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Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« on: July 02, 2019, 11:32:27 pm »
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/appeal-against-decision-not-to-grant-taxi-licence-fails-934385.html

A man has failed in his appeal against a decision by a senior garda not to grant him a taxi licence after a court heard he had not fully disclosed previous convictions when making the initial application.

The solicitor for Tom Tanner, of Granagoleen, near Clonakilty, Co Cork, told Clonakilty District Court that the offences were of a minor road traffic nature and should not mean he cannot secure a licence.

Mr Tanner, 53, told Judge James McNulty that he was seeking the small vehicle PSV licence as he had been offered a job with a taxi firm in Kinsale and needed to earn a living to pay his mortgage and help pay for his children to attend college.

However, Chief Supt Con Cadogan of the Cork West Division told the court that he had turned down Mr Tanner’s application because he did not believe he was a suitable person to hold such a licence. He cited previous convictions and the fact that not all of those convictions had been disclosed by Mr Tanner in his initial application.

Chief Supt Cadogan said Mr Tanner had made his application last November. Under the Taxi Regulation Act the Chief Supt is the issuing authority for the area and he said he had turned down the application based on Mr Tanner’s previous convictions, referring to a 2013 conviction for crossing a continuous white line, a 2011 conviction for speeding, a 2004 conviction for driving without reasonable consideration, and a 2001 conviction for drink-driving. The court heard that only the drink-driving conviction was disclosed on Mr Tanner’s application.

“It is my firm belief that Mr Tanner does not meet the criteria,” said Chief Supt Cadogan.

Mr Tanner told the judge he did not realise that he had been convicted of two of the offences cited by Chief Supt Cadogan and that, in 35 years of driving, he had never had an accident. He said he was currently working transporting blood samples and his solicitor, Ray Hennessy, said his client’s previous convictions were of a minor nature.

Tuesday, July 02, 2019 - 11:12 PM

A man has failed in his appeal against a decision by a senior garda not to grant him a taxi licence after a court heard he had not fully disclosed previous convictions when making the initial application.

The solicitor for Tom Tanner, of Granagoleen, near Clonakilty, Co Cork, told Clonakilty District Court that the offences were of a minor road traffic nature and should not mean he cannot secure a licence.

Mr Tanner, 53, told Judge James McNulty that he was seeking the small vehicle PSV licence as he had been offered a job with a taxi firm in Kinsale and needed to earn a living to pay his mortgage and help pay for his children to attend college.

However, Chief Supt Con Cadogan of the Cork West Division told the court that he had turned down Mr Tanner’s application because he did not believe he was a suitable person to hold such a licence. He cited previous convictions and the fact that not all of those convictions had been disclosed by Mr Tanner in his initial application.

Chief Supt Cadogan said Mr Tanner had made his application last November. Under the Taxi Regulation Act the Chief Supt is the issuing authority for the area and he said he had turned down the application based on Mr Tanner’s previous convictions, referring to a 2013 conviction for crossing a continuous white line, a 2011 conviction for speeding, a 2004 conviction for driving without reasonable consideration, and a 2001 conviction for drink-driving. The court heard that only the drink-driving conviction was disclosed on Mr Tanner’s application.

“It is my firm belief that Mr Tanner does not meet the criteria,” said Chief Supt Cadogan.

Mr Tanner told the judge he did not realise that he had been convicted of two of the offences cited by Chief Supt Cadogan and that, in 35 years of driving, he had never had an accident. He said he was currently working transporting blood samples and his solicitor, Ray Hennessy, said his client’s previous convictions were of a minor nature.

Judge McNulty said Mr Tanner had one serious conviction dating from 2001 and others that, while not in the serious category, were not in the minor category either. He refused the appeal.
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Offline silverbullet

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2019, 03:17:11 pm »
Selling white lines isn't a barrier to taxi drivers.

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2019, 03:31:25 pm »
Fukkin gas there is orher cunts out with much more seriousrecords and they are still driving taxis

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2019, 04:30:32 pm »
fair play to them refusing him a licence, he's not suitable to be driving a taxi. anyone with convictions for drink driving and dangerous driving isn't the kind of person you want dropping you or your family home.

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2019, 04:43:34 pm »
Honestly looking at when these motoring offences occurred it does seem a little bit harsh.

How long is it to held against you for crossing a white line in 2013, Speeding in 2011, driving without reasonable consideration in 2004 and drunk driving in 2001.

Not so sure the insurance companies would take any of the above into consideration considering when they happened.
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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2019, 04:55:56 pm »
Sounds like a personal vendetta.....
Funny how a bloke from calcutta wit the mental age of a gibbon who fondled 3 yung ladies was told to keep his hands to himself by a judge and told to continue workin but this poor cnut crossed a continuous white line( i didn't know they had them down the bog) and gets barred...... Sounds like somebody was havin a bit of slap an tickle wit the guardys
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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2019, 08:45:51 pm »
a 2011 conviction for speeding - not in the serious category?  - for someone who wants to drive folk for reward, madness.

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2019, 08:58:56 pm »
Speeding  and crossing white lines are the norm for cabbies.

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2019, 09:03:31 pm »
Speeding  and crossing white lines are the norm for cabbies.

A rite of passage...one might say!!

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2019, 09:04:56 pm »
Madness that An Garda Siochana renew licences for drivers with penalty points.

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2019, 09:23:10 pm »
When I think of the guy who wrote my car off in a crash, who then went on to kill a Solicitor by knocking him off his bike, and he's still driving.
Former armed robbers still driving,
Murder suspects,
Sex Offenders,
Drug dealers, Drug mules,
Drink/Drug drivers,
Even the Monk got a SPSV!

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2019, 09:29:22 pm »
When I think of the guy who wrote my car off in a crash, who then went on to kill a Solicitor by knocking him off his bike, and he's still driving.
Former armed robbers still driving,
Murder suspects,
Sex Offenders,
Drug dealers, Drug mules,
Drink/Drug drivers,
Even the Monk got a SPSV!

Maybe apart from the sex offenders and murderers need an outlet to launder their money...oh and then they would have to be a drain rely on the state to support them...which they're probably already doin.

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2019, 09:35:42 pm »
When I think of the guy who wrote my car off in a crash, who then went on to kill a Solicitor by knocking him off his bike, and he's still driving.
Former armed robbers still driving,
Murder suspects,
Sex Offenders,
Drug dealers, Drug mules,
Drink/Drug drivers,
Even the Monk got a SPSV!
Pigs don't like porkies!  If he'd told the truth, I reckon he'd have gotten the licence.

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #13 on: July 03, 2019, 10:31:11 pm »
People have been done for speeding, careless driving, using a phone while driving  etc. Paid the fine but never consider it criminal .
And that's just Taxi drivers.
As Watty says, not mentioning traffic offences, and probably having a history with the Cops wouldn't help.

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Re: Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails
« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2019, 10:42:27 pm »
As Octy says re the personal vendetta....there's something else at play for the super to refuse him.....maybe he's had a few run ins with numerous Gardai

 


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