IN THE NEWS
TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE CHECKS CARRIED OUT AT EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT
Officers from the Rushcliffe South Beat team worked with Leicestershire Police at their recent Airport Safety week at East Midlands Airport. Police were joined by licensing officers from North West Leicester- shire, Charnwood, Gedling and Rushcliffe borough councils; the DVSA and vehicle examiners to check taxis and PHVs were compliant and their vehicles in a safe condition. 114 vehicles passed through the inspection site at EMA over the
duration of the operation. General issues identified were cleanliness, inoperative lights, no spare wheel or inflation kits and
tyres close to legal limits. Advice was given by VOSA enforcement officers. Seven drivers did not have their HC/PH licences with them. These checks were carried out at the time to ensure they had the correct licences in place and to confirm their identity. The DVSA issued a prohibition for a minibus licensed as a public service vehicle. A further delayed prohibition on a licensed taxi was issued due to defective brake pads.
PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER DOES U TURN ON MOTORWAY SLIP ROAD WHILE RAIN POURS IN MANCHESTER
A PH driver was pulled over in north Manchester after performing a reckless manoeuvre on an M60 slip road in pouring rain. Greater Manchester Police says the PHV had been driven onto the entry slip road at junction 19, near Heaton Park. The driver then changed his mind and turned the
PHV round on the slip road. He then continued to head in the wrong direction and onto the Rhodes roundabout, between Higher Blackley and Middleton. Luckily, the driver was able to stop on the roundabout unharmed, despite the risky manoeuvre. A spokesperson for GMP Higher
Blackley and Charlestown wrote on X: “The driver of this private hire decided to turn around... on the J19 M60 slip road! He then drove the wrong way up the slip road to leave the motorway & get back onto the roundabout where he was greeted by our passing @GMPSpecials patrol. Driver reported to the courts.”
CABBBIE CAUGHT DOING 94 MPH ON M20 NEAR FOLKESTONE
A taxi driver was caught by police doing almost 100 mph on the M20. Following a traffic operation in Folkestone area on October 17, the driver was spotted going 94 mph. The vehicle was stopped by police after being suspected to be driving carelessly at a high speed on the motorway. The driver was issued with a traffic offence report and his
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details will be shared with the taxi licensing authority. Officers and staff had been on patrol in marked and unmarked vehicles including a police motor- cycle and a speed camera van. The one-day operation was led by Kent Police’s road safety unit, who worked with the proactive target team, local officers as well as the
DVSA and HMRC. Sgt Grant Steele from the road safety unit said: “My team regularly carry out traffic operations around the county and on this occasion, we worked with local officers to look into any areas where concerns regarding road safety have been reported in and around Folkestone.”
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