Taxi driver who took kids to school wasn't properly licensed

Taxi driver who took kids to school wasn't properly licensed

He's been hit severley in the pocket after a prosecution by Carmarthenshire Council

Unlicensed driver convicted following Council prosecution

Carmarthenshire County Council has successfully prosecuted an individual for operating as an unlicensed taxi driver on school transport routes. At Llanelli Magistrates' Court on Friday 17 April 2026, Mr David Rhydian Thomas, of Windy Corner Coaches, was convicted of conveying children on a school run on five occasions between 1 October and 8 October 2025.

SCHOOL TRANSPORT: Driver fined for carrying children on school run without taxi licence — despite earlier warning

A driver has been fined for carrying children on a school run without the required taxi driver’s licence — despite having been formally warned about driving unlicensed a year earlier. David Rhydian Thomas, of Windy Corner Coaches, was convicted at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court following a prosecution brought by Carmarthenshire Council. The court heard Thomas conveyed children on a school run on five occasions between 1 and 8 October last year, dri…