As part of my news writing folio for college, an article has to be written based on a council meeting. So, on Tuesday just past, my class trooped along to the Kirkcaldy Town House where we sat in on a Regulation and Licensing Committee meeting.
The applications dealt with were mainly taxi driver licence applications and late licensing for venues. I will admit I found out quite interested if a bit worried about who Fife Council will give a licence to!
There was one guy who had numerous speeding offences and was caught using his mobile phone while driving.I was sure that he would be refused but no, he got his licence granted with a warning. (This means that although he has his licence, if he his caught speeding etc or comes before the committee again he will automatically lose his licence.)
The applicant that I chose to cover was a guy who was applying for a taxi driver licence but was up against police objection. The guy had speeding offences going back to 2008, was caught using his mobile phone will driving his lorry. He is also employed by a coach firm and needs the taxi licence to be able to continue working there.
He had a ready-made sob story ready for the councillors and eventually they granted him his licence for a year.
I’m still surprised about how lenient the council is regarding handing out licences. It seems that anyone can get one.
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