Police crack down on illegal taxis in East Devon
Five taxi cabs in Devon were prohibited from being used following a two day operation in Exeter and East Devon.
Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police have complete an operation with their partners in VOSA (The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency), Immigration and HM Revenue and Customs Fuel Testing stopped a total of fifty vehicles between on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 February 2013 in Exmouth, Exeter and Honiton.
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Twenty three of the vehicles were found to be in order – twenty seven were committing offences ranging from defective lights, to the driver not having an identity badge.
A number of the vehicles were committing more than one offence.
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Those which were prohibited from being used immediately had defects such as having s defective tyre, having a loose battery or failing to carry to first aid kit and fire extinguisher.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said, “Anyone who is a fare paying passenger should expect to be able to travel in safety.
“For the police to put vehicles off the road immediately demonstrates how seriously we treat breaches of the regulations but we will work hard to prevent the public being at risk.
“It is disappointing that less than half of the vehicles checked were free of any defects and we would not rule out further checks in the future”.
Comments
by greasyian
Monday, March 11 2013, 2:15PM
“loose battery eh,thats a really serious offence !!! looks like vosa trying to justify its costs again !”