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HIGHLAND TAXI DRIVER RAPE CONVICTION SPARKS CALL FOR CCTV IN ALL SCOTTISH CABS
A Highland taxi driv- er is facing jail after raping a drunk female passenger, sparking calls for CCTV in all cabs across Scotland. The Mail on Sunday has reported that Anwar Sadat Chow- dhury, 41, originally from Bangladesh but now living in Inverness, forced himself on a woman in the back of a licensed vehicle last
year. She was said to have been too drunk to give consent to the married father of one. Chowdhury was found guilty of rape and attempting to pervert the course of justice at the High Court in Aberdeen
on
November 8. He wias to be sen- tenced at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Scottish Conserva- tive justice spokes- man Liam Kerr said that, following his conviction,
local
authorities across the country should consider
imple-
menting new rules about security cam- eras in taxis. He told the Highland Press and Journal: “While the vast majority of taxi drivers are courte- ous and profes-
sional, all women recognise the ex- treme vulnerability of travelling in a taxi alone at night. “One way of reas- suring the public would be for coun- cils to ensure there are CCTV cameras in taxis, which would also be helpful in providing evidence for any prosecution if, sadly, it were needed.” Other councils in the
UK have agreed to install CCTV to deter sex attacks and the move seems to be gaining traction in Scotland. Chowdhury was granted a Highland taxi
licence by
council bosses last February and a taxi operator’s li-cence the following May. Following
the
attack, his licences were suspended within days, on the
advice of Police Scotland, and fully revoked in October of the same year. Prior to his convic- tion, in February this year, Chowdhury met a relative of the victim in an Inver- ness branch of Nando’s restaurant and tried to per- suade them to contact her in the hope she would withdraw her com- plaint to police.
UBER DRIVER WAS WATCHING PORN WHILE PARKED ON HARD SHOULDER
A PHV driver has been reported for a variety of offences after being spotted parked on the motorway hard shoulder watching porn. According to the Lancashire Tele- graph, the NW Motorway Police said the driver had stopped on the eastbound M56 air- port spur while watching ‘porno- graphic material’ on a mobile phone. The Uber driver has been reported to Manchester Taxi Licensing for of- fences including not wearing an ID badge. A Traffic Offence Report was also issued to the driver which will mean a £100 fine and three penalty points.
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The driver was watching porn while he was parked on the hard shoulder
According to High- ways England, more than 100 people are killed or injured on hard shoulders every year – so it should only be used as a last resort. An RAC spokesman added: “If you need to stop your vehicle on the motorway, leave the motorway as soon as possible
and find a safe place to do so away from the highway, wheth-er this is at a motorway junction or a service station. “Drivers should only stop on the hard shoulder in an emergency - includ- ing a mechanical breakdown or a medical emergency - or if told to do so
by the police.” Any other reason will see you incur a £100 fine and three penalty points. If you need to stop on the hard shoul- der, park to the far left of the road, put on your hazard lights and sidelights to warn other drivers that your car is stationary, and get out of the car using the left-hand doors before waiting be- hind the barrier. Emergencies do not include: • Making or receiv- ing phone calls
• Going to the toilet • Taking a break because you’re tired, to name a few
If you need to do any of these you should stop at a motorway service station.
SLOUGH TAXI DRIVER GUILTY OF FRAUD
A taxi driver who used someone else’s address to apply for a licence to operate has been sentenced by magistrates for fraud. The Windsor Obser- ver reports that Imran Khan provid- ed an address in Colnbrook to apply for a PH driver and vehicle licence, in- surance and DBS checks. Other docu- ments he produced with incorrect infor- mation included bank accounts, a V5 Vehi- cle Registration and DVLA documents. A criminal investiga- tion was instigated when the council’s licensing team be- came suspicious ab- out forms Mr Khan had filled in bet- ween April 2017 and March 2019. When officers went
to the address he had given on his documentation they found a family who confirmed Mr Khan had never lived there. Mr Khan from Cip- penham, admitted five counts of fraud and was sentenced at Reading Magis- trates’ Court on December 6 to 150 hours’ unpaid work and 15 days of reha- bilitation and was ordered to pay the costs of £1,413.50, and a victim sur- charge of £85. Michael Sims, the council’s licensing manager, said: “The offences were car- ried out over two years and there was a high culpability and risk as he lied to get his taxi licence and to his insurers. “His licence will now be reassessed due.”
JANUARY 2020
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