No shortage of detail here - and in the round sounds like the trade is well rid of this daftie...
Sounds like the chief magistrate at the end gave it all quite short shrift as well
Uber driver's appeal denied after 'aggressive' altercationhttps://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... tercation/AN Uber driver who had his licence immediately revoked after an “aggressive” altercation with a parking warden has had his appeal turned down.Mahbub Alam Mamun, 31, of Komla Close, Bradford, appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court on November 14 to try overturn a decision made by the council in January.
The local authority revoked Mamun’s private hire licence with immediate effect – the harshest punishment available - after investigating an altercation between him and a female council enforcement officer.
The court heard that Mamun had parked up in a bus stop to go into a shop at 4.35pm on January 15 this year.
Two council enforcement officers issued him with a parking ticket.
Imran Hussain, appearing for the council, said: “Upon realising, he came out of the store and acted in a threatening and abusive manner.”
One of the officers, a female, switched on their body-worn camera at this point, which was played in court.
Mr Hussain said Mamun could be seen “acting in an aggressive manner” and walking towards the female officer.
He told the court Mamun said, “shut the f*** up you f****** idiot”, “f****** get out of there” and “take another picture again, you b**ch” towards the officer.
Steven Knighton, Regulatory and Compliance Officer at Bradford Council, who became involved following a licence review and watched the body-worn footage, said the officers were taking pictures of Mamun’s vehicle and he got out of his car and “lunges” towards the female officer.
He added that Mamun “closes that gap” and he sees this as “intimidation”, having been an officer “on the ground” himself and being able to appreciate what they experience.
Mamun, in giving evidence to support his appeal, claimed the officers had hidden then jumped out when he walked into the shop.
He said: “I stopped in there to go to the shop, probably one minute to go in and out.
“When I parked the car, I didn’t see a parking warden. They was hiding behind a wall.”
Mamun added: “As soon as I came out they came and printed a ticket.”
He also denied being threatening and said he only walked towards the female officer to remove the ticket and then get back in his car to get away from the situation.
Mamun said: “I wasn’t aggressive or anything towards them, I just want to put the ticket away and calm the situation.
“I didn’t lunge towards them, I just want to get the ticket, just to get away from the situation.
“I didn’t threaten violence.”
Mamun was contacted two days later with a request for him to attend the council’s Shearbridge depot.
In an interview, Mamun said he had only parked in the bus stop for a few minutes and was frustrated as he had received a number of traffic tickets recently, the court heard.
He added that he was very sorry for his actions.
Mamun also said there had been no complaints made about him to his operator, Uber, when asked.
His complaint history was requested from Uber and it showcased a number of reported incidents.
This included multiple reports from customers of “driving in a dangerous manner” and also driving on the wrong side of the road when entering a roundabout.
One report also said Mamun was stopped by local law enforcement for dangerous driving.
Mamun said in evidence that none of these complaints had been upheld by Uber and that often customers will file complaints maliciously.
Mr Knighton confirmed in court that no official complaints had come through to the council from Uber or had been made directly to them by Mamun’s customers.
Mamun was informed on January 22 that his licence had been revoked with immediate effect and he has been out of work ever since.
Mr Knighton told the court that immediate revocations are used in cases where violence, aggression, or offences of a sexual nature are a feature and “are designed to protect the public.”
He said his observations from the body-worn footage showed him that “violence was clearly a matter here”, with “posturing” and “threats”, giving him “immediate concerns”.
Mr Knighton added: “This incident was over a parking ticket.
“What would happen if there was a dispute around the fare and somebody couldn’t exit the vehicle, how would the driver react?”
Mr Hussain said: “A rule of thumb, would you be happy letting your wife, husband, son, daughter or anyone you care about go with this driver.
“The safety of the public is paramount to decisions.”
The magistrates disagreed with Mamun’s version of events.
JP Peter Alexander, the head magistrate, said: “You say you wanted to get away from the situation but there was no situation.”
He added: “The compliance manager was correct and this appeal is dismissed.”
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