FIT AND PROPER
SOUTH CAMBS COUNCIL REFUSED PH LICENCE OVER DRIVERS POOR ENGLISH & DISHONESTY CONCERNS
A PH licence has been denied to a driver by South Cambs DC after a licensing review panel raised concerns about his language skills and honesty. During a private meeting, officials examined the driver’s application and heard oral evidence from both the applicant and a licensing officer.
The panel concluded the driver lacked a sufficient command of the English language to comply with standard licence conditions. Minutes of the meeting stated the applicant “failed to understand and accurately complete the council application form” and gave verbal testimony that “did not
match the legislation at the time,” leading the panel to state that he “appeared to be dishonest.” Further, a background check revealed multiple road offences plus “lack of awareness and failure to comply with the law.” These suitability, compliance, and honesty concerns led to the refusal.
THREE CABBIES FINED AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN ILLEGAL TRAFFORD PICK-UPS CRACKDOWN
Three cabbies have been fined after illegally picking up passengers outside Old Trafford football ground and Lancashire County Cricket Club. The drivers accepted unbooked fares from undercover licensing officers. Among those prosecuted was Manchester-licensed HC driver Ka Lun Wong, 59, of Radcliffe, who was at Manchester Magistrates’ Court of unlawfully plying for hire
and driving without valid insurance. Wong was ordered to pay a £660 fine, £264 victim surcharge, £660 costs plus 8 points on his driving licence. A second driver, Wolverhampton- licensed PH driver Muhammad Adnan, 40, of Bolton, pleaded guilty to plying for hire, driving without insurance, and failing to wear his driver’s badge. Adnan received eight points, was fined
£430, plus a £172 surcharge and £198 in costs. Both cases related to pick-ups at the England v India Test match. In a separate case heard at Tameside Magistrates’ Court, Tahir Islam, 65, of Bury, pleaded guilty to similar offences taking place ahead of a Manchester United fixture. Islam was fined £484, ordered to pay £182 surcharge and £200 costs, plus eight points.
SLEAFORD CABBIE HANDED 6-MONTH BAN AND MUST PAY £2,500 FOR OPERATING UNLICENSED CAB
A Sleaford cabbie has been banned from driving for six months after using an unlicensed vehicle for his business. Mohammad Karim, 27, was sentenced at Boston Magistrates’ Court for driving a Skoda Kodiaq without a taxi licence or valid insurance on two separate occasions in Sleaford town centre. The court heard he originally had permission to drive a different car, but switched to the unlicensed
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vehicle when his regular cab became “undriveable”. Prosecutor Lottie Tyler told magistrates that Karim used the Skoda on 15 September and on 7 October last year. “The defendant used a Skoda in Sleaford town centre as a taxi without a licence for himself or the vehicle,” Miss Tyler explained. North Kesteven DC revoked Karim’s licence on 25 September following the first incident, but he
returned to the roads less than a fortnight later. Miss Tyler noted: “He admitted to NKDC he hadn’t used the vehicle for which he was licensed as it was undriveable and used this vehicle instead to carry out business.” Karim already had six points on his driving licence, so the six received for the insurance
offences,
triggered a six-month ban. He was also fined £1,320, plus a £525 victim surcharge and £620 court costs.
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