arrogant,pigging b'stard of a taxi driver

Unfortunately he appealed his ban and won, but the police did not inform my mum (Mollymum) as they did not want to distress her (I think they probably forgot!):rolleyes: it now has to go back to court again if my mum wants to fight it.

Good old British justice system for you.
 
How the hell did he manage to win??!!! Surely if he pleaded loss of income or the like the answer should have been along the lines of "you should have thought of that" ??!!!


Im gobsmacked - I really am. So So sorry that this has all come up again in such a horrible way x
 
So this was an appeal against a sentenced driving ban Honeymum or an appeal against being refused a taxi license?

I'm sorry, I can't remember what the original sentence was - other than it being reduced under a plea agreement?

Apologies for the confusion but if I recall correctly, unless it was a point of law, an appeal against a magistrates sentence needs a referral to county with any witnesses possibly being recalled...

Has your mum been in touch with the Director of Public Prosecutions about it?

:)
 
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How is this man not in jail?? I don't know the full story but reading this thread he deliberately ran over a horse with a rider on? Killed the horse and badly injured the rider? Is this not attempted murder or at the very least GBH?

I will happily be corrected if I'm wrong though.
 
The hackney carriage/private hire driver would have had his driver badge suspended or revoked by the relevant Council's Taxi Licensing Sub Committee, using the Town and Police Clauses Act. This would have happened after the criminal conviction.

The Licensed Driver then has the right of appeal against the Taxi Licensing Sub committee's decision, which he has chosen to exercise.

This appeal will be determined by Magistrates (3 sitting) at a hearing in the future. The normal timespan for the case to be heard is 4 weeks.

The Magistrates must decide if the decision made by the Council's Taxi Licensing Committee is just and appropriate for the offence committed.

If the driver fails in his appeal the period of suspension or revocation will stand and costs will be awarded against the driver. If the licence has been revoked the driver will have to re-apply for his licence and the Council will have to decide if he is a 'fit and proper' person to hold such a licence.

There are many measures by which 'fit and proper' are decided, the main one being 'is the applicant safe to be working within the public domain'. It's a complex law which I won't bore you with.

If the driver wins his appeal, the Councils suspension/revocation period will be overturned and costs awarded against the council. The driver will be free to continue working as a taxi driver immediately.

The driver can legally continue to operate as a licensed driver until the date of the hearing, (which is why the Op saw him), Licensing Officers will be in Court at the hearing and if the driver fails in his appeal officers will remove his licence there and then, they will also strip the plates off his licensed vehicle.

I doubt the driver will win.

Before you all ask - I have made direct contact with the OP and given my professional advice, I am a Licensing Officer and taxi's are 80% of my work load. This is a vile case and I hope the Magistrates use every power available to them.

With kindest regards to the OP - you know how to reach me.
 
AdorableAlice said:
I doubt the driver will win.
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Thanks for throwing that lot out there AA...very informative...

I hope the police and the council shift their backsides and drop on him from a very great height... It would be small recompense for the fact it didn't happen at the criminal hearing...
 
So let me get this straight - this "man" drove into a horse deliberately, presumably with every intention of hurting the rider as well as the horse, since the rider was his target, and yet he got away with a ban which he then managed to get overturned??????? Words fail me, they really do :mad:
 
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So let me get this straight - this "man" drove into a horse deliberately, presumably with every intention of hurting the rider as well as the horse, since the rider was his target, and yet he got away with a ban which he then managed to get overturned??????? Words fail me, they really do :mad:
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The ban is referring to his taxi license... I can't remember what his court conviction was but it wasn't anything to write home about and sentencing was minimal/unacceptable...
 
The original charge was dangerous driving but was downgraded to careless driving and he received a £300 fine and 6 points on his licence. No ban at all, he then went back to court and got a 3 month taxi driving ban (still allowed to drive his personal car) which was supposed to start on 11th June but which he appealed against.
 
The original conviction was a paltry £300 fine and 6 points on his driving license. This was rushed through as a plea bargain, with him admitting guilt to the lesser charge of careless driving!!! (As in, 'Oops I've just deliberately driven my taxi into a pony whose rider is having it off with my missus - how careless of me', I presume).
That's why we pushed for a hearing with the taxi licensing board.
 
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