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NEWCASTLE BOGUS CABBIE BANNED FOR A THIRD TIME
Despite not being granted a licence Daryl Briggs started to drive for NODA Taxis and records showed he collected more than 190 separate fares. The bogus taxi driver who carried passengers without a private licence and insurance has been banned from driving for a third time. Daryl Briggs, 35, from Newcastle, told magis- trates he had sent an application for a pri- vate hire licence to Newcastle City Coun- cil, but the council denied ever receiving the application. He pleaded guilty to driving without a PHV driver’s licence, failing to comply with a legal notice and one charge of driving with no
insurance in a prose- cution brought by Newcastle City Coun- cil
at Newcastle
Magistrates’ Court. He also pleaded guilty to a further offence of driving with no insur- ance and driving otherwise in accor- dance with a licence in a prosecution brought by the Crown Prosecu- tion Service. He was fined £220, ordered to pay £200 in costs and pay a £20 victim surcharge. He was also disqualified from driving for 24 months after magis- trates learned he had been banned from driving in 2010 and 2011. Chair of Safe Newcas- tle Cllr Linda Hobson told the Newcastle Chronicle: “This is a
truly appalling case. The safety of the trav- elling public is of the highest priority to Newcastle City Coun- cil and its partners. The consequences of this man having an accident with passen- gers in his car while driving with no licence and no insurance doesn’t bear thinking about. “I hope this prosecu- tion and the sentence handed down by magistrates will send a clear message to anyone masquerad- ing as a taxi driver that the city council will take you to court and you will be pun- ished. “This two-year ban will give him ample time to reflect on the serious- ness of his crimes.”
POLICE AND TEIGNBRIDGE COUNCIL CRACK DOWN ON BOGUS TAXI DRIVERS
Police and Teignbridge Council have joined forces to crack down on illegal taxis touting for business in the Newton Abbot area. They have been made aware of the problem by legitimate taxi driv- ers and are now clamping down. Rogue cab drivers are offering cut price rides home from pubs and clubs at weekends and are putting the passen- gers’ safety at risk. Cllr Mike Walters,
Teignbridge Council’s executive spokesman for corporate services, told the Torquay Her- ald Express: “We are working with the police to crack down on ille- gal taxis in Newton Abbot. Providing a taxi service without
the
proper licences is a very serious offence and one we take very seriously. “We accept some may not know they are breaking the law and might just think it’s an
easy way to earn some cash but it’s really important
people
realise this is an issue we take seriously. “Those who operate on an ad hoc basis do not have the relevant insur- ance and it may be their vehicles are not fit for purpose either. “Not only does it put the public safety at risk, but it also affects local taxi firms who are abiding by the law by effectively taking busi- ness away from them.”
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A man who tried to pass himself off as a black cab driver has been jailed for two years. Terence O’Leary, 51, from Epsom, was spot- ted in January driving a black cab in London with forged area identi- fiers - displayed on a sticker inside all black cabs with the licence details of the driver. According to This is Local London, he was arrested and police found a forged taxi driver
licence and three forged taxi driver
badges when they searched his home address. While he was on bail, information was re- ceived by the police that O’Leary was try- ing to hire a taxi from a company using a licence that appeared to be forged and he was again arrested. O’Leary, who has never been a licensed taxi driver, appeared at Kingston Crown Court last month and was jailed for two years for nine offences under the Fraud Act.
The five-month investi- gation
into the
offences was led by the Met Police’s safer transport command in partnership with TfL’s taxi and private hire directorate (TPH). Helen Chapman, TfL’s general manager of TPH, said it welcomed O’Leary’s sentence. She added: “It is a stark reminder that the only way to become a legitimate taxi driver in London is through hard work and dedication by passing the Knowledge of London.”
PEOPLE MASQUERADING AS WINDSOR TAXI DRIVERS
Police have had reports of drivers ‘masquerading’
as
taxis in Windsor and Maidenhead. Chief Inspector Lee Townsend made the admission following the alleged rape of a teenager after leaving Liquid nightclub, in Windsor, on Saturday, May 25. It is understood the 19-year-old victim got into a car, which she believed to be a taxi. Ch Insp Townsend told the Royal Borough Observer: “There are
some individuals who have been mas- querading in the past as taxi drivers. We have had women and men get into taxis that are not taxis and had issues.” In a joint press release issued by the Royal Borough and Thames Valley Police shortly after the media brief- ing, taxi passengers were warned to make sure they use properly licensed drivers and vehicles when they hail or order a cab. In the release, Ch Insp
Townsend added:
“Following recent alle- gations we have contacted drivers and owners to remind them of their responsi- bilities and offer practical hints on how to operate their busi- nesses professionally and to the highest standard.” There have been four reports of sexual assaults in Windsor and Maidenhead in recent weeks, but Ch Insp Townsend urged residents to remain calm.
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