Cabbie loses private hire licence appeal after not reporting conviction for crash with cyclist
A cabbie who lost his private hire vehicle licence after being involved in a collision that left a cyclist with a broken collar bone has lost his appeal to have it reinstated.
Bright Kwarteng took his appeal against Wolverhampton Council's decision to revoke his licence to Dudley Magistrates Court last Friday.
Kwarteng had a private hire licence until October 19 last year, four months after he was convicted of driving without due care and attention as a result of a collision with a cyclist in Telford on November 3, 2021.
The 48-year-old, who lived in Telford at the time of his conviction, was driving a Vauxhall Zafira when he hit the cyclist on Holyhead Road at the Greyhound Roundabout. The collision left the victim with a broken collar bone and broken elbow, with nerve damage in his arm and hand.
On June 15 last year Kwarteng had nine points added onto his licence at Worcester Justice Centre after admitting the charge, as well as being fined £415.
