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Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Taxi drivers have licences suspended for parking in bus stop
Taxi drivers have licences suspended for parking in bus stops

Friday, December 10, 2010, 10:00

Two taxi drivers have had their licences suspended for consistently parking in bus stops and obstructing other road users.

Torbay Council's licensing committee decided Imran Nasim should have his licence revoked for seven days starting on New Year's Day while Kenneth Brooks' licence will be suspended for three days.

The two Hackney carriage taxi drivers were banned from operating a cab after being spotted using a taxi rank in the Strand, Torquay, and parking on double yellow lines which caused traffic obstruction.

Members of the licensing sub-committee heard that Mr Nasim had received warning letters from traffic officers on several occasions.

Mr Nasim also had his licence endorsed by police for dropping off a fare on a zebra crossing in November.

He told the meeting he had parked on the GPO roundabout last month while waiting for a fare.

He told members that many taxi drivers did the same thing.

He told the committee: "I didn't want to use the rank because a lot of drivers think we are trying to take from them."

"I was waiting for a fare. I didn't think anything of it."

About parking on double yellow lines on the Strand, he said he was stuck behind a car which was not moving and did not have time to move before he was photographed by council officials.

Councillors told him there had been an issue of public safety and traffic obstruction which was aggravated by his receiving three points for dropping off a fare on a zebra crossing.
After the hearing Mr Nasim said: "It could have been worse. I could have lost my licence for good."

"A fine would be better because I'm going to lose a week's wages. But there is nothing much I can do but comply with their decision."

Mr Brooks was also seen using the bus stop on the Strand and on October 22.

He was also spotted on another occasion hanging out of the back of the Vaughan Parade on to the highway for three minutes and obstructing the flow of traffic.

He had his licence suspended for three days rather than seven.

Source; http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/ ... ticle.html
Author:  cabbyman [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 6:50 pm ]
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If the offences were bad enough to warrant suspension, should they be effective immediately?
Author:  edders23 [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 6:59 pm ]
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we do use a couple of bus stops in our town as regular pick up and drop off points because they are constantly requested by customers one is right outside a pub and using it means you don't block the main road and the other is often requested by people catching or getting off buses there we have never had a problem
Author:  toots [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:21 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
we do use a couple of bus stops in our town as regular pick up and drop off points because they are constantly requested by customers one is right outside a pub and using it means you don't block the main road and the other is often requested by people catching or getting off buses there we have never had a problem


Just cos you've never had a problem doesn't mean you should do it :wink:
Author:  Sussex [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers have licences suspended for parking in bus
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Torbay Council's licensing committee decided Imran Nasim should have his licence revoked for seven days starting on New Year's Day while Kenneth Brooks' licence will be suspended for three days.

You couldn't f***ing make it up.

Not 'fit and proper' on Friday, but 'fit and proper' on Monday. ](*,)
Author:  captain cab [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:31 pm ]
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Another stupid council.

CC
Author:  toots [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers have licences suspended for parking in bus
Sussex wrote:
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Torbay Council's licensing committee decided Imran Nasim should have his licence revoked for seven days starting on New Year's Day while Kenneth Brooks' licence will be suspended for three days.

You couldn't f***ing make it up.

Not 'fit and proper' on Friday, but 'fit and proper' on Monday. ](*,)


It's clearly not because of this it's clearly a slap on the wrist for being naughty
Author:  captain cab [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers have licences suspended for parking in bus
toots wrote:
Sussex wrote:
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
Torbay Council's licensing committee decided Imran Nasim should have his licence revoked for seven days starting on New Year's Day while Kenneth Brooks' licence will be suspended for three days.

You couldn't f***ing make it up.

Not 'fit and proper' on Friday, but 'fit and proper' on Monday. ](*,)


It's clearly not because of this it's clearly a slap on the wrist for being naughty


And drivers are licensed on the basis of?
Author:  Sussex [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers have licences suspended for parking in bus
toots wrote:
It's clearly not because of this it's clearly a slap on the wrist for being naughty

But parliament didn't give councils powers to punish, just powers to license or not to license.
Author:  toots [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Taxi drivers have licences suspended for parking in bus
Sussex wrote:
toots wrote:
It's clearly not because of this it's clearly a slap on the wrist for being naughty

But parliament didn't give councils powers to punish, just powers to license or not to license.


Yes I know this, but, as CC so eloquently put it
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Another stupid council.

CC


kinda explains things. They obviously think they can do this and it appears that they are getting away with it all over the place at the moment
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