NEXT WEEK IN THE LORDS
The Electrifying Speed (pardon the Pun) this bill is passing through Parliament means it must had serious Government support
A PDF version of the Bill can be found here.
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Plymouth cabbies could be indefinitely banned from wearing jeans, football tops, hoodies and trainers - in a bid to “enhance the professionalism" of the trade.
A new dress code forms part of the new Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy hoped to be brought in by Plymouth City Council, which sets out a number changes to be adopted by the city’s taxi drivers.
The changes have already been debated by a committee, and they're going forward to the council's ruling cabinet at a meeting being held from 4pm today for further discussion before a final decision is made.
And it could mean an end to taxi drivers wearing what they like to work.
As a 'minimum standard', drivers would be expected to wear collared shirts, collared polo shirts or collared blouses which have a full body and short or long sleeves as well as smart long legged trousers (no denim), knee length tailored shorts, knee length skirts or dresses.
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A taxi driver in Grimsby had his licence revoked after he carried on smoking in his car despite multiple warnings.
Smoke-free legislation introduced in 2007 requires all vehicles used to transport members of the public are to be smoke-free at all times.
All taxi drivers must comply with this legislation and not smoke in their vehicles at any time – including the use of e-cigarettes.
If a licensed driver is seen smoking in their vehicle they are given a written warning on the first occasion.
If a licensed driver is witnessed again, they can have their licence suspended or revoked if they continue to repeat the offence.
North East Lincolnshire revoked the driver’s licence after giving him a number of warnings and suspensions.
The driver, Raymond Robinson, 66, of Hainton Avenue, Grimsby, appeared before Grimsby Magistrates’ Court to appeal the decision but the Magistrates upheld the committee’s decision and agreed the revocation of his licence should stand.
The case comes after a campaign to keep taxis in North East Lincolnshire smoke free had seen the number of warnings issued fall by more than half in only two years.
Cllr Gaynor Rogers, chair of the North East Lincolnshire Hackney Carriage Sub Committee, said: “We care about the health of taxi passengers and want them to have a journey of the highest standard.
“The majority of licensed taxi drivers in North East Lincolnshire are committed to giving their customers a first class service, but in this instance the driver failed to meet the standards expected of them.
“We’ve made it clear to all drivers that smoking in their vehicles is not acceptable and I’m pleased the Magistrates have backed our decision and revoked the driver’s licence.”
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NOTTINGHAM
A man was stabbed in the face while trying to stop a group of men from stealing a taxi.
Six men got into a taxi at TST Tyres in Hartley Road, Radford, and threatened the driver with a knife. A man who was working at the premises approached them and was slashed to the face.
It happened at about 9.10am on Sunday 11 February 2018.
The injured man was taken to hospital and has since been discharged.
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ROTHERHAM
Ashgar Bostan, 47, raped the girl twice at a flat in Wagon Road, Rotherham, when she was about 14 or 15-years-old.
Sheffield Crown Court heard the girl had been groomed by a woman who lived at the flat and was given alcohol and drugs before she was assaulted.
Bostan of East Bawtry Road, Rotherham, was convicted by a jury of two counts of rape by a majority of 11 to one.
The court heard the victim had been "groomed and manipulated" by a woman called Shafina Ali who was living at the flat in Wagon Road.
The girl said both times she was raped by Bostan she had been given alcohol and drugs and that afterwards he had gone to talk to Ali - who died in 2009 - before leaving.
In statement read to the court on behalf of the victim she said her childhood and teenage years had been "destroyed" by Bostan.
She said: "I often wonder what my life would have been like if I had finished my education, gone on to college and become the teacher I had always dreamed of being.
"I might have had a loving family, husband and children and not have to stay awake every night unable to sleep because of the damage done to me."
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