FIT AND PROPER
PRESTON PH DRIVER’S LICENCE REVOKED AFTER DISABLED CHILDREN DRIVEN IN UNINSURED VEHICLE
A Preston-licensed PH driver has had his licence revoked after he was caught using an unlicensed and uninsured vehicle to transport seven disabled children to school. Warren Jeremy Harris was operating a Renault Master that carried the youngsters alongside a passenger assistant when it was intercepted during a joint opera- tion by South Ribble Council and
Lancashire County Council. Mr Harris told authorities that the vehicle was only being used as a temporary replacement while his usual transport was unavailable. Investigators discovered, however, that the Renault had no private hire licence at the time of the journey,
invalidated its insurance policy. Appearing at Preston Magistrates’
Court, Mr Harris pleaded guilty to driving and operating an unlicensed vehicle,
and driving which automatically
without insurance. He received six penalty points on his driving licence and was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £350. Preston City Council confirmed that Mr Harris has now been stripped of his licence following the prosecution.
PH DRIVER WITH MYSTERY PASSENGER HAS LICENCE REVOKED AFTER TERRIFYING PAISLEY MOTHER
A Paisley mother has successfully campaigned to have a PH driver’s licence revoked after he turned up to collect her and her 26-year-ol daughter with an unannounced male passenger in the front seat. Laura Hegart, 50, and her daughter had ordered a Renfrewshire Cab outside a bar at around 9pm on January 27 when they noticed two
men inside the vehicle. Mrs Hegart immediately chal- lenged the driver and the unknown passenger, who claimed he was acting as a “trainer”. Refusing to back down, she stood her ground until her daughter managed to photograph the licence plate, while the two men began shouting and attempted to close the door.
STOKE-ON-TRENT PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER FINED £500 FOR LITTERING
A Stoke-on-Trent private hire driver has been hit with a £500 fine after Stoke-on-Trent City Council caught them throwing litter from their vehicle. The council subsequently published a photograph of the offending cab to highlight the penalty and warn other motorists against the practice. Addressing the incident, a council spokesman stated: “If you throw litter from a vehicle, you can
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receive a fixed-penalty notice. “Keep it in the car. Bin it when you stop. This cabbie now has a £500 fixed-penalty notice for littering from the vehicle. Be a binner - not a tosser.”
Speaking about the terrifying ordeal, Mrs Hegart said: “I approached the car and opened the rear door and explained that there is never two males in any Renfrewshire cab. I was then told by the passenger ‘I am a trainer’ to which I said absolutely not. “I then informed them I would be calling the office.” She added that the encounter left lasting psychological impacts on her daughter, noting: “It was traum- atising. She thought we were going to get attacked. There needs to be more checks on the people being issued these licences. My daughter hasn’t got a taxi since the incident unless me or her father is with her.” Following the initial complaint, Renfrewshire Cabs confirmed the newly registered driver was signed off immediately, stating that passenger safety is their absolute priority.
Mrs Hegart has welcomed the decision by Renfrewshire Council to strip the driver of his licence following an eight-month process.
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