A COMMITTEE monitoring councillors’ conduct will be taking no further action against a Guildford borough councillor after considering a formal complaint made against him. Sheridan Westlake, who represents the Merrow ward, has strenuously denied allegations of misconduct made by the secretary of Guildford Hackney Association, Mark Rostron. A dispute between the council and Guildford taxi [...]
Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon has prided himself on being straight-talking - a man who won’t mince his words. It has probably helped him be elected and re-elected as the town’s mayor. But could his “straight-talking” be about to cost him his job? The problem is a series of tapes made by a (now former) friend [...]
A temporary solution has been agreed to the taxi problem in Marketgait — and a trade leader has urged all drivers to follow the new guidance. The council’s taxi liaison group discussed the fallout from the police crackdown on cabbies stopping to pick up and drop off customers on the inner ring road, which is [...]
TOWN hall licensing chiefs have pledged to clamp down on taxis registered outside Bournemouth picking up fares in the town, leaving their passengers uninsured. A meeting of Bournemouth council’s licensing board ruled on Tuesday that action against taxis licensed in neighbouring towns would be taken “urgently”. Bournemouth taxi driver, Duncan Craig, said drivers were very [...]
Protests look to have ended council’s bid to force cars over five years old off the road Authority expected to backtrack over taxi age limits Council bosses are expected to perform a U-turn on controversial plans to impose strict age limits on taxis operating throughout Aberdeenshire. It follows scores of complaints from furious local businesses, [...]
A taxi driver who was the subject of a catalogue of complaints from passengers and fellow cabbies lost an appeal against having his licence revoked. Jason Craggs was accused of swearing at passengers, refusing to take them on short journeys, driving too fast and assaulting fellow cabbie Peter Crossling. And magistrates upheld a decision by [...]
A TAXI boss has won his test case against “big brother” spy cameras in cabs. Kevin May triumphed in his legal battle against Southampton City Council’s requirement to fit digital security cameras that record images and conversations in his taxis. It could pave the way for around 300 other Hackney carriage and private hire taxis [...]
BOURNEMOUTH taxi drivers fed up with competitors flouting licensing laws have called off a protest planned for Monday after licensing chiefs promised to take their concerns seriously. An urgent report will now go before the next meeting of Bournemouth council’s licensing committee after driver Duncan Craig told councillors yesterday that lives were being placed in [...]
Representatives of the Dundee Taxi Association contacted The Courier to claim that police “lost the plot” in the early hours of Sunday morning, as they clamped down on drivers queuing in non-designated areas. Tayside Police had sent officers to the Marketgait area after reports that taxi drivers were parking on roundabouts and other thoroughfares while [...]
THE vetting procedure for people seeking a taxi or private hire car driver’s licence has been given a clean bill of health. The force’s lay adviser panel reviewed the role of the Taxi Examination Centre to determine whether passengers were being protected. The vetting procedure was attacked earlier this year after figures showed over 150 [...]
