“Touting” Private Hire Driver Wins Appeal In Magistrates’ Court

Our client was a Private Hire Driver who had been accused of touting and illegally plying for hire by Transport for London. His Private Hire Driver Licence (PCO Licence) was revoked and he instructed SBC to appeal. He was represented by Laura Newton and he attended on appeal at the City of London Magistrates’ Court with our barrister. The Court heard evidence from the driver and from TfL but agreed that the revocation was not justified. His appeal was allowed and his Private Hire Licence was restored. Thankfully we had ensured that he was able to work pending appeal so he did not lose out on his income whilst waiting for his appeal to be heard.