A private hire driver from Ramsgate has been fined £70 and ordered to pay £80, after failing to return his private hire identification plate.
Margate Magistrates Court heard last week (Thursday 20 August) that Hardeep Sandhu (25) from West Dumpton Lane, Ramsgate had renewed his private hire vehicle licence for a Kia car in June 2008. This expired on 31 May 2009.
On 22 June 2009, the council wrote to Mr. Sandhu, requiring the return of the plate within seven days. The plate was not returned and a formal notice was issued on 6 July 2009, but the plate was still not returned, so court proceedings were started.
Mr. Sandhu pleaded guilty and was fined £70 and ordered to pay £80 costs to the council. The plate was returned to the council two days before the hearing.
Cllr. John Kirby, Cabinet Member for Regulatory Services & Ramsgate Marina, said: "It's important that we take action in cases such as this, as the vehicle licence plate is one of the things that people can use to identify properly registered private hire vehicles. If we don't take action when drivers continue to hold on to a vehicle licence plate, then they could continue to use it, without the council carrying out the necessary checks on both the driver and their vehicle."
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