A private taxi driver has been stripped of his licence and ordered to pay more than £1,000 to Reading Borough Council after his appeal was turned down for dangerous driving in Tilehurst.

Mr Joynal Abdin, 41, of Belmont Road, Reading was stripped of his licence by the Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee in June 2021 following Mr Abdin driving dangerously and showing a lack of consideration for other drivers.

According to an officer’s statement, whilst travelling along The Meadway, Tilehurst, they witnessed a black Mercedes jump a red light, fail to give way at a roundabout, break the 30mph speed limit, and make an illegal right turn.

Mr Abdin was later found to not have the appropriate insurance from 26 February 2021.

His licence was revoked, with immediate effect, on public safety grounds, agreeing that the driver’s standards fell well below of that to be considered fit and proper to hold a private hire vehicle driver’s licence.

At Reading Magistrates Court on February 11 2022, Mr Abdin’s appeal was dismissed after magistrates found the Licensing Officer’s evidence to be more credible than Mr Abdin’s evidence.

Cllr Tony Page, Lead Councillor for Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport, said:  

“This is another excellent result from the Council’s licensing team who work hard to enforce regulations in place to protect the travelling public.

“I sincerely hope the outcome of this case will deter any drivers from contravening the law, as such activity will not be tolerated.”

Mr Abdin was also ordered to pay legal costs of £1,700 to Reading Council.