Taxi Driver Online

Just about sums it up.

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IDFIMH

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... cence.html

The link to the article above.

My personal opinion is that any enquiry will go nowhere.

Regards

JD

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Whos been a Naughty Plod and Plodette then...

No action taken against police chief's wife's car hire firm

By Chris Greenwood, PA
Tuesday, 6 January 2009


No legal action will be taken as a result of an investigation into a luxury car hire firm based at the home of Britain's counter-terrorism police chief.


Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick faced potentially embarrassing questions over the nature of the business, run by his wife Judith.


Council officials launched an inquiry after it emerged the company was offering chauffeur-driven outings as well as a wedding car service.


If this was the case the owners would be required to obtain a private hire vehicle and operator's licence. Its drivers would also need to be licensed.


Richard Woodward, director of community services at Tandridge District Council, said the company has now stopped offering non-wedding services.


He said: "We have held discussions with the owners, who have given assurances they are currently providing a car service for weddings only.


"This type of car service does not require local authority licensing and the company has stopped offering any other services.


"The company is considering what other services it may want to provide in the future, but will discuss these with the council to ensure they comply with all licensing requirements."


Mr Quick, who is responsible for Scotland Yard's Specialist Operations branch, sparked a row after blasting a newspaper article about the business.


He accused Conservatives of trying to undermine a high-profile Whitehall leaks inquiry which involved the arrest of Tory frontbench MP Damian Green.


The senior police officer said he was forced to move his family as a result of the publicity but later retracted his allegations and apologised.


It was claimed security concerns arose over the car hire firm's website as it included Mr Quick's home address. The website has since been changed.


Surrey Police, where Mr Quick was Chief Constable between 2004 and 2008, contributed to a booklet explaining the rules affecting private car hire firms.


One passage read: "No person shall operate any vehicle as a private-hire vehicle in Tandridge without having a current operator's licence. This (is) in addition to any requirement for a vehicle or driver's licence."


The firm's website said the company uses "the best examples of Rolls Royce's available for our wedding cars and operate our service in Surrey, Kent, Sussex and London."


No-one at the car hire firm was available to comment. The Metropolitan Police referred all inquiries to the company.

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How very noble of them.

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IDFIMH

They are going to stop all non wedding related work huh...

That implies in my opinion that what they were doing was against the law...why do they get off when if we had done it we would be charged for doing the same???....its rotten to the core British Justice..

Personally I think it is probably the best course of action. I am inclined to believe that Judith Quick is a good person something which I have stated from the outset. It was TDO who first highlighted the licensing irregularity and I think if all people with the potential to offer unlicensed services gave an undertaking to desist from such operations as Judith quick did then that would be a good thing would it not?

Regards

JD

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Are all cowboys Good people...I bet they all will claim to be when theyre had up for illegally Running their vehicles for hire and reward..Id replace the use of "Good person" for "Crafty lady with Useful Connections"..

Bang on Bloodnock.


Niccolo Machiavelli, would be proud of Judith Quick.

JD, I hate to say it, women are obviously not your strong point

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To be honest I expected some stick for my remarks but it was never proven that Judith Quick ever undertook any type of service other than weddings. I give her credit for at least consulting the LO in 2007 in respect of whether she needed private hire licenses? She should have known she needed licenses in 2008 especially if she was advertising for licensed work which she was but it was never proven that she ever made a contract of that type although I suspect she might have done but I can't prove it.

Perhaps she could be classed as a reformed charachter, who knows?

Regards

JD

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Without proof there is very little anybody can do and if she has promised to be a good little girly from now that's a result surely

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

Terror police chief's limo firm is banned from offering trips

A luxury car-hire business run from the home of Britain’s top anti-terror chief was operating without the correct licence and has been forced to stop offering a range of trips.

The company run by the wife of Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick was not ‘abiding by regulations’ for many of the services it advertised and drivers had not had criminal record checks.

Mr Quick’s own 130mph Jensen Interceptor was among the chauffeur-driven cars available for hire. Tandridge District Council in Surrey launched an investigation after The Mail on Sunday discovered the firm had neither a private hire licence nor an operator’s licence – an offence that can lead to a £3,000 fine.

Now, Mr Quick’s wife Judith has been told that she can run only a wedding car service.

Mr Quick was questioned by his superiors about why the business was run from his home and now faces embarrassment over the lack of a licence.

The former Surrey Chief Constable was already under pressure because he sanctioned the controversial raid on the Commons office of Tory MP Damian Green. He then accused the Conservatives of ‘corruptly’ planting the story about the limousine business to undermine his investigation.
Mr Quick later withdrew the allegation and apologised to David Cameron.

But the outburst prompted questions about his suitability for his job as Specialist Operations chief at Scotland Yard, responsible for combating Al Qaeda. Mrs Quick declined to comment yesterday.

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I'm a bit miffed that Taxi driver online wasn't given credit for the lead to this story. I've a good mind to phone up the journalist I spoke to and give him a piece of my mind.

Regards

JD

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Quite right too.

Even I (with no history of being modest) mention the website in dispatches.

regards

CC

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lol there is nothing more frustrating than doing all the groundwork and putting the story on a plate for them and not getting a mention. I even told the azzhole about the compulsary register and that it was open to the public to view at all times and to go down and check it for himself. Its a good job I wrote the story first which incidentally he read while I was talking to him.

I suppose they can't take away the fact that TDO was the first to expose the licensing irregularity.

Regards

JD

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