NEW guidelines have been approved spelling out when former offenders can become taxi drivers in Barrow. A policy review for licensing hackney carriages and private cars has been completed and given the green light. According to the policy’s wording, offenders convicted of murder, manslaughter, rape, and other serious crimes will have their application refused “unless …
Category Archive: Fit & Proper
Oct 21
‘Despicable’ taxi driver banned from driving after blaming wife for his traffic offence
A ‘despicable’ taxi driver has been banned from driving for 18 months after attempting to pervert the course of justice by blaming his wife for his own traffic offence. Ibrar Suleman’s Mercedes taxi was seen driving through a red light in Sheffield in February. Suleman eventually responded to letters and emails about the incident to …
Oct 18
Fined: Old Trafford football fan taken for a ride by overcharging taxi driver
The football fan was travelling back to Manchester Airport after the game at Old Trafford A TAXI driver has been ordered to fork out almost £600 after duping a football fan into paying double fare from Old Trafford to Manchester Airport – which he had claimed was the passenger’s idea. Hackney carriage driver Farzin Kheshvari …
Oct 16
Cambridgeshire taxi firms slam council delays in granting licenses
Taxi firms claim they are missing out on dozens of potential jobs a day - as the council delays applications by up to two months. South Cambs Taxis Ltd (SCT), based in Sawston, says that delays in setting up appointments with South Cambridgeshire District Council are ‘damaging’ small businesses. Prospective drivers have been forced to …
Oct 14
Black taxi drivers march in protest over minicab medical tests
Around 100 cab drivers marched in protest today at TfL’s lack of medical regulation of mini cab drivers. Black cab drivers staged a demonstration in Southwark after learning of allegations minicab drivers are allegedly using loopholes to pass medicals. An independent investigation revealed mini cab drivers were able to pay certain doctors for a medical pass. London …
Oct 11
Taxi driver caught with £250,000 in his Skoda
A taxi driver who was caught out for being involved in a £2million money laundering racket has been jailed after being found with £250,000 on the back seat of his car. Authorities found the cash in a bag on the back seat of Waqas Ilyas’ Skoda when they swooped in April, 2015, the Manchester Evening …
Oct 11
Mum of girl injured in horror smash ‘furious’ that private-hire driver is back on the roads
The mother of a little girl who was left brain damaged after a crash with a private-hire says she’s “absolutely furious” that the driver is back in the profession. Jessica Bootes was just four when she was seriously injured in a horror road crash on the A194 near Lindisfarne Roundabout, in Jarrow in March 2014. …
Oct 11
Uber driver dragged her out of his car because she ‘wasn’t talking properly’
A cancer survivor whose illness left her with a speech impediment claims an Uber driver dragged her out of his cab because she ‘wasn’t talking properly’. Sam Barbic, who has a hole in her neck, said the driver screamed at her and grabbed her arm to pull her from his vehicle outside her home in …
Oct 07
Illegal private-hire driver fined at court
A man has been fined after being spotted driving a taxi in Burnley without a private hire licence. Abdul Majeed, of Albert Street, Brierfield, pleaded guilty driving a private hire vehicle without a current licence, and guilty to using a vehicle without insurance. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £200 costs and a …
Oct 06
Swansea private hire operator fined a second time for employing unlicensed drivers
A PRIVATE hire operator has been prosecuted for a second occasion for licensing offences, including employing unlicensed drivers. Matthew Benjamin, operator of MCB Executive Travel in Swansea, pleaded guilty at Brecon Magistrates Court to five charges, after being found on four occasions to be employing unlicensed drivers to undertake hirings, as well as failing to …
