DP/2025/66
The purpose of this report is to ask Members
to review a dual driver licence where a conviction recorded against
the licence holder calls in to question their fitness and propriety
to be a suitable person to hold such a licence. As such, the
licence holder has been referred to this Panel for
determination.
Minutes:
The panel considered an application to review a dual driver’s licence, due to a conviction recorded against the licence holder which calls into 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 Driver had appeared before the Panel, namely the Driver’s conduct in respect of complaints of inappropriate conversations with passengers, the report written by the Officer, her recommendations, the driver’s comments and the Council’s Statement of Fitness and Suitability, the Driver is not a fit and proper person and accordingly the licence was suspended with immediate effect for a period of 2 months on the grounds of public safety as the driver’s passengers felt uncomfortable with the conversations and the driver had been spoken to by the operator after the complaints but did not alter his behaviour.
NOTE: The Driver attended the meeting and addressed the panel.