A private hire taxi driver have been successfully prosecuted by St Albans District CouncilThe driver allegedly collected passengers without a prior booking. He was fined £150 at St Albans Magistrates Court on Friday and ordered to pay £267 in costs.
The magistrates told him that considerable credit had been given to him for his early guilty plea and co-operation, as they have powers to award fines up to £2,500 for this offence.
The prosecution comes after numerous complaints were made to the district council’s licensing team that private hire drivers were picking up passengers around the train station without a prior booking.
The council stressed that it will continue to monitor the situation and any private hire driver found to be plying for hire’ will be considered for prosecution.
