A taxi driver, Gary Poland, has had his licence revoked following the July 2024 Southport stabbing attack in which Axel Rudakubana killed three children at a dance class and injured or attempted to harm others. Multiple reports say Poland drove Rudakubana to the scene and left after the attack began. BBC News and the Manchester Evening News report that Poland heard children’s screams while fleeing and did not contact emergency services immediately. The BBC states he did not call 999 for about 50 minutes after the attack. The Independent similarly reports that Poland “waited 50 minutes” before calling emergency services. The Telegraph and other outlets referenced in the aggregated links also describe Poland as having fled the scene before reporting the incident. While the outlets vary in wording and emphasis—such as describing him as fleeing or waiting— they are consistent that the key issue leading to the licence loss is his delayed emergency call after hearing the attack. The reports present the revocation as a regulatory outcome tied to Poland’s conduct during and after the killings.