FIT AND PROPER
LUTON TAXI DRIVER LOSES REVOCATION APPEAL AFTER LOCKING PASSENGER IN CAB
A Luton taxi driver has permanently lost his licence after a court upheld Luton Borough Council’s decision to revoke it. Mohammad Razak had his hackney
licence stripped in
October 2024 after he locked a lone female passenger inside his
vehicle, refusing to let her out until she paid a higher fare. Razak had appealed the council’s decision, but a District Judge at St Albans Magistrates’ Court ruled against him last month. The judge upheld the revocation, stating that “the driver’s actions
had left the passenger distressed and trapped” and he also determined that Razak was “not a fit and proper person to hold a licence.”
Razak has not been permitted to drive a taxi since his licence was initially revoked.
BOLTON COUNCIL REVOKES TAXI DRIVER’S LICENCE CITING PUBLIC SAFETY RISKS
A Bolton taxi driver has had his licence immediately revoked by Bolton Council’s Licensing Com- mittee. The decision came during a July hearing after the committee was presented with a history of misconduct, including a recent assault charge involving the driver’s daughter. Although she later withdrew the prosecution, she maintained her statement was true, stating she simply didn’t want her father to go to prison.
The council also recalled a previous 2018 decision not to renew his licence after he admitted to hitting his wife on three occasions. Further allegations from 2017 included punching his mother-in- law and slapping his wife. Police also noted arrests for suspicion of assault in both 2009 and 2011. Police told the committee they “did not consider him a fit and proper person to hold a licence.” The committee ultimately con-
cluded there was “reasonable cause” to believe the driver “posed a risk to the travelling public” and revoked his licence. In a separate case, the committee also denied a new PH driver’s licence application deeming him not to be a “fit and proper person” after councillors saw video evidence of him hitting a pedestrian and heard complaints about dangerous driving, aggressive behaviour, and inappropriate language.
EDINBURGH CABBIE SUSPENDED FOR 2 MONTHS AFTER ALLEGED ABUSE OF GRIEVING PENSIONER
Edinburgh cabbie, Baris Eroglu, has had his licence suspended for two months following two separate incidents, including one where he allegedly verbally abused a grieving pensioner. Eroglu, who was previously suspended for telling a council employee to “watch [their] f***ing words,” was disciplined again on public safety grounds. The latest suspension stems from a May 2025 incident where Eroglu
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reportedly followed a woman in her 70s into a funeral home after his card reader failed. In a statement to the council, the passenger claimed Eroglu had “no people skills” and subjected her to a “verbal assault.” She wrote: “I pointed out that all his abusive behaviour was not going to make cash appear in my purse.” The suspension also takes into account a January 2025 incident where Eroglu was accused of
driving dangerously and shouting at a cyclist. Despite being given a written warning, the driver failed to take a council-mandated refresher course, which licensing officer Catherine Scanlin said he had been given “a number of opportunities” to attend. Ultimately, the committee con- cluded Eroglu was not a “fit and proper person to hold a licence,” and voted to suspend it.
OCTOBER 2025 PHTM
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