Taxi man fined in licence case

“There is no question to be had here and unfortunately for the cabbie he was at fault so without a doubt he is liable for the fine. You can not break the law a 'little bit' and as such the law has to be upheld in accordance with how it is written to avoid any disambiguity.

It is very easy to pass judgement over him but to be honest I sympathise with him because we have all at some time stopped in the wrong place, gone faster than the speed limit because we are late etc and gotten away with it, so let's face facts none of us are angels.

With regard to taxi drivers charging to much I disagree. I think people forget that they all also have rising fuel costs to contend with and expensive specialist insurance to pay, income tax, NI, car rental / finance, fee's to his / her taxi company oh and let's not forget after that a wage to live on that might support a family of four. When you look at it like that it makes the £25 trip home from Cheltenham to Tewkesbury at 2 in the morning with 3 drunks in the back seem a little more reasonable and don't forget the cabbie then has to make the return trip back to Cheltenham to pick up another fare with nothing but the faint smell of kebab in his car to keep him company.”

“Yet another taxi driver who doesn't obey the law! http://tinyurl.com/9rpq86k”

“380 times over a 23-month period...... that is more than every other day!!!!!!!!!”

“So No Taxi Licence,No third party insurance,did he pays tax on his income?
The Great British courts score again,if he had injured someone he would probably be a c list celeb by now,entertaining all with his witty banter and tales of when he was a taxi driver !!!”

“Clearly he is contemptuous of the law. Having been found guilty once he does it again and can't even be bothered to attend the court hearing.

Certainly, if he was unlicensed he had no insurance for what he was doing meaning all his passengers, and other road users and pedestrians, would have lost out in the event of an incident.”

“He was caught driving illegally 380 times so I don't expect him to be put off by the law or the inconvenience of being fined. Why on earth was this man not jailed?”

“No licence, so he's not actually a taxi driver. He's a con man.

As he is banned from operating in Cheltenham and now Tewkesbury, I trust the appropriate authorities will be keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't continue to work illegally. Being caught by CBC clearly didn't deter him, so perhaps Glos City need to be aware of him too...???

Does he even have a valid driving licence, MOT, tax, insurance...??? Seems he's not worried about having a taxi licence, so is he bothered about the rest of it?”