Appeal against decision not to grant taxi licence fails

[stonethecrows]

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat
 

[silverbullet]

The poor (ex) taxi driver could continue as an amateur private motorist until his points expire at which point he may reapply for a SPSV driving licence. However, with a 3 year lead in anyone who falls victim would only have himself to blame. It's hardly unreasonable to expect "professional" drivers to obey the rules of the road.

You should bracket Professional with question marks rather than quotation marks.

[Octavia1]

I call the taxi " business "..... the mobile dole.... That would appear to be the way the authorities treat it..
many are unemployable... Myself included as I'm a misfit on account of my aspergers
...there maybe methods to ther madness tho as it wud keep criminal types from robbin people's gaffs and bicycles if they make a few bob driving taxis .... Another ting about employing criminal sociopaths is..... They work anywhere..... They have no fear and may even enjoy getting into fisty cuffs and argy bargy with Scum....
I myself abhor violence and refrain from engaging with gick off the street.....but it's a positive ting to have plenty of hard men driving taxis to keep the scum in line and behaving themselves......
Wat I don't agree with is jihadies and isis
Working the streets of my country.... And if half the immigrant can  get a false marriage passport..... Then you can be absolutely certain we have a fair few Alan the acrobat disciples in our midst .....

[Belker]

It should be straightforward and simple... the existence of any penalty points on one's normal driving licence should preclude issue or renewal of a SPSV licence.

I don't ever see that happening, but what I would like to see is fer us professional drivers to have the same Six penalty points and your Off fer 6 months, which is the same fer Learner and Novice drivers.

Currently Learner, Novice and Professional drivers have a 2ML of whatever to be under the drink driving limit, while the layman with a full licence has 5ML of whatever to be under the limit.

Why not make them both the same ?

[dalymount]

People say that if you accumulate 12 penalty points your off the road.realistically its 6 points and your off the road. You try getting an insurance quote with 6.or more points,and you'll be lucky.I dont know why the law says 12 when you cannot get a quote with 6

[Rat Catcher]

I'd agree with that, Ken... except it's 7 points not 6 for learner/novice drivers which is effectively 9 I guess.

You can't shop around as much with 6+ points DM but your current insurer will still quote with a small surcharge. They should increase all policies by €1,270 per penalty point and use the resulting surplus to reduce premiums for competent drivers.

[Vikkiz]

Was it not the fact that he didn’t disclose the convictions/offenses on his application?? If he is unable to tell the truth what kind of person is he

[Belker]

People say that if you accumulate 12 penalty points your off the road.realistically its 6 points and your off the road. You try getting an insurance quote with 6.or more points,and you'll be lucky.I dont know why the law says 12 when you cannot get a quote with 6

That's a load of Bollix 'Rank' talk DM, It's not true, I'll give it to you Chapter and Verse if nessacary ?

[Belker]

Was it not the fact that he didn’t disclose the convictions/offenses on his application?? If he is unable to tell the truth what kind of person is he

A Taxi driver ?   

[Belker]

I'd agree with that, Ken... except it's 7 points not 6 for learner/novice drivers which is effectively 9 I guess.

I wouldn't agree, I got 1 point many years back fer entering a roundabout illegally, in reality I should have been given the 'Death sentence', fer stoopidly following a motorbike guard who was legally on the roundabout and I followed him illegally off a side road.
DOH !

So it's 7 and your Off fer L and N plates.

A year on now since 4th July 2018 and I am still PP Free !