What to do if your taxi license is revoked?

What to do if your taxi license is revoked?

If you wish to defend your taxi licence, you MUST act to prevent its’ revocation at this point. Read the full article on the Home Office website. With a taxi license revocation, the cab driver may quickly feel that they have no recourse as their appeal may fall on a deaf ear.

How long does it take to appeal a taxi licence revocation?

Appeals must be lodged within 21 days of formal notification of the council’s decision. If an appeal to the Magistrates’ Court is unsuccessful, it is also possible to appeal further to the Crown Court. Again, the appeal must be lodged within 21 days and in most revocation cases the driver may continue taxi driving pending that appeal.

What to do if your taxi licence is refused by TfL?

If the council or TfL refuses to issue a licence, the driver can then appeal to the local Magistrates’ Court and must prove that he or she is a fit and proper person. The authority may also attach conditions, against which it is also possible to appeal.

Can a district council refuse to renew a taxi license?

(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Act of 1847 or in this Part of this Act, a district council may suspend or revoke or (on application therefor under section 46 of the Act of 1847 or section 51 of this Act, as the case may be) refuse to renew the licence of a driver of a hackney carriage or a private hire vehicle on any of the following grounds:—

If you wish to defend your taxi licence, you MUST act to prevent its’ revocation at this point. Read the full article on the Home Office website. With a taxi license revocation, the cab driver may quickly feel that they have no recourse as their appeal may fall on a deaf ear.

If the council or TfL refuses to issue a licence, the driver can then appeal to the local Magistrates’ Court and must prove that he or she is a fit and proper person. The authority may also attach conditions, against which it is also possible to appeal.

(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Act of 1847 or in this Part of this Act, a district council may suspend or revoke or (on application therefor under section 46 of the Act of 1847 or section 51 of this Act, as the case may be) refuse to renew the licence of a driver of a hackney carriage or a private hire vehicle on any of the following grounds:—

Appeals must be lodged within 21 days of formal notification of the council’s decision. If an appeal to the Magistrates’ Court is unsuccessful, it is also possible to appeal further to the Crown Court. Again, the appeal must be lodged within 21 days and in most revocation cases the driver may continue taxi driving pending that appeal.