Posted on the 3rd December 2018 in PHTM News

TAXI DRIVER CAUGHT SPEEDING IS SPARED POINTS ON HER LICENCE AFTER MAGISTRATES HEAR PASSENGER MADE HER 'FEARFUL'

A TAXI driver caught speeding won't be issued with points on her licence because a passenger caused her to fear for her safety, a court has heard.

Brenda Loveland, of Broadway Lane in Bournemouth, appeared at Poole Magistrates' Court last Thursday, November 29 to admit speeding.

She had initially denied driving a Citroen in Herbert Avenue, Poole on July 14 at a speed exceeding the 30 mile per hour limit.

Magistrates decided not to give her points after hearing Loveland, 65, was 'fearful of her safety due to advances made by a passenger'. She was caught speeding at 38mph.

Instead, the defendant was sentenced to a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a £20 surcharge and £85 costs.

Source: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17272912.taxi-driver-caught-speeding-is-spared-points-on-her-licence-after-magistrates-hear-passenger-made-her-fearful

Read another story

TAXI DRIVER SAYS HE 'CAN'T DO HIS JOB PROPERLY' AFTER 'RIDICULOUS' PARKING TARIFF CHANGE AT EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT
A taxi driver has spoken out against what he has described as the "absolutely ridiculous" decision to change the parking tariff at East Midlands Airport's rapid drop-off point.
TAXI DRIVER FORCED OUT OF WORK FOR THREE WEEKS AFTER MINDLESS VANDALS SMASHED HIS CAB
Heartless vandals smashed up a taxi driver's cab in the dead of night and left him out of a job for three weeks and struggling to visit his mum
TAXI DRIVER JOHN WORBOYS IN COURT ACCUSED OF DRUGGING FOUR WOMEN IN ATTEMPT TO CARRY OUT SEX ATTACKS
Taxi driver John Worboys has appeared in court accused of drugging four women in a bid to carry out sex attacks.
TAXI DRIVER 'SEXUALLY ASSAULTED' BY A CUSTOMER IN LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE
Police have launched an appeal after a taxi driver claimed he was sexually assaulted by a passenger while driving through Liverpool city centre.
PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER REPLIES TO REPORT ABOUT 750 COMPLAINTS AGAINST PH AND TAXIS
THE TAX MAN MAY BE COMING FOR UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS
The IRS believes many Uber and Lyft drivers cheat on their taxes, and it wants Congress to help crack down
EDINBURGH WOMAN SAYS SHE WILL NEVER USE UBER
An Edinburgh woman has vowed never to use Uber again after she was hit with an eye-watering surge charge at the weekend.
COUPLE LEAVE NEWBORN BABY IN TAXI ON WAY HOME FROM HOSPITAL
A couple left their newborn baby in a taxi as they brought the child home from hospital for the first time.
TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE SUSPENDED OVER DEFECATING INCIDENT
A TAXI driver who was caught on camera defecating in public has been handed a 28-day ban.
MOTORWAY DRIVING WARNING - YOU WILL SOON BE FINED £100 FOR THIS OFFENCE
DRIVERS on UK smart motorways could soon be fined £100 and be issued with three penalty points for ignoring the red X warnings on the gantries to closed lanes.