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Taxi driver loses licence

8:28am Thursday 30th September 2010

A taxi driver has had his licence withdrawn after making sexual and offensive comments to a passenger.

A private hire driver has also been disciplined after driving a vehicle not fit for use.

The cases of both drivers, who have not been identified, were put before a disciplinary meeting of Selby District Council’s licensing committee.

Committee members heard the first man, a Hackney driver, was said to have used “insulting words or disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a passenger likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress”.

From the evidence put before the committee, which Selby Council has refused to reveal to The Press, the committee members felt the driver was not fit to hold a Hackney carriage licence.

They formed the view that the words used were insulting and that “it was inappropriate behaviour to discuss sexual matters”.

They also said the driver was apparently unable to understand that his comments could cause anger, offence and distress.

At the meeting the committee decided to take the ultimate sanction and revoke the man’s Hackney carriage licence.

The second disciplinary revolved around a private hire vehicle that should not have been used.

The Press understands the vehicle was roadworthy and had only failed an annual council inspection because of minor issues.

That driver was given a written warning.

The committee also agreed to clarify details of the letter the council sends out telling drivers if their vehicles have failed the annual inspection.

Source; http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8423293 ... s_licence/

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I cannot understand the council's reluctance to divulge details of the hackney driver.

Surely, if the council have acted above board & I think they must have, then the disclosure of details would only enhance the decision that they have made.

Really weird!!

Publish & be damned!!

And let the driver be damned too!!

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The matter of the vehicle is intriguing

If it failed a test then it needed work, which when done would make it acceptable

"Minor issues" do not warrant any prohibition notice, and it was "roadworthy".....

clear as mud