FIT AND PROPER
WEST NORTHANTS DRIVER’S LICENCE REVOKED AFTER HIDING CONVICTION & 100MPH COMPLAINT
A private hire driver licensed by West Northants Council (WNC) has lost his licence for non-disclosure of convictions and a string of passenger complaints. Mohammed Alam’s
licence
revocation, initially upheld by Northampton Magistrates’ Court, was further confirmed at the Crown Court on 14 February. Alam failed to declare his prosecution and conviction for plying for hire and driving without
insurance. The council also cited a history of complaints, notably an incident where a passenger, fearing so much for their safety due to Alam’s alleged 100mph driving, caused the passenger to call relatives to say they loved them. The council stated Alam “misled the council in relation to proceedings being taken against him in a neighbouring authority.” “Her Honour Judge Adrienne
Lucking said that Alam was not found to be an honest witness and his explanation that he was planning to tell the council about his convictions once his penalty points were added to his licence was highly implausible,” a WNC spokesperson reported. Alam’s licence was revoked and he was also ordered to pay £1,500 in costs, which is in addition to £140 from the Magistrates’ Court appeal.
REPEAT OFFENDER DENIED TAXI LICENCE BY STOCKTON COUNCIL AS NOT “FIT AND PROPER”
A motorist with drink driving and speeding convictions has been denied a taxi licence by Stockton Council for the fourth time. Councillors cited concerns over his “attitude” and “manner of driving.” The applicant, previously refused licences in 2007, 2008, 2009, and having a licence revoked in 2012 after being granted one in 2010, faced scrutiny over several driving
offences: speeding convictions from 2022 and 2023, including one while carrying a child. He also had six active penalty points. A key factor was his 2014 drink driving conviction, resulting in a three-year ban. When questioned about a 2012 drink driving and cannabis possession conviction that led to his licence revocation, he claimed he was “just careless.”
ALTON CABBIE FACES DRINK DRIVING CHARGE AFTER PUBLIC TIP OFF
Taxi driver, Robert Lenox, 64, is facing charges of drink driving following a police stop prompted by community reports. Lenox was apprehended on 6 March, after officers acted on information suggesting he was driving under the influence. “Officers stopped Lenox in his vehicle... and he was arrested on
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suspicion of drink driving after failing a breathalyser test,” confirmed a police spokesperson. The arrest followed “reports from the public that he had been driving whilst intoxicated.” Lenox, of Alton, has been formally charged and was scheduled to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on 20 March.
He had also been warned twice in 2010 for speeding. The applicant failed to disclose previous licence
refusals and
speeding offences on his application. He did highlight his 14- year history of holding a Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) licence. In his defence, he admitted past immaturity but now considered himself an “honest changed person.” He explained his recent speeding offences by stating he didn’t see the speed cameras. However, the committee remained unconvinced, citing his past drink driving convictions and recent speeding offences as reasons they were not satisfied he was a “fit and proper person.” They were particularly concerned by
his
response to speeding, indicating he would only slow down if he saw a camera, not that he understood he should not break the limit. The decision to refuse the licence was unanimous.
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