A TAXI driver who reached speeds of 92mph when making a run to hospital was granted a licence yesterday.
Malcolm Penn, of Melsonby Crescent, Darlington, had his Hackney carriage driver licence revoked in April after he decided he did not want to drive anymore.
But three months later, the 43-year-old applied to the borough council's licensing committee for a licence.
When considering his application yesterday, members heard that Mr Penn had been convicted for speeding in January and fined £60.
He said he had been stopped doing 92mph on the A1(M) travelling to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle, with a bio-hazard sample from Darlington Memorial Hospital.
The committee agreed to grant the licence, subject to Mr Penn passing the Drivers Standards Agency (DSA) test.
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