Taxi Driver Online

Ooft - another speed camera nomination wangle, by the looks of it, but looks like the operator's whole business has collapsed as a consequence


Council prosecutes unlicensed taxi driver

https://www.northlincs.gov.uk/news/coun ... xi-driver/

An unlicensed taxi driver has been ordered to pay a £1,557 fine and had his driver’s licence endorsed with eight points, following an investigation by council licensing officers.

Abdul Musaher (35), of Bruce Street, Scunthorpe, pleaded guilty at Grimsby Magistrates’ Court on 18 March 2025 to driving a licensed ‘taxi’ vehicle after his licence had been revoked.

The investigation began after officers were contacted by South Yorkshire Police for help identifying the driver of a vehicle which had triggered a speed camera on the M1.

Mr Musaher was named by the vehicle’s owner, but he named another person as the driver in order to avoid points being added to his licence.

Mr Musaher was previously licensed by the council as a private hire vehicle driver, but his licence was revoked in 2021 after it was revealed he was being investigated by Humberside Police.

Licensing officers attended the office of Mr Musaher’s employer, Ashby Cars Ltd, where evidence was seized confirming that he had carried out 543 journeys for the company after his licence was revoked.

He had committed 543 offences under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976. Each of these journeys would also have been uninsured, which is a separate offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988.

In court, Mr Musaher admitted carrying out all 543 journeys and also lying to police. He was ordered to pay a £1,557 fine and his licence was endorsed with eight points.

This took him to 17 points, which is over the threshold for disqualification, however, the Court resolved that he could continue to drive due to family circumstances.

Separate action was taken against Ashby Cars Ltd following another investigation by licensing officers.

Their Private Hire Operator’s Licence was revoked, along with all vehicle licences held by the company.

Councillor Carl Sherwood, cabinet member for licensing, said: “This irresponsible and illegal behaviour will not be tolerated, as it leaves people at risk through uninsured journeys and breaks trust and confidence in our responsible businesses.

“The council has clear expectations and high-quality standards, which we will enforce as necessary, to make sure that our communities can safely and confidently travel across North Lincolnshire.

“Licensing will continue to act against unsuitable drivers and unlicensed activity, to ensure that public safety is not compromised.”

For more information on taxi drivers and the licences required, please visit the Licensing page on the Council’s website or email licensing@northlincs.gov.uk

Got off pretty lightly, by the looks of it


Didn't get off lightly, by the looks of it

interesting if you look up on companies house because there are two Ashby cars limited one in Stoke on trent and one in Scunthorpe but they have one director in common. He's listed as being the only director of the one in Sunny scunny since 2016 and one of 3 of the one in Stoke since 2021. The one in Scunthorpe seems to trade as either AShby cars or Ashby taxis. The stoke on trent one is a car dealership in Burton on trent from which he resigned last year. Ashby cars were also the firm involved in a fatal crash in 2019 and the company was dissolved in 2020 soon after

It sounds as though the owner has an interesting business history with 4 different companies of which he is an active director and many more that have dissapeared.

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

I'm amazed he wasn't charged with 'perverting the course of justice'.

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IDFIMH

He must have argued that he would suffer significant hardship.

Clearly, everyone who gets a ban will suffer hardship, but the law allows the court not to ban for totting if the hardship would be significant.

That would include the indirect effects on others, like elderly relatives who need to be taken regularly to the hospital, job loss, which would mean you lose your house, affecting your children. I could go on, but it is a high barrier to pass.

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IDFIMH

The incorporation stuff looks messy. I could only find on active company called Ashby Cars Ltd, with only one active director, and he's a director of only one active company

The addresses of that director and the past two directors are all the same address in Stoke - looks like it may just be some kind of brass plate address (like an accountant's office) rather than a private residence.

But the company's registered office is in Scunthorpe, and the same address as 'Ashby Cars/Taxis'. Which has a fancy pants website still active, but maybe the business has actually been sold by now. But a real potential rabbit hole, stuff like that

https://www.ashbycars.co.uk/