Private Hire Driver - 157829
Minutes:
Members were asked to consider and determine the continued fitness of combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829 who had received convictions and failed to declare those convictions as per his licence conditions.
Combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829 was convicted of ‘Using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks’ (IN10) during June 2025, receiving 6 points on his DVLA licence.
Combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829 attended the meeting and was given the opportunity to make representation.
Committee papers and reports had been provided to all relevant parties prior to the meeting.
The report detailed the following:
- A copy of combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829’s annual declaration and DVLA Check code.
- A copy of a letter from Cleveland Police to combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829 of the Conditional Offer of a Fixed Penalty.
- A copy of an interview transcript with combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829 and licensing officers.
The Chair introduced everyone present and explained the procedure to be followed during the hearing.
The Committee Members were presented with the officers’ report and had the opportunity to ask questions of both the officers and combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829.
Combined hackney and private hire driver – 157829 appeared before the Committee for determination of his continued fitness to drive hackney carriage and private hire vehicles, following his conviction for driving without insurance and his failure to declare this.
The Committee had considered all the information before them and listened to what the licensing officer, and combined hackney and private hire driver – 157829 had said to them.
The main topics discussed were as follows:
- Combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829 gave an account of the circumstances surrounding his conviction of ‘Using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks’ (IN10) during June 2025, resulting in receiving 6 points on his DVLA licence. Combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829 informed Members that he had just taken his own private car for an MOT which had failed. Following that he had arranged a tow truck to come and pick it up, however due to traffic congestion the tow truck could not get to the car, so combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829 went to move the car 2 roads down from where the car had failed it’s MOT to allow the tow truck to get to him however the driver of the tow truck was going to increase the price. Whilst moving the vehicle he got stopped by the police. Combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829 did not appreciate his private car would be related to his taxi and therefore did not inform the Licensing Team. Combined hackney carriage and private hire driver – 157829 was offered a conditional offer of a fixed penalty by Cleveland Police which he took incurring the ... view the full minutes text for item 28