It is right that the courts often punish drivng offences committed by public service drivers more severely ln the same offence comitted by a private motorist.
Reading accounts of court cases in the local paper.
It depends. I think that you can be in hotter water if your vehicle is unroadworthy, but the police will often ignore other minor offences committed by a taxi drive if they are not dangerous, for instance some instances of speeding. For example, I have been waved through red lights by a police car alongside, (it was late at night, with no other traffic about) but he made sure I was moving off before he did. Taxi drivers also have their own licencing authority to police them of course.
Well, I would probably have lost my taxi licence in addition to any other punishment. But yes, the driver is always held responsible for the roadworthiness of his vehicle. I perhaps should have checked it over before I started to drive it, but I was lulled into a false sense of security by its reputation of being or best and newest car.
This expert was spot on! 5203Well, it had to happen one day... I am in complete agreement with you. I always used to ask new buttociates, "why are you here?". If they said that...
Presumably the government, who seem to think that speed is the only thing that matters.
Well, I am sure it is the case for that type of offence. Paying pbuttengers have a right to expect that the vehicle they are paying to be driven in meets minimum standards of safety.
This expert was spot on! 5202It is a question of priorities. These drivers tend to regard themselves as invincible. They have fast reactions and perhaps think this will be enough to ensure their safety. Thet are of course...
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