Posted on the 16th September 2025 in PHTM News
BOLTON COUNCIL REVOKES TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE CITING PUBLIC SAFETY RISKS
A Bolton taxi driver has had his licence immediately revoked by Bolton Council's Licensing and Environmental Regulation Committee, which concluded he posed too great a risk to the public.
The decision came during a July hearing that reviewed a series of applications and misconduct cases.
The committee was presented with a history of misconduct, including a recent assault charge involving the driver’s daughter. Although she later withdrew her support for the prosecution, she maintained her statement was true, stating she simply didn't want her father to go to prison.
The council also recalled a previous 2018 decision not to renew his licence after he admitted to hitting his wife on three occasions. Further allegations from 2017 included punching his mother-in-law and slapping his wife.
Police also noted arrests for suspicion of common assault in both 2009 and 2011.
During the hearing, police told the committee they "did not consider him a fit and proper person to hold a licence."
The committee ultimately concluded there was "reasonable cause" to believe the driver "posed a risk to the travelling public" and revoked his licence.
In a separate case, the committee also denied a new private hire driver's licence application.
The individual was deemed not to be a "fit and proper person" to hold a licence after councillors reviewed video evidence of him hitting a pedestrian and heard complaints about dangerous driving, aggressive behaviour, and inappropriate language.
The applicant was also found to have given incorrect information in an accident report and a police interview. The application was refused by a vote of six to four.
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