Licensing

January 19, 2023

A Buckinghamshire hackney carriage driver has been convicted of illegally plying for hire at Henley Regatta.  On Friday 13 January, Oxford Magistrates’ Court heard how during last year’s  Regatta, officers from South Oxfordshire District Council spotted Zaheer Ahmed Choudhry’s vehicle parked on double yellow lines on Thameside in Henley.  Officers identified Mr Choudhry’s vehicle as […]

December 21, 2022

A private hire driver has been convicted of illegally plying for hire and driving without the right insurance at Henley Regatta. On Friday 16 December, Oxford Magistrates’ Court heard how during the regatta, officers from South Oxfordshire District Council and neighbouring councils spotted Mr Mohammed Tula Miah’s vehicle parked on double yellow lines on Friday […]

November 24, 2022

A former taxi driver has been ordered to pay almost £2,000 after admitting to driving an unsafe vehicle while his own licence had expired.   On Friday 18 November at Oxford Magistrates’ Court, Mr Saqib Zamaan, 50, of Riversley Court, Reading, pleaded guilty to illegally driving a licensed hackney carriage vehicle when his own hackney […]

October 10, 2022

Hackney carriages operating in South Oxfordshire will have a maximum fare they can charge passengers.  Councillors approved the measure to help ensure passengers, especially those who rely on taxis to travel around such as those on low income or with disabilities, were not priced out of using taxis as the cost of living continues to […]

July 15, 2022

A Hackney Carriage taxi driver has been disqualified from driving and ordered to pay almost £3,000 after plying for trade illegally at Henley Regatta. On Friday 8 July, at Oxford Magistrates Court, Mr Sharafat Anayat, 39, of Woodstock Close, Maidenhead, was found guilty of illegally picking up passengers outside of the district where his vehicle […]

October 13, 2021

This is a temporary news item to allow people to access the agenda items for the South Oxfordshire District Council Licensing Act Committee meeting at 2pm Thursday 21 October 2021. Agenda paper Item 2, Minutes Item 6, Committee report Appendix 6a – Proposed new gambling policy Appendix 6b – Summary of changes to gambling policy […]

June 23, 2021

A taxi driver from Henley has been banned from driving and ordered to pay almost £1,000 after admitting driving a hackney carriage vehicle while not licensed and while uninsured. His taxi proprietor must also pay more than £1,200 following the offences, as it was their licensed vehicle he was driving.

February 10, 2021

Members of the public and those involved in the taxi trade are being asked to comment on some potential changes to the joint taxi licensing policy for South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse. South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council are responsible for licensing private hire (minicab) vehicles, drivers, and […]

February 21, 2020

South Oxfordshire District Council met twice this month, 13 and 20 February, to debate and approve the budget 2021/22, to set the Council Tax, and to consider four motions.  The first motion put forward was to request that the Council condemn all hate crimes and deplore the rise in hate crimes against members of the […]

February 21, 2020

Councillors at Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Councils have unanimously backed a motion calling on the government to introduce new measures designed to improve safety standards for taxis. Councillors Alison Jenner (Vale) and Anne-Marie Simpson (South) proposed the motion at their respective council meetings on 12 and 20 February following significant concerns […]