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Welwyn Hatfield taxi driver in court




A TAXI driver accused of refusing to take a fare has appeared before magistrates.

Welwyn Hatfield Hackney Carriage licensee Syed Shaheed denies refusing to take a female customer in WGC on January 5.

The 48-year-old from Newark Road, Luton, pleaded not guilty to the charge on Friday, at Central Herts Magistrates’ Court in St Albans.

Ann Tayo, defending, asked for an Urdu interpreter to be present for the trial to aid Shaheed, which was agreed to by magistrates. The case, being brought by Welwyn Hatfield Council, was adjourned and will be heard in October.

http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/welwyn_hatfield_taxi_driver_in_court_1_988173

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Does he carry an interpreter with him when he's working?

Maybe if he did he wouldn't be in court now.

He thought the lady said take me to Cuba, when she actually said take me to Corby.

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Christ, you lot will accept any old [edited by admin]. If the guy didn't want to take her for whatever reason, it's his call.

Why should he have to deny refusing to take a fare or even to justify it?

Maybe he thought she was trouble or a complete c*nt.

I don't think it's in his interests not to make money, if it's safe to do so, especially in this economic climate.

The guy is in court accused of refusing a fare, and all of you think it's perfectly acceptable not to have the right of refusal. With the prospect of ending up in court and the loss of your licence if you do.

So the fact is, as a lowly scumbag taxi driver you don't have any rights.

Well at least you know your place in society.


Talk about an underclass.

Under the law he has a right of refusal......I think its called 'reasonable excuse'.

CC

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He's in court because he refused a fare. How do you determine what is a reasonable excuse and why should you have to justify yourself in the first place?

If you don't want to earn money for whatever reason, it's got to be your call. You are the one doing the job after all, or not, whichever the case may be.

I don't determine....the judge or magistrates will.

So following your logic taxi drivers should be able to sit on a taxi rank all day until a fare comes along that's worth their while?

CC

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Under section 53 the TPC 1847 it states;

53 Penalty on driver for refusing to drive
A driver of a hackney carriage standing at any of the stands for hackney carriages appointed by the commissioners, or in any street, who refuses or neglects, without reasonable excuse, to drive such carriage to any place within the prescribed distance, or the distance to be appointed by any byelaw of the commissioners, not exceeding the prescribed distance, to which he is directed to drive by the person hiring or wishing to hire such carriage, shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding [level 2 on the standard scale].

Obviously the licensing enforcement officer is prosecuting the guy because in his view there was no reasonable excuse for the driver to refuse to drive.

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In all honesty, the story did not elaborate therefore, should we not wait before we judge this ? TBH, it seems a waste of taxpayers money to seek a conviction on a refusal which, any driver is legally entitled to do so.

Nonsense, the act of Cherry picking fares and exercising your right of refusal are two completely different things.

And as it happens, I think the first car on the rank should have a right to pass the fare back to the end of the rank, if the job fails to compensate him sufficiently for his wait.

Driving a taxi isn't a charitable affair, it's actually supposed to give you an income to live off.

I would be surprised to see any councillors doing jobs for next to feck all.

she was eating pork scratching so he refused on religous grounds

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You've got a real problem with race and religion. Are you sure driving a taxi is the job for you?