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| Author: | Chester J.D. [ Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Illegal taxi driver from Mold appears in court |
AN ILLEGAL taxi driver has today (Monday) been successfully prosecuted by Flintshire County Council. David Hett – of Bro Alun, Mold – pleaded guilty to acting as a private hire driver without a licence and using a car as a private hire vehicle without a licence. He was fined £225 and ordered to pay £280 costs after council licensing officers phoned and booked a ‘taxi’ with him in March earlier this year Dr Paul McGreary, Flintshire’s head of public protection said: “Private hire vehicles licensed by this authority must undergo two MOT and compliance tests per year and be insured to carry passengers. “Private hire drivers must undertake a series of checks before becoming licensed, such as enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks, DVLA checks, references and medicals to ensure their fitness to hold such a licence. “To operate without any of these licenses undermines the safety of the general public.” The county council’s licensing team is now urging consumers to ensure the vehicle is displaying a private hire or Hackney carriage plate, a smaller licence in the front windscreen and door signs displaying the name of the company on the sides. Unlicensed vehicles are not be insured to carry fare-paying passengers, Dr McGreary said. http://iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk ... y_continue |
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