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PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 4:27 pm 
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The government is being urged to create a central database for taxi drivers in England and Wales.

An investigation by BBC Radio 5 live found that some drivers who have had their licence revoked are continuing to work after getting a licence from another council.

Danni Hewson reports. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39248531

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It's about time there was a national database.
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The database would be useless without an overhaul of the licencing system

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edders23 wrote:
The database would be useless without an overhaul of the licencing system


I think there should be a database - but who polices it?

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Why don't all applications have a 'Have you ever been refused a License' section?

Of course people can and do tell fibs, but once caught out a license can be stripped just on that basis.

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Sussex wrote:
Why don't all applications have a 'Have you ever been refused a License' section?

Of course people can and do tell fibs, but once caught out a license can be stripped just on that basis.

We have that question on our forms.

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Why don't all applications have a 'Have you ever been refused a License' section?

Of course people can and do tell fibs,


"Oh you mean here?"

:wink:

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Sussex wrote:
Why don't all applications have a 'Have you ever been refused a License' section?

Of course people can and do tell fibs, but once caught out a license can be stripped just on that basis.



you are very naive Sussex we have that question on our forms and i know there are 9 locally who were stripped of their license in peterborough BUT our council takes the view that they cannot deny someone the right to work

that is why i suggest the database needs to be accompanied by an overhaul of licensing which would limit the amount of discretion councils have :wink:

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edders23 wrote:
you are very naive Sussex we have that question on our forms and i know there are 9 locally who were stripped of their license in peterborough BUT our council takes the view that they cannot deny someone the right to work

Suggest you tell that to the local press.

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We have the same question in the borders
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