A taxi driver found guilty of refusing to take a guide dog in his vehicle has lost an appeal against his conviction.
Zaman Khan pleaded not guilty at Leicester Magistrates' Court in March to refusing to take Martyn Richardson and his guide dog, Janet, in his Hyundai i40 estate in May last year.
The 29-year-old was found guilty of the offence, under the 2010 Equality Act.
Last Thursday his appeal against the conviction was thrown out at Leicester Crown Court by Deputy Judge Michael Stokes QC, sitting with two magistrates.
A further £400 in costs was added to a £400 fine and £400 costs Khan was ordered to pay by magistrates in March.
The court also heard Leicester City Council's licensing committee had since refused to renew Khan’s taxi licence and he is out of work.
The appeal hearing was told Mr Richardson, 48, of Thurnby, called city company ADT asking them to take him, two friends and golden retriever cross Janet home after a night out at the White House, in Scraptoft at 10pm on Friday, May 26 last year.
