Taxi Driver Online

Maybe the headline should read 'driver of taxi' rather than 'taxi driver'

And I wonder if he was really *fined* £1,600...


Taxi driver fined over £1,600 for no licence or insurance

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... insurance/

A man has been fined more than £1,600 after being caught driving a taxi without a licence or insurance.

Mohammed Manir, 63, of Beech Street, Rawtenstall, was found guilty of the offences after being spotted by enforcement officers in Burnley Road, Crawshawbooth, on March 17.

The officers, from Rossendale Council’s Public Protection Unit, identified Manir as someone who had not held a hackney carriage driver licence for several years and noticed the vehicle was missing its required roof light.

Councillor Adrian Lythgoe, lead member for environment and corporate services at Rossendale Council, said: "Being licensed to drive a taxi isn’t a box-ticking exercise; it comes with important responsibilities and safeguards the people using those vehicles.

"Passengers should be able to get into a taxi knowing that the person behind the wheel is properly licensed and that the vehicle is appropriately insured.

"In this case, neither of those requirements was met.

"I’d like to thank the Council’s Public Protection officers for spotting the issue and following it through.

"Their work, alongside our wider enforcement teams, helps make sure the rules are followed and concerns are properly investigated, and we’ll continue this work across the borough so people can have confidence when using local taxis."

Officers followed the vehicle until it stopped and confirmed that Manir was not the owner.

He was reported for driving a hackney carriage without the required driver licence and without insurance.

Manir appeared at Burnley Magistrates’ Court on September 22, where he pleaded not guilty.

He told the court he had been test-driving the vehicle and believed his trader insurance policy covered him.

Makes it sound like they clocked his face and recognised him as a former badge holder

But I'd guess they just pulled the HC because its rooflight wasn't on the car, and then discovered he'd no badge.

Maybe they did recognise him, but I'd guess not. And they certainly wouldn't have noticed him back in the day when Rossendale was the Woverhampton equivalent of cross-border HCs, with zillions of Rossendale-plated HCs all over the shop

Headline in this alternative source is even worse

But it specifically says the LOs 'recognised' the driver, so maybe I got it wrong


Rawtenstall cabbie caught driving without a licence or insurance by eagle-eyed council officers

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire- ... t-34696505

Mohammed Manir has been fined £1,623

The officers noticed that the vehicle was missing its required roof light and recognised the driver, Mohammed Manir, 63, of Beech Street, Rawtenstall, who they knew had not held a Hackney Carriage Driver Licence for a number of years.

probably when they checked the records in the LO office discovered he had a lapsed license.

Like most councils they are probably only proactive at catching drivers out from their office

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I suspect it wasn't just a lucky stop.

I would be amazed if it wasn't a case of someone informing the council about this driver.

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