Offence
Touting for hire by a private hire vehicle
How often this offence appears in the published court listings for England and Wales, which courts list it most and where to read the official sentencing guideline.
- Hearings listed
- 23
- Courts listing it
- 3
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (23)
- Sentencing guideline
- Taxi touting/soliciting for hire (Revised 2017)
- Official offence code
- CJ94031
- The law
- Contrary to section 167(1) and (5) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court only
- Can lead to prison
- No
Courts that list it most
Related offences
- Keep a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence
- Driver of a vehicle fail to stop after road accident - give name and address of self and owner / vehicle details
- Vehicle interference - motor vehicle
- Use a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence
- Aggravated vehicle taking - (initial taker) and vehicle damage under £5000
- Use a motor vehicle on a road when there was insufficient transmission of light through the vehicle glass
- Speeding - exceed limit for type of vehicle (not goods/passenger vehicle) - manned equipment
- Aggravated vehicle taking - ( initial taker ) and vehicle damage of £5000 or over