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he Metropolitan Police Service and Transport for London are operations targeting offenders who pose as taxi or minicab drivers. The
continuing to tackle illegal cabs and touting. 24 arrests were made safety of the public is paramount and I would advise everyone not to get
recently following Operation Helvellyn 2, part of an ongoing drive to tackle into any cab vehicle that they have not booked and always book a cab
illegal minicabs and touts operating in central London.
through a reputable PCO licensed company.”
The Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) Cab Enforcement Unit, part of
Andy Thompson, Deputy Director of Community Safety Enforcement and
the Transport for London (TfL) funded Transport Operational Command
Policing said:“This operation was a great success and should serve as a
Unit (TOCU) targeted illegal cabs during a high visibility policing operation
reminder to touts that our cab enforcement officers are out there and we
overnight on Friday 31 July and Saturday 1 August 2009.
will take action if they are found touting. It is also worth remembering that
only licensed taxis (Black cabs) can be hailed in the street or picked up
Uniformed Police Officers and Police Community Support Officers
at a rank without booking. Any minicab journey that has not been booked
patrolled touting hotspots to tackle touting, illegal operating, taxi ranking
through a licensed operator is illegal, uninsured and unsafe. This is why
offences, illegal plying for hire, and unlicensed drivers and vehicles.
operations such as Helvellyn 2 are a priority for us, particularly as we want
They also offered advice to members of the public on safer travel options
Londoners to get home safely and for the law abiding private hire and taxi
and the danger of illegal minicabs. Bar and club managers whose venues
trades not to be undermined.”
attract high numbers of illegal minicabs were advised on the danger these
cabs pose to their customers.
Mayor Boris Johnson has taken a tough line on touting, and any licensed
private hire driver convicted of touting will now lose their Public Carriage
Chief Superintendent Royle, Transport Operational Command Unit said:
Office driver’s licence. He also announced last year that the number of
“We are working together with our policing partners to keep London
dedicated cab enforcement officers in the Capital would be doubled to 68.
moving safely by driving down crime and the fear of crime even further.
The Cab Enforcement Unit has made over 4,000 arrests for touting and
Illegal cabs and touting undermines the legitimate cab trade and raises
cab-related offences since 2003.
the fear of crime.
This operation also involved TfL’s Public Carriage Office and the Vehicle &
“The Transport Operational Command Unit regularly targets policing Operator Services Agency (VOSA) who carried out roadside checks and
activity on unlicensed and uninsured vehicles, and carries out major compliance checks in the Strand and in Haymarket.
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