Purpose

An allegation was received from a Police Force
that a serious accident had been caused by a combined hackney
carriage/private hire driver.
 
The driver had not made the Council aware of
this alleged incident as they are required to do.
 
The driver also had a
number of written warnings regarding their driving standards
previously which show a pattern of potentially dangerous
behaviour.
 
No alternative options were considered due to
the serious nature of the alleged accident.

Decision

To immediately revoke a Combined Hackney
Carriage and Private Hire Licence.
 
Reason:
The Police informed the Council that there was
an allegation that a serious accident had been caused by the
driver. The driver had also received a number
of written warnings regarding driving standards prior to
this allegation.