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Cabbie’s licence on the line after undeclared ban



TORBAY councillors will consider taking away a cabbie’s livelihood after he failed to inform them that he had been banned from driving.

Gabor Tardi, from Hungary, is alleged to have received 15 points for four offences, including running a red light, having no insurance, and driving without due care and attention.

Torbay Council said the traffic offences earned him a six-month ban but he did not tell the council of his disqualification.

The allegations come after Torbay Council revoked Ryan Ford’s cabbie licence in February because of repeated parking offences.

Members of the council’s licensing sub-committee will debate Mr Tardi’s matter this Thursday at Torquay Town Hall.

A report by Craig Noble, Torbay Council’s licensing enforcement officer, states: “I am now led to believe that Mr Tardi has his DVLA driver’s licence back and has restarted work as a Hackney Carriage driver.

“Under Torbay Council policy, Mr Tardi was duty-bound to inform us of his driving ban. He did not inform us.

“As a banned driver he should have surrendered his Hackney Carriage driver licence, and he would not have been able to reapply for this licence until a minimum period of 12 months had passed after he has completed his driving ban.

“I have spoken to Mr Tardi regarding his alleged driving ban. He stated that he had nine points on his licence when he picked up three further points and a fine for driving without due care and attention following an accident.

“He was subsequently banned for six months for getting 12 points on his licence. At the time he had three points on his Hungarian driving licence for going through a red light in 2006.

“Also, in 2007, he picked up six points and a fine for driving with no insurance. The car was seized and crushed.

“Then, in February 2010, he picked up a further three points and a £150 fine for going through a red light.

“This was not taken to court until January 18, 2011, as the police had trouble contacting him because he had changed address. So, in total, he has received 15 points since 2006.”

The report states that Torbay Council has three options — to warn Mr Tardi about future conduct, to suspend him, or to revoke his Hackney Carriage driver licence.

It adds: “Consideration needs to be given as to whether Mr Tardi remains a fit and proper person.

“Torbay Council’s current Taxi Policy would suggest that Mr Tardi’s Hackney Carriage driver licence should be revoked for several reasons.

“Namely, the nature of the offences that led to the disqualification, the fact that he has been disqualified, and the fact that he failed to inform Torbay Council’s licensing department of that disqualification, as required to do.”

source: http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/

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just as with CRB's, how the hell do you check a migrants past?

how many pervs, serbs and iraq crims are here and have badges?

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No "policy" can make him declare a ban. He must have had a 3 year license for this to happen. Quite obviously one year licenses must become the norm since all of europe are coming here to work as Taxi/PH drivers.

A ban is a punishment following on from a conviction(s), so he should have informed the council as to his conviction, and they would have asked what his punishment was.

That said the police now have a duty to inform councils if they know an offender is a licensed taxi/PH driver.

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