A former cab driver who faced an allegation of raping a female passenger has failed in his bid to regain his taxi licence. A panel of members from Bury Council met to consider the application from a man, whose name has has not been made public, for a Hackney Carriage driver licence to operate in Bury.
The applicant was in attendance at the 40 minute hearing along with a family member. The panel heard that the driver had held such a licence 2012 and was working as a taxi driver in Bury when an allegation of serious sexual assault, said to have taken place inside his taxi, was made against him.
Published minutes from the meeting, said: “This applicant had previously held a Hackney Carriage Driver licence granted by Bury Council. On September 5, 2012, he appeared before the licensing and safety panel in relation to an allegation of rape on a female passenger which resulted in his licence being revoked.
