Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers Policy
Convictions, criminal offences and serious illness
- the driver shall notify the Borough Council in writing if he/she receives any summons, charge, conviction, caution, fixed penalty notice or is arrested, in all cases within seven days of receiving such - the written notification should include the following details where relevant:
- offence or alleged offence
- date, place and time of offence or alleged offence
- whether acting as a hackney or private hire
- if motoring offence:
- whether paying passengers carried
- speed or alleged speed
- speed limit for road
- punishment, for example amount of fine, number of penalty points issued etc
- whether speed awareness course undertaken
- the Driver must immediately inform and in any case within seven (7) days, disclose to the Council in writing, details of any serious illness or any change in medical fitness to drive during the period of his licence
- the Council will have the power through its Authorised Officer/Agent to take drivers off the road in serious criminal offences and in cases of serious illness especially any change in medical fitness to drive
- for the avoidance of doubt such notification is made when it is received by the Licensing Manager in writing, not when it is sent by the driver
- the onus is on the driver to ensure the disclosure is received accordingly
- the driver making a disclosure should obtain a receipt or other proof that the Council has received the information
- if a Driver accrues 9 or more points in a 3 year period on his/her DVLA driving licence, they will be required to appear before the Licensing Committee in order for their continued suitability to hold a driver's licence to be assessed
- any driver who receives, during the currency of their licence, a conviction for drink driving may have their licence suspended by an Authorised Officer
- depending on the circumstances or the number of penalty points accrued on their DVLA driver's licence, drivers may be referred to the Licensing Committee - in doing so, the Committee must have regard to all convictions, cautions, charges, driving convictions, complaints of unacceptable conduct/behaviour, breach of licence conditions and other convictions obtained
- Drivers should be aware that if they fail to comply with this requirement it may prevent the Borough Council from renewing their driver's licence under delegated authority
Last modified on 17 January 2024
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