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.
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