IN THE
NEWS...IN THE NEWS.. CRACKDOWN ON MANCHESTER DRIVERS ILLEGALLY
PICKING UP - 30 CABBIES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO COURT
Thirty private hire drivers have been prosecuted as part of an operation to clamp down on them illegally pick- ing up fares on the street. The Manchester Evening News re- ports that Manches- ter town hall last year launched an operation to clamp down on drivers ply- ing for hire. Manchester council says it is ‘proud to have some of the most stringent poli- cies and standards for drivers and vehi- cles in the country’. “However drivers working for different local
authorities,
who operate under different standards, are frequently com- ing to Manchester to trade,
illegally,”
sometimes bosses
added. Since July 1 last year, ‘Operation Aztec’ has seen 30 drivers successfully prose- cuted, with chiefs saying there are cur- rently a further 71 cases
pending
which have been referred to the city solicitor for prose- cution. Three of those pros- ecuted were dealt with by magistrates in Manchester
in
July. Taimoor Baig, 33, was
stopped in
December 2017. His car had been in- volved in a crash and damage to the headlight meant the bulb was dazzling oncoming traffic, posing ‘a significant risk to public safety’. Mr Baig’s licence was suspended while repairs were done. It was discovered that he continued to work in the city cen- tre picking up fares illegally. Baig, of Stockport, pleaded guilty and was given a 12- month conditional discharge, ordered to pay £200 costs and a £20 victim surcharge for having no insurance and
using an unlicensed vehicle. On June 13 last year - the day Beyonce played at the Etihad - a Sefton council- licensed car was recorded
pulling
into a lay-by near the ground before picking up a passen- ger. When ques- tioned, driver Adnan Khalil initially told officers he was pick- ing up a friend. But once shown footage recorded by council officers he admitted plying for hire. Khalil, of Manch- ester, pleaded not guilty, but was found guilty by magistrates of ply- ing for hire and
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having no insurance. He was fined £750, ordered to pay £475 costs, a £45 victim surcharge and was given six points on his licence. Raja Farrukh Jamil, 44, was reported by a black cab driver in Manchester city cen- tre last July. He was suspected of illegal- ly plying for hire. Dash cam identified Jamil as the driver and checks con- firmed he had not received bookings. Jamil, of Manch- ester, pleaded guilty was given a four- month disqualifica- tion, fined £472, and ordered to pay £250 costs and a £47 vic-
tim surcharge for plying for hire, and having no insurance. Cllr Rabnawaz Akbar, executive member for neighbourhoods, said after the hear- ings: “These con- victions show that private hire drivers who break the law will not get away with it. Our enforce- ment officers are diligent in their work and we are grateful to have the support of the majority of law abiding drivers on our streets. “Manchester council has set the bench- mark in the north west for the stan- dards of our taxi fleet.”
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