For a change this press piece carefully delineates the three different licences involved, but since
two of them were revoked the headline and strapline should maybe have used the plural 'licences'.
But that's maybe because much of it is just a straight lift from the council minutes
Huntingdonshire private hire driver has licence revokedhttps://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/258523 ... e-revoked/A private hire driver has had their licence revoked after they failed to declare their speeding convictions to the council.In November 2025, Huntingdonshire District Council's Licensing and Protection Sub-Committee met to discuss the case of the driver, who has remained anonymous.
The committee heard that the driver presented their vehicle for inspection in August 2025, when a significant defect was discovered and their licence was suspended.
The driver's private hire vehicle licence expired in the same month.
However, the driver continued to undertake a "significant number" of paid private hire vehicle trips, which were disclosed by his booking records.
When the driver was challenged, they denied fulfilling the bookings but were unable to show evidence that the bookings were sub-contracted to safe vehicles.
The committee were satisfied that the driver had fulfilled the bookings in a vehicle that was "not fit for purpose".
It then came to light that the driver had failed to disclose speeding convictions to the council, which is a requirement.
The committee was concerned that the driver was making uninsured trips in an unsafe vehicle, and that their actions had "placed the safety of the public in jeopardy".
The driver, who is an experienced driver and operator and has held licences issued by the council for several years, said that they acted "in a lapse of judgement".
Despite this, the committee decided that he is neither "fit or proper" to hold either a driver or operator's licence, and it was revoked with immediate effect.
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