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Volunteer Cab driver Solomon Bitu suspended after commission finds meter and receipt violations
Summary
The Metropolitan Transportation Licensing Commission found Volunteer Cab driver Solomon Bitu violated city rules by charging a flat fare instead of using the meter and providing an inaccurate receipt. The commission imposed a one-week suspension (credited as time served) and six monthsprobation; staff urged greater company accountability and enforcement.
The Metropolitan Transportation Licensing Commission on March 17 found Volunteer Cab driver Solomon Bitu in violation of two Metropolitan Code provisions after a disciplinary hearing prompted by a complaint from passenger Dwayne Brown. Commissioners concluded Bitu charged a flat fee instead of running the meter and provided a receipt that listed a different cab company.
Chair opened the hearing and read the affidavit and supporting materials from the complainant into the record. Under oath, Solomon Bitu described stopping for a passenger downtown when a rideshare driver was delayed, negotiating a $35 cash fare and handing the passenger a handwritten…
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