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Revocation of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver's Licence for WD234

WD234's taxi driver licence has been revoked after they failed to tell the council about penalty points and made inappropriate social media comments about a teaching assistant's conviction.

Miscellaneous Licensing Committee·2026-06-26·Resolved

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Review of WD234's licence was determined following concerns about failure to disclose penalty points and inappropriate comments made on social media regarding a teaching assistant's conviction.

From the minutes

It was moved by Councillor Ball, seconded by Councillor Cador, and RESOLVED that WD234's Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver's Licence be revoked with immediate effect under Section 61 (2B) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 in order to promote public safety due to driver WD234's conduct and the matters set out in the Report as the Committee do not consider WD234 to be a fit and proper person to hold such a Licence

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