Issue - meetings

The Panel considered an application to grant a dual driver’s licence, which due to convictions and other information recorded against the Applicant called in to question their fitness and propriety to be a suitable person to hold such a licence. As such the application was referred to the Panel for determination.

RESOLVED that, based on the information provided to the panel, having taken into account the reason the Applicant had appeared before the Panel, namely the Driver’s convictions and his conduct which resulted in his driver’s licences being revoked by Wolverhampton Council and Preston Council, the report written by the Officer, their recommendations, the Applicant’s comments and the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability, the Applicant was not a fit and proper person and accordingly, the application was refused on the grounds that, while licensed by Wolverhampton Council, the Applicant allowed an unlicenced driver to drive his hackney carriage and while licensed by Preston Council, the Applicant had had an inappropriate conversation with a female passenger.

NOTE: The Applicant attended the meeting and addressed the Panel.