Bolton based private hire driver fined over £3,000

A Bolton based private hire driver has been ordered to pay more than £3,000 after refusing to cooperate with Manchester City Council officers at Manchester Airport.

William Williams, 60, of Cemetery Road, Kearsley, refused to show his private hire badge to council officers at Manchester Airport on 16 June 2016.  

Mr Williams believed they had no jurisdiction as he was licensed by Bolton Council. Williams refused to discuss the matter further, though he did eventually show his documentation to a Greater Manchester Police Officer.

He was found guilty of obstructing an authorised officer at Manchester Magistrates Court and was ordered to pay over £3,000.

Between 1 September 2016 and 21 December 2017, 52 people have been prosecuted for private hire or hackney carriage offences in Manchester – with fines and awarded costs totalling £39,428 and 198 endorsements (penalty points) handed out to drivers.

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