Executive chauffeur boss and driver fined for unlicensed work

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 15:18 · Archive

A private hire operator and his driver were fined nearly £4,000 after passengers were picked up without valid licence or insurance for 14 months.

Craig White, the 57-year-old owner of M40 Cars near Thame, and driver Robert Green, 65, were fined after passengers were picked up without a valid licence or insurance for around 14 months. Green's private hire driver's licence expired in March 2025. Despite not renewing it, he continued working for M40 Cars until May 2026, when council licensing officers followed up on his incomplete application. White told investigators he regularly checked his drivers' documents, but his last check on Green's licence was in April 2025, after it had already expired.

Because Green was unlicensed, his insurance was invalid and did not cover any journeys he made between March 2025 and May 2026. Both men appeared at Reading Magistrates' Court on 9 October and pleaded guilty. White pleaded guilty to employing an unlicensed driver and permitting a vehicle to be used without insurance. Green pleaded guilty to driving a private hire vehicle without a licence and driving without insurance.

White was fined £531 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £212 and costs of £1,526. Green was fined £461 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £184 and costs of £1,000. Both men had six penalty points added to their DVLA licences.

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• Executive chauffeur boss and driver fined for working without licenceA executive chauffeur boss and his driver have been ordered to pay nearly £4,000 between them after passengers were picked up for more than a year without a valid licence or insurance.Oxfordshire Guardian · 30 Oct, 14:26
• Executive chauffeur boss and driver fined for working without licenceA executive chauffeur boss and his driver have been ordered to pay nearly £4,000 between them after passengers were picked up for more than a year without a valid licence or insurance.Oxford Mail · 30 Oct, 14:26

In this story: Craig White · Robert Green · M40 Cars · Thame · Reading Magistrates' Court

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