Response 3798819

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Reference

Response 3798819

Response date

29 August 2025

Request

I would like to obtain data regarding taxi licensing prosecutions within your local authority.

Please could you provide me with the following data:

• The number of prosecutions initiated.
• The type of offence (e.g., illegal plying for hire, driving without a license, vehicle defects, etc.).
• The outcome of each prosecution (e.g., conviction, fine, license suspension, license revocation).
• The number of licenses suspended or revoked as a result of an investigation.

I would like this data for the following time periods:

• 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024
• 1 January 2025 - 31 July 2025

Response

1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024

NR3 Suspension 

• Driver 1 - No medical
• Driver 2 - No DBS
• Driver 3 - No medical
• Driver 4 - No medical
• Driver 5 - No medical
• Driver 6 - No DBS - New conviction
• Driver 7 - No medical
• Driver 8 - No DBS
• Driver 9 - Plying for hire 
• Driver 10 - Plying for hire only
• Driver 11 - No medical

Total - 11 suspensions

NR3 Revocation

• Driver 1 - Disqualified from Driving
• Driver 2 - False Representation / investigation referred to Police, Police/formal caution and revoked
• Driver 3 - Disqualified from Driving by DVLA
• Driver 4 - Illegally plying for hire / no insurance 
• Driver 5 - Illegally plying for hire / no insurance 

Total - 5 revocations

 

1 January 2025 - 31 July 2025

NR3 Suspension 

• Driver 1 - No DBS
• Driver 2 - Expired Driving Licence
• Driver 3 - No DBS
• Driver 4 - No DBS
• Driver 5 - No medical
• Driver 6 - No medical
• Driver 7 - No medical
• Driver 8 - No DBS
• Driver 9 - No medical
• Driver 10 - No medical
• Driver 11 - No medical

Total - 11 suspensions

 

NR3 Revocation

• Driver 1 - Not fit and proper, breach of licence conditions, carrying passenger with stolen goods no record of booking

Total - 1 revocation