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Unlicensed taxi driver fined over £1,000
- TfL driver caught by undercover licensing officers during Reading Festival 2024
- Partnership operation by Reading, Fareham, and South Oxfordshire Councils to detect illegal activity
- Full financial penalties totalled £1,603

Council reiterates importance of travelling safely after taxi driver fined for operating illegally
- Uber driver Muhammad Imran Bajwa fined £568 and given eight points for illegally plying for hire in Reading
- Caught in an undercover operation by Reading Council Licensing Officers

East Reading takeaways caught selling hot food without licences
- Four takeaways in East Reading were caught selling hot food after 11pm without correct licenses in recent Council checks
- Anyone with concerns about a food business or retailer can report them in full confidence via licensing@reading.gov.uk

Consultation launched to tune-up busking guidelines for Reading
- Consultation open on proposed guidance for buskers and street performers operating in Reading
- Follows feedback gathered by Reading BID from residents and local business owners
- Views sought from all Reading buskers, street performers and groups, residents, businesses, and visitors

Uber driver ordered to pay over £1,000 for second offence of illegally operating in Reading
- Uber driver Muhamad Ismail Mahumuthu Atham fined £1,195 and given eight points for illegally plying for hire in Reading
- This was his second conviction for the same offence, with a previous one in November 2020

Taxi Driver fined following a successful prosecution by Reading Council
- South Oxfordshire District Council licensed taxi driver pleaded guilty at Reading Magistrates Court in April
- He was ordered to pay over £1,400 in financial penalties and had eight penalty points added to his driving licence

Reading festival organisers working together on groundbreaking environmental initiative
- Reading taking part in important national Green Events Code of Practice pilot
- Organisers of Reading Festival, Readipop, East Reading Festival and Reading Pride among those attending local workshop

Unlicensed Taxi driver fined after operating illegally in Reading
- Unlicensed driver found illegally plying for hire in Reading town centre on May 2023
- Driver given a fine of 2,900 and eight penalty points on his licence
- Licensing officers stress the importance of checking a valid licence is in place for your journey

£2k fine for Private Hire driver found operating without a licence in Henley
- Driver fined over £2,000 and given 6 points on his licence following joint investigation between Reading Borough Council and South Oxfordshire District Council

Council Warning on HMO Licences
- Reading landlord will have to pay £22,861 financial penalty after operating a house of multiple occupation without a licence
- Financial penalties of up to £30,000 can be issued by the Council, as an alternative to prosecution

Private hire driver fined after operating without a licence in Reading
- Driver found to be operating without a licence fined £982 following investigation by licensing officers
- Residents are reminded not to use unlicensed private hire vehicles where no safeguards will be in place