A licensed Derry taxi operator has been fined a total of £3,500 for licensing offences at the city’s Magistrates Court.
Taxi Co (NI Ltd), of 3(a) Lower Clarendon Street, contested the matter but was found guilty and fined £2,000 for using an unlicensed taxi, £750 for failing to keep licensing and insurance records and £750 for using an unlicensed driver.
The court heard that on 9 September last year, DVA (Driver Vehicle Agency) enforcement officers stopped and inspected a car displaying a “Taxi Co” taxi roof sign at Crescent Link Retail Park in the Waterside area of the city..
Checks carried out at the scene established that its’ driver was a disqualified driver and that he did not hold a Taxi Driver’s Licence or valid motor insurance.
Further investigation also established the vehicle was unlicensed and was operating on behalf of Taxi Co (NI Ltd) at the time.
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