Maidenhead & Windsor

The Royal Borough has seen its decision to revoke the licence of a Maidenhead taxi driver upheld at Bracknell magistrates court.

On October 1 magistrates upheld the decision by Royal Windsor and Maidenhead Borough's taxi licensing officers to revoke the licence of Malik Faqraz of Ray Mill Road West and dismissed his appeal.

The court heard that a number of complaints against Mr Faqraz had been received from members of the public. In addition he had also accrued a number of points on his driver's licence which called into question his fitness to continue as a Royal Borough licensed Hackney carriage driver.

Cllr Phil Bicknell, vice-chairman of the Windsor and Maidenhead borough's licensing panel, said after the hearing: "It is a shame that we have had to resort to these measures, but our primary role as licensing authority is to secure the safety of our residents and ensure that fare-paying passengers using our taxis are being transported by professional drivers."

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead