Private hire driver picked up fare illegally during Cheltenham Festival - Gloucestershire Live

Private hire driver picked up fare illegally during Cheltenham Festival - Gloucestershire Live

The driver breached his insurance

Out-of-area private hire driver PROSECUTED for illegal plying-for-hire during Cheltenham race week

Cheltenham Borough Council has successfully prosecuted a private hire driver who illegally accepted passengers from the roadside during Cheltenham’s race week.On Monday 29 September 2025, Mr Aneel Hussain, a private hire driver licensed by Tewkesbury Borough Council, pleaded guilty at court to plying for hire and driving without valid insurance.The incident took place on 14 March 2025 outside the Queen’s Hotel. Licensing officers from Cheltenham…