Archive: Private Hire Appeal
Taxi driver escapes revocation at Committee Hearing following numerous complaints
Millicent Dooher represented this Private Hire Driver before the committee hearing following a number of complaints, including aggressive behaviour. Millicent was able to persuade the committee to deal with the driver by way of suspension rather than a revocation, with assurances of additional training being undertaken.
Private Hire Driver Successfully Appeals suspension
We were instructed to represent a Private Hire Driver, who has been given a suspension of her Licence by TfL following an unsubstantiated complaint from a passenger. On appeal, Jaskiran Pal had prepared compelling evidence to present to the Court, which demonstrated that the complaint was untrue. The Court overturned […]
Private Hire Driver Found Not to Be “Plying for Hire” by Magistrates on Appeal
Laura Newton represented our client, a TfL licensed Private Hire Driver, whose licence had been revoked. He was alleged to have been plying for hire during an undercover operation by TfL licensing officers. This decision was appealed to the Magistrates’ Court in the City of London. Mr Hussein attended Court […]
PHV driver with Two Major Traffic Offences Granted Renewal by the Council at a Committee Hearing
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this PHV driver before the city council at a committee hearing following concerns in relation to his fitness to hold a licence with two driving convictions. The driver had convictions for no insurance, 6 penalty points and a conviction for failing to provide driver details under […]
TFL Private Hire Revocation on Grounds of Suspected Account Sharing Successfully Appealed.
This TfL Driver had his licence revoked following a concern of account sharing after the operator requested a ‘selfie’ ID check that seemingly started and ended in different locations. The TfL driver refuted the account sharing and appealed the decision to the Magistrates’ Court. The Driver was able to continue […]
Private Hire Driver Who Missed Time Limit for Appeal Has Licence Restored Without a Hearing
Laura Newton represented a Private Hire Driver who had his licence revoked by TfL because a number of concerns over his fitness to be licenced licence was revoked, but he did not receive his letter until after the appeal window. He took immediate advice from SBC when he was made […]
TFL Private Hire Driver Wins Appeal at The Old Bailey
Solicitor Laura Newton was instructed to assist a Private Hire Driver whose Private Hire Licence had expired following TfL’s refusal to renew. Upon renewal, TfL performs checks on all Operator platforms and negative feedback was submitted to TfL by Operator Uber during this process. On Appeal, we were able to […]
Crown Court Appeal Successful for PHV Driver With Mobile Telephone Offence
This Driver had received a revocation of his Private Hire Licence following a conviction for a mobile telephone offence, resulting in 6 penalty points. The Magistrates’ Court had not allowed the appeal in the first instance, and the Driver sought assistance from Smith Bowyer Clarke in appealing to the Crown […]
TFL Driver with 42 Particularised Complaints Escapes With No Action On His PHV Licence
This Driver, represented by Millicent Dooher, was requested to make representations for the second time in 2 years on a number of particularised complaints. Millicent was able to provide these representations, and it was accepted by the Licencing Authority (Transport for London) that the Driver remained a fit and proper […]
Appeal Withdrawn by Licencing Authority and PHV licence granted Following Motoring Offence
This appeal was brought against a Local Authority following the Driver’s application being refused due to a 3 penalty point motoring offence. The Local Authority had quoted their guidelines that suggested that a driver must have a clean licence for 3 years before being able to be approved as a […]
