Taxi Driver Online

Another one from the Bolton press's regular trawl of the licensing minutes.

And not only would this never be reported in other local outlets, but this piece makes a bit of a meal of it all.

Presumably this is about a speeding thing, but it's not specifically stated.

But this kind of gives the impression that the applicant wasn't particularly interested anyway, and/or knew it was a lost cause


Bolton Council refused taxi licence over traffic offence

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/26 ... c-offence/

A would-be taxi driver has been refused a licence over a "major traffic offence" where he failed to identify another driver.

Bolton Council documents, released this week, show that a behind-closed-doors meeting of the authority's licensing committee had met in June to discuss the unidentified would-be driver.

The meeting heard how the applicant had been fined and given penalty points on his driving licence after being convicted of failing to identify another driver on July 29 last year.

The newly published minutes of the meeting said: “The conviction from July 29, 2025, of failure to give information as to identity of driver resulting in a fine of £660 and six points.

“Under the council's statement of fitness and suitability, this is classed as a major traffic offence, and a conviction date of less than three years would generally mean that an application would be refused.

"The applicant failed to declare the conviction in accordance with the conditions of his licence.

"The applicant was unable to be contacted despite numerous attempts in terms of making any representations and therefore there is reasonable cause to refuse to grant the private hire drivers' licence."

The committee was presented with a report by council director of place Jon Dyson setting out both the application for the licence and the alleged misconduct by the applicant.

The minutes said that the would-be private hire driver had not attended the meeting himself and that the licensing team had made several attempts to contact him.

The decision had already been deferred at the last committee meeting with members agreeing that it would instead be heard when they next gathered at town hall.

Committee member Cllr Anne Galloway, of Heaton, Lostock and Chew Moor moved that the man's application to drive a private hire vehicle was refused.

Her motion put to the committee said that the applicant was not a fit and proper person to hold a private hire driver's licence because of his previous conviction.

This was seconded by Cllr Martin Donaghy, of Tonge with the Haulgh, and the committee voted unanimously to support the motion, with no abstentions.

It could be anything: careless driving, dangerous driving, speeding, failing to stop, failing to report, etc.

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Another one from Bolton

But this one looks a bit odd indeed

What are the chances of two concurrent applications throwing up this failure to identify another driver offence?

And both failing to declare the offence??

So this looks very similar to the one above. Even the same fine - £660 and six points - but the offence at a different date.

And looks like the applicant here actually turned up

Didn't do him any good, though


Would-be Bolton taxi driver refused licence over conviction

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/26 ... onviction/

According to newly released council documents, the unnamed applicant appeared before a behind-closed-doors meeting at Bolton Town Hall in June in a bid for a private hire licence.

But the committee heard that the man had been fined and given points on his licence for an incident he failed to declare in November last year when he failed to identify another driver.

Newly released council minutes said: "In coming to its decision the committee took account of the conviction from November 6, 2025, of failure to give information as to identity of driver resulting in a fine of £660 and six points.

"Under the council’s statement of fitness and suitability, this is classed as a major traffic offence, and a conviction date of less than three years would generally mean that an application would be refused.

"The applicant failed to declare the conviction in accordance with the conditions of his licence and therefore there is reasonable cause to refuse to grant the private hire driver’s licence."

Bolton Council director of place, Jon Dyson, had placed a report before the committee members to be considered which set out the application for a private hire licence.

It also set out the man’s alleged misconduct in being handed his conviction and then failing to declare it.

The applicant appeared before the meeting at town hall and all parties agreed to a maximum of 15 minutes to put their cases across.

After all parties had made their cases, committee member Cllr David Chadwick, of Westhoughton South, put the motion that the applicant be refused a licence.

Cllr Chadwick’s motion said that because of his conviction, the would-be private hire driver was not a “fit and proper person” to hold a licence at this time.

This was seconded by Cllr Roger Pedley, of Kearsley, and the motion to refuse the man a licence was put to a vote of all committee members.

The proposal to refuse the man’s bid for a private hire licence was carried unanimously with no abstentions.

That's basically the default fine for those who don't turn up to court, and/or plead not guilty and get found guilty.

In addition to that, the driver will pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of 40% of the fine.

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To the committee meeting, but I'm assuming not the court.

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