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Posted on the 25th November 2024 in PHTM News
PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER TO PAY MORE THAN £700 FOLLOWING OFFENCES COMMITTED AT HENLEY REGATTA
A private hire taxi driver has been ordered to pay more than £700 after pleading guilty to illegally accepting passengers without a booking during Henley Regatta.
Shabuddin Parvas, 54, from Reading, pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Friday, November 15 to unlawfully plying for hire in Henley and failing to wear his driver’s badge.
The court heard that on July 5 licensing officers from South Oxfordshire DC carried out checks to ensure that taxis were operating legally during the Henley Regatta.
Mr Parvas was observed in a prominent location on Thameside, near the main pedestrian route between the Regatta site and Henley train station.
When an undercover officer approached the vehicle, Mr Parvas agreed to transport six passengers to Reading train station without a pre-booking.
According to South Oxfordshire District Council, Henley Regatta is persistently targeted by unlicensed drivers from outside the area and 16 have been successfully prosecuted for operating illegally over the last three years, with further court hearings listed over the next few months.
Taking mitigating factors and an early guilty plea into account, Magistrates fined Mr Parvas £145 and ordered him to pay a victim surcharge of £58 and £500 in prosecution costs.
Councillor Georgina Heritage, cabinet member for communities at South Oxfordshire DC said: "We will continue to carry out checks to stop those who are operating illegally and we hope this conviction serves as a reminder to all drivers to understand and follow the terms of their licences.”
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