52 PRIVATE HIRE AND TAXI MONTHLY SWOOP CENTRAL
RED FLAG FOR ILLEGAL STREET PICK UPS IN STOCKPORT
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The local authority is clamping down on taxis illegally plying for trade in the borough. Licensing officers from Stockport Council have been working with Greater Manchester Police to monitor taxi and private hire vehi- cles to ensure taxi drivers were not pick- ing up customers illegally. As a result of the enforcement, five driv- ers now face the possibility of appearing
before the magistrates on charges of illegally plying for trade. During these opera- tions, officers have discovered that some private hire vehicles and
Manchester
licensed taxis have been disregarding the rules. Chris Gordon, chair- man of the licensing committee told the Stockport Times: “This is a serious matter which affects the insur- ance of private hire
vehicles. “These drivers are breaking the law and we will take enforce- ment action against anyone we catch. “Members of the public are putting themselves at risk if they get into a private hire vehicle they have flagged down off the street. “I would urge anyone using taxis to make sure they either book with an operator beforehand or use a black cab.”
RANDOM INSPECTIONS ON CORBY’S UNSAFE CABS
Random inspections have been carried out on Corby’s cabs in a bid to crack down on unlicensed or unsafe vehicles. The Chronicle and Echo reports that Corby Council’s licens-
ing officer, a member of their benefit fraud team,
together with
Custom and Excise and VOSA’s vehicle examiners, set up camp at West Glebe Park in Cottingham Road.
They brought in 25 of Corby’s hackney and private hire vehicles for random inspection and only one was given a prohibition notice when
the
brakes were found to have excessive wear.
MAY 2009
ILLEGAL CABBIES CAUGHT IN JOINT COUNCIL ‘STING’
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Eight cab drivers were caught illegally plying for hire in an undercov- er operation carried out by enforcement officers from Milton Keynes Council. They were caught last month in a joint opera- tion involving taxi licence enforcement officers from MKC, South Northants District Council and Thames Valley Police. All of the private hire drivers will now face prosecution and if con- victed, their licensing authority will be notified with a view to that authority taking action. The operation was car- ried out during core ‘clubbing’ hours, Friday into the early hours of Saturday morning. Four of
the drivers
caught were from South Northants and four were from Milton Keynes.
An MKC taxi licensing spokesman
said:
“These ‘sting’ opera- tions are now a regular occurrence in Milton Keynes, not just during core club hours. “This was another suc- cessful operation and is part of a larger enforcement campaign to target those drivers who ply for hire illegally in Milton Keynes. “A safety campaign is taking place in the lead up to summer with a view to educating the public on the differ- ences between a minicab and a taxi. “On a positive note a high number of Milton Keynes private hire drivers were found to be carrying out their business in a lawful and professional manner.” Meanwhile a local cab driver has been banned from driving for six
months after he was caught unlawfully ply- ing for hire. Abdul Mojnu (35), of Luton, appeared in court to hand over his DVLA licence, after pre- viously admitting to a plying for hire and no insurance
offence
when caught on a pre- vious MKC operation. The court heard that his insurance was invalidat- ed at the time, as he was operating as a hackney carriage driver, when he was only licensed for private hire. Magistrates imposed six penalty points onMr Mojnu, which com- bined with six points already existing on his DVLA licence, led to the six month ban. Mr Mojnu, working at Skyline at the time, was also ordered to pay a £85 fine and £234.27 costs.
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