority when he applied to Rossendale Council.

The enforcement team at Rossendale collated a vast amount of evidence for the case which resulted in the guilty plea.

Councillor Steve Hughes, chair of Rossendale Council’s licensing committee welcomed this conviction.

He said: "This shows the important work our enforcement officers are doing and how their work is monitoring and making sure that taxis are a safe transport option for the public.

"It is simply unacceptable to fail to declare convictions on your application form and this case shows our enforcement officers will find out."

source: http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/ne ... onviction/

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

How many other licenses have they granted to people who have not declared convictions or that they have suffered revocation of license in other licensing areas?

That's why they go to these areas.

He had failed to declare his conviction of driving without insurance on a previous hackney license with another licensing authority when he applied to Rossendale Council.

was a DVLA search not done before issuing the license ?

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

I would hazard a guess and say that the vast amount of evidence collated amounted to, no more, than a DVLA disclosure.

either that or he was previously licensed as PH in Huddersfield and was silly enough to go back their with a Rossendale license working cross border?

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

https://democracy.kirklees.gov.uk/Data/ ... 10645D.pdf

oh ffs I was right

well he was once licensed by Kirklees

wonder if this was him ?

Kirklees Regulatory Panel

Tuesday 11th August 2015 10.00 am

Application to Application to Grant Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Drivers Licence - (SJ)

• View the reasons why item 10. is restricted

To consider the above application

Contact: Andrew Prescott 01484-221000

Decision:

That the application be refused on the grounds that the Panel did not feel SJ was a fit and proper person to hold a Hackney Carriage/ Private Hire Drivers Licence.

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

standard practice within the Asian community lose your license in one district get a hackney in another and carry on working it's been happening round here for 20 years

Until the councils get their head around the idea of checking if a driver has been banned elsewhere and respecting that ban instead of assuming there won't be an issue again it will always be a problem

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