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Taxi cab owners fined for operating vehicles without proper insurance (4 February 2016)

Date: 04/02/2016
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Taxi cab owners fined for operating vehicles without proper insurance

Middlesbrough Council has prosecuted the owners of a taxi company, after council officers found it to be operating uninsured vehicles.

A restriction on the company’s insurance policy for their vehicles did not authorise them to be driven by any driver under the age of 25.

However, Middlesbrough Council officers found that the taxi company’s owners, Zaber Elahi and Zubair Elahi had on a number of occasions given permission for drivers under 25 to carry out private hire work, which involved transporting members of the public.

The restriction on the policy effectively meant that there would have been no insurance cover on the vehicles in the event of an accident.

On Friday, January 22 at Teesside Magistrates’ Court, the owners of Euro Cars – based in Marsh Road, Middlesbrough – were fined £2,400 and £1,200.
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Zubair Elahi was fined a total of £1,200 for four offences (£300 per offence) and was ordered to pay £4,795 in costs. He was also disqualified from driving for a period of six months.

Zaber Elahi was fined £2,400 (£300 for each of eight offences) and was also ordered to pay costs of £4,795. The court allowed him to retain his driving licence due to exceptional circumstances.

After the hearing, Middlesbrough Council's Executive Member for Adult Health and Social Care, Councillor Julia Rostron, said:

“Private hire operators provide an important service in and around Middlesbrough and the vast majority are law-abiding and well run.

“However, it is essential for public confidence and safety that they abide by the regulations attached to their operating licences and insurance certificates, as these are there for a reason.

“This case shows that, where breaches occur and the safety of the travelling public is potentially compromised, we will take action.”

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