Taxi Driver Online

Interesting, perhaps, that the IoL's guidelines say 10 years, so the offences happened in 2008, thus to that degree the applicant would have been OK.

But the relevant date is from the *conviction*, which was in 2010, so he misses out by a year


Taxi driver convicted of possessing class A drugs is refused licence

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/ ... d-licence/

A TAXI driver who in 2010 was convicted of two offences of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply has been refused a licence by BCP Council.

Members of a licensing sub-committee made the decision behind-closed-doors at a meeting last month, the details of which have been made public in its minutes.

The driver had applied for a private hire licence but their DBS check highlighted the convictions for the offences carried out in 2008.

As a result, it was considered by councillors who agreed to reject the application.

The minutes of the August 6 meeting say the decision was reached based on Institute of Licensing guidance which says in 10 years should pass between a conviction and the granting of a licence.

Just got three questions in a row on University Challenge, which I wouldn't have gotten except for the fact that I've been posting lots of articles from the local press on here

But that is only guidance, based on the view of a bloke in the IoL office.

IMO the council should have given proper reasons why the fella shouldn't have received a license, not bottled it by repeating the IoL guess of the day.

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Just in case anyone was wondering, it was a question about local newspaper titles (eg Liverpool Echo, Coventry Telegraph, Huddersfield Examiner, Birmingham Mail) which I wouldn't have known but for posting stuff on here

I'm still waiting for the questions on taxi quotas, cross-border hiring and 'fit and proper' matters.

Guess I might be waiting a while.

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do leopards change their spots ?

How much of a gamble would granting the license have been ?

In Glasgow he might have got his badge other licensing regimes are more cautious and had it been me taking the decision I might have taken the same decision

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