The DCCL is also asking that residents who can work on Thursday with a Public Passenger Vehicle licence help out during the strike.

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During an earlier hearing at Birmingham Magistrates' Court, Teague also pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, driving without insurance, causing death by driving a vehicle without a licence, failing to stop at the scene of an accident and failing to report an accident.

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He had admitted aggravated vehicle taking, driving otherwise in accordance with a licence, using a vehicle without insurance and failing to stop after an accident.

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The Department of Community, Culture and Leisure has asked residents with a Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) licence for help during a proposed bus strike.

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It said he was also facing charges of taking insufficient daily and weekly rest periods, using a vehicle in a condition likely to cause danger of injury, and not having the correct licence entitlement to drive the coach involved in the crash.

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