Taxi Driver Online

The thread title is more about an old piece from 2014, as in second post.

First piece is about a recent fairly routine planning thing

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If they only had two cars and there was no parking at the office, and no walk-in facility, then you wonder why they've had an office in the first place? Maybe they had more cars originally, and lost a lot of work, but to that extent you'd have thought they'd have dumped the office long ago...

But council have obviously taken him at his word that there will be no more movements from his house, because his two cars are kept already kept there anyway


Taxi firm can operate from office at owner's home says council

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/taxi-firm-ope ... 00217.html

A TAXI boss has been given the go-ahead to relocate his office from a town centre to his home.

Gareth Mayers intends closing the office of Fab Kabs on Clarence Road, Pontypool and operating from a small office at his home, Ty Coed, in Penygarn instead.

Torfaen Borough Council has approved a certificate of lawful development which confirms the business can operate from the residential address after Mr Mayers supplied information about the intended use.

He confirmed no customers will attend at the office which will only be used for hosting the phone lines, book keeping and other admin task such as printing.

Two taxis, which are also Mr Mayers’ private vehicles, are already kept on a private courtyard at the house, which has no public access, and a private drive shared with a neighbour.

Mr Mayers said the change is intended to cut costs and due to personal circumstances and told the council: “Our office on the Clarence is not open to the public and there is no parking.

“By running the office from Ty Coed rather than at the separate address at the Clarence the only difference to the business will be a considerable saving in monthly costings.”

He added: “There will be no change whatsoever in the volume of cars to and from the property. This is a cost saving measure that will benefit the company greatly and allow us to continue working at the high standard which I feel our customers have grown to appreciate.”

A driver who works for the company normally only visits the office once a week.

Planning officer Caroline Pulley said change of use planning permission wasn’t required as there is no “material change” to how the property and land is being used and there is no expectation it would “give rise to a disproportionately high level of vehicle movements over and above what would be expected for a residential property of this scale”.

This is possibly more interesting, and utterly awful - there but for the grace of God go I

It's from 2014, and presumably this is the dad of the Mr Mayers in the piece above.


Shock as driver fined for crash that cost man his leg

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/ ... n-his-leg/

THE wife of a taxi driver who lost a leg in a roadside crash spoke of her shock after the motorist responsible received six penalty points and a £115 fine.

Fab Kabs boss Jeremy Mayers, 63, was crushed by Laura Llewellyn’s Rover as he loaded a suitcase into the back of his cab in Greenhill Road, Pontypool.

The dad-of-two had his right leg amputated at the knee, while his left leg was also smashed and his injured back had to be pinned on both sides. He is still in hospital more than eight months after the accident on January 19.

Mr Mayers, of St Johns (corr) Crescent, Pontypool, can barely lift his back and it is feared he may never walk again.

Llewellyn, 28, ploughed into the cab after being blinded by the sun, which suddenly came out from behind a building or clouds, a court heard.

Llewellyn, of Sunnybank Road, Griffithstown, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention on Monday [July 28].

Cwmbran magistrate Cathryn Brooker gave her a £115 fine, £85 prosecution costs and a £20 surcharge, plus six points on her licence meaning she can still drive.

Speaking after the hearing the taxi driver’s wife Lesley Mayers, 58, said: “It is crazy.

“My husband is really good, he is very strong physically and mentally.

“It is not going to beat him.

“But it has turned our life upside down.

“I am disappointed in the outcome but I can’t change it.”

Mr Mayers had had 13 operations and is likely to continue undergoing rehabilitation for at least two years.

Gwent PC Jodie Davies, prosecuting, told Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court it was believed he would never walk or stand again.

Llewellyn’s barrister, Victoria Thomas, said her client had been suddenly blinded by the sun adding it had caused glare to the road surface.

She stressed Llewellyn had never been in trouble with the law before, had a clean driving licence, adding she was not driving at speed, erratically or under the influence of alcohol and had no mobile phone with her.

Ms Brooker said the court bench had imposed their sentence in line with legal guidelines for an offence of driving without due care and attention and stressed that compensation would be dealt with by insurance companies.

Ms Brooker told the court: “We recognise this is a tragic accident which has resulted in severe injury.

“We have listened to carefully the evidence and mitigation put forward and also the victim impact statement.”

This must be him here - died seven years after the article above, aged 69

https://www.obituariesonline.co.uk/fune ... -blaenavon

Not clear if the accident was a factor, but the reference to the British Heart Foundation maybe suggests a cause of death.

But certainly wouldn't be surprising if the accident and all the associated medical stuff maybe resulted in or contributed to a heart issue