Taxi driver who overcharged passengers 270 times has licence restored

He used a concealed remote control device to increase fares on his meter, which he did 15 times a week from February 1 until June 12, 2019

Raymond Pidgeon (pictured here last year) will be allowed to resume driving his taxi despite pleading guilty last year to overcharging customers contrary to the Taxi Regulation Act. Photo: Collins Courts

A taxi driver, who scammed passengers 270 times over a six-month period by secretly using a remote control to add €9 to fares, has been allowed have his licence back and work again.

Raymond Pidgeon, 65, from Kilakee Close, Greenpark, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, will be allowed to resume driving his taxi despite pleading guilty last year to overcharging customers contrary to the Taxi Regulation Act.