SWOOP CENTRAL
ILLEGAL STOCKPORT TAXIS HELD AFTER PUBS AND CLUBS SWOOP
Police and council licensing
officials
seized three illegal taxis during a crack- down. The Stockport Express reports that officers visited pubs and clubs in Stockport on a
recent Friday and Sat- urday as part of Operation Think-safe Drinksafe. Over the two nights 22 licensed
premises
were visited. A further operation on Friday saw the three taxis
taken off the road. A further
five drivers
were given fixed penal- ty notices for varying offences. It was part of a Greater Manchester operation in which more than 300 pubs and clubs were visited.
TAXI INSPECTION IN DISS HAILED A SUCCESS
A crackdown on licensed taxis in Diss has been hailed a suc- cess. Seventeen
drivers
were pulled over and their taxis inspected and licences checked on a recent Friday as part of an operation to ensure drivers had the correct paperwork and vehicles were safe and roadworthy. The operation was conducted by Norfolk
Constabulary, South Norfolk Council licens- ing officers, VOSA, Customs and Excise and the Environment Agency. Officers found the standard of all the vehicles as good with only minor infringe- ments for badges and broken roof
lights
noted. Robert Savage, chair- man of
the South Norfolk Council Licens-
ing Committee, said: “This operation was a success. But since then we have received concerns that there are other operators who are not complying with the law, and we are following those up. As a result, drivers can also rest assured there will be more opera- tions like this, not only in Diss, but elsewhere in the district through- out the year.”
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INSPECTIONS TO KEEP ‘DANGER’ TAXIS OFF RIBBLE VALLEY ROADS
Taxi enforcement offi- cers at Ribble Valley Borough Council have joined forces with VOSA and police in a clampdown on unroad- worthy vehicles. Twenty-two vehicles were targeted in a late- night inspection, but only two were found to have defects while a further
three were given advisory notices.
The borough’s head of legal and democrat- ic services, Diane Rice, told the Ribble Valley News and Advertiser: “This was a joint operation with the police and VOSA, and vehicles were subject to a rigorous late-night inspection to ensure they were compliant with licence condi- tions.”
Of the 22 vehicles
inspected, 20 were found to be of the required
standard,
while the drivers of two were served with prohibition notices. Diane Rice added: “Although two vehicles were found to be unroadworthy, we are delighted that most were of an excellent standard.”
EIGHT AVON AND SOMERSET DRIVERS WARNED
A taxi has been seized and eight drivers warned by police over their future conduct following on-the-spot checks outside Bristol Airport. The
clampdown,
designed to ensure that holidaymakers are safe when travel- ling to and from the airport, saw seven drivers issued with prohibitions
after
being stopped by offi- cers from Avon and
Somerset Constabu- lary and VOSA on May 17. Offences
included
driving vehicles with more seats than the driver was licensed to drive, having defec- tive tyres and broken seat belts. One vehicle was seized for no insur- ance and another driver received a fixed penalty notice order for not holding the cor- rect driving licence.
PC Simon Hartley told the Weston Mercury: “This operation was aimed at both on and off-site taxis and mini- buses airport
to ensure customers
were travelling to and from the area in safety. “Most of the drivers were pleased to co- operate with the checks and to see we were cracking down on those that don’t take their responsibili- ties seriously.”
ELEVEN TAXIS ORDERED OFF ROAD AFTER BRADFORD CLAMPDOWN
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Eleven taxis were ordered off the road in Bradford as part of an operation to crack down on drivers whose vehicles are not roadworthy. Random spot checks on taxis operating in Bradford city centre were carried out by police and others in a weekend operation on 26/27 May where driv- ers were warned that anyone not operating within the law was potentially
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their passengers’ lives at risk. A number of
taxis
were stopped and checked during the clampdown,
eleven immediately suspended by en- forcement officers for
with
a number of issues ranging from not hav- ing
the correct
documents to vehicle defects. In addition, a number of fixed penal- ty tickets were issued for offences including having
insufficient
tread on tyres. Officers from the spe- cial constabulary joined forces with Bradford Council hackney car- riage and private hire licensing officers. They were supported by offi- cers from the Bradford Roads Policing Unit and the local neigh- bourhood
policing
team. A total of 53 taxis were stopped and checked during the day with eleven immediately suspended by en-
forcement officers. In addition, six drivers were also given advice by officers. Gerry Slade, Bradford South Special Con- stabulary
senior
section officer, said it had been a successful operation. He told the Yorkshire Post: “Of the drivers we stopped and spoke to, a majority of their vehicles were of good standard and they were happy to co- operate
in the
operation. “It is imperative, how- ever, that those who are not operating with- in the law are identified as they are potentially putting their passen- gers’
safety jeopardy.” PHTM AUGUST 2012 in
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