FIT AND PROPER


BOLTON UBER DRIVER’S LICENCE REVOKED AFTER SERIOUS COMPLAINT OF A SEXUAL NATURE


A Bolton Uber driver, who had held his licence for only three months, has had it revoked following “serious complaint[s] of a sexual nature” from a female passenger. Bolton Council’s licensing com- mittee considered allegations that the driver acted in an “inapprop- riate sexual way.”


The alleged incident led to a hearing in April and the minutes from that meeting have been recently published by the council. “The committee found that on consideration of all the evidence, on the balance of probabilities, the driver did act in an inappropriate sexual way towards a female


passenger in his vehicle and also found the detailed account by the passenger complainant to be credible,” the report stated. The committee unanimously voted to


revoke his licence with


immediate effect, citing public safety concerns due to the serious nature of the complaint.


BEDFORD TAXI DRIVER LOSES LICENCE OVER ABH AND COERCION CHARGES


A Bedford taxi driver has had their licence immediately revoked after being charged with “coercive and controlling behaviour and ABH,” Bedford BC announced following a General Licensing Committee meeting on June 19. In another significant case, a driver’s renewal application was refused after it was discovered they


had received a police caution for battery following a domestic incident – an offence they’d failed to disclose for the second time. A licence renewal was denied for a driver who picked up passengers without a booking. The council noted the driver’s “denial and elab- orate attempts to offer alternative explanations” worsened the


seriousness of the breach. Another driver lost their licence after striking a father and child at a junction, with the council citing failures in driving standards and reporting duties. Two other drivers were ordered to complete training following complaints of poor driving and collisions involving pedestrians.


MIDDLESBROUGH PH DRIVER LOSES LICENCE AMIDST ‘THROAT GRAB’ CLAIM & ‘SEXUAL VIOLENCE’ THREATS


A PH driver, who claimed he was grabbed by the throat during an unbooked fare, has had his licence revoked by


Middlesbrough


Council’s Licensing Committee. The decision, made months before his licence was due to expire, stems from what councillors deemed “abusive and threatening” messages, including a “serious threat of sexual violence,” sent to a female passenger. The driver, licensed in May 2024, had his account suspended by his operator in January 2025 after taking a direct booking and messaging


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the passenger privately. While the driver alleged the messages began as requests for payment, the council’s minutes confirmed they


escalated into


“abusive and threatening” content. During an interview with licensing officers, the driver recounted an incident where a man allegedly “grabbed him by the throat” and forced him to transport a man and woman. He claimed he complied “out of fear” and that the woman provided her number for payment. He further alleged his phone was later taken and only returned after


he drove them to another location. Despite his claims of being blackmailed and believing he was communicating with a man, the committee found “inconsistencies in the driver’ s account of events.” The committee’s minutes state: “The committee believed that the nature and seriousness of the driver’ s messages, specifically the threat of sexual violence, was a risk to public safety, and that the driver was not a ‘fit and proper’ person, therefore, the decision was made to revoke the driver’s licence with immediate effect.”


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