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Eighty taxis checked in York safety crackdown
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Author:  captain cab [ Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:47 am ]
Post subject:  Eighty taxis checked in York safety crackdown
Eighty taxis checked in York safety crackdown

More then one in four taxis checked during an York safety operation were stopped from carrying passengers.

Eighty hackney carriages and private hire cabs were stopped during the operation which ran during the evenings of Thursday 18 and Friday 19 November. It involved officers from the North Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Group, City of York Council Taxi Licensing Department, HM Revenue and Customs, the Vehicle Operator Standards Agency (VOSA) and benefit fraud investigators.

The purpose of the operation was to ensure that vehicles operating as hackney carriages or private hire cabs are roadworthy and that the drivers have the correct licences. It was also designed to reassure members of the public that taxis are safe to use and also to reassure those operating cabs legitimately that anyone operating illegally will be dealt with robustly.

Of the 80 vehicles, which included two limousines, the Taxi Licensing Team from the City of York Council took 22 vehicles off the road. Of these 15 were given immediate prohibitions and three were given delayed prohibitions. A further 30 vehicles were issued with advisory notices. The Taxi Licensing Team also suspended one driver from working.

Police officers issued 17 endorsable fixed penalty tickets and six non-endorsable tickets.

The Benefits Agency has started three investigations.

Traffic Constable David Hunter, who organised the two-day operation, said: "Hundreds of members of the public use taxis within the city everyday and they need to know that the vehicles are roadworthy and that the drivers are properly licensed.

"We have been left appalled at the number of vehicles which have failed to meet minimum legal requirements and the number of drivers that we found to be committing offences. These were sadly in the majority. We will continue to work in partnership with our colleagues in other agencies to raise standards and will continue to run random operations in the future which will continue through the Christmas and New Year period.

"The risk posed to road users by dangerous taxis cannot be underestimated. Drivers must take responsibility for their passengers and other road users."

John Lacy, Licensing Manager at City of York Council, added: "Enforcement is vital in ensuring that licensed vehicles in this city are safe, reliable, clean and well presented.

"The number of vehicles which were the subject of an immediate prohibition by VOSA examiners and the number of fixed penalties given for tyre and seatbelt offences is extremely worrying, especially as the City of York Council routinely checks all licensed vehicles at regular intervals and at least twice a year for vehicles over five years old.

"It is clear to me that vehicles are not being routinely maintained."

Anyone with concerns or information regarding individual taxi drivers or taxi companies should contact the City of York Council Taxi Licensing Department on 01904 551550.

http://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/ind ... cleid=5290
Author:  Sussex [ Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:26 pm ]
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Best checks are the ones undertaken by LOs, VOSA, the police, and the benefits folks.

Especially the benefits folks. =D>
Author:  agabbycabbie [ Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:29 pm ]
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Sussex wrote:
Best checks are the ones undertaken by LOs, VOSA, the police, and the benefits folks.

Especially the benefits folks. =D>


And especially VOSA, since the guy who does the council vehicle tests is just a bin wagon fitter, they cant even issue an mot for gods sake.
Oh and 1 vehicle was stopped which had no current MOT, so the question is, was that vehicle licence susspended, if not why not.
City of York council are very lax in enforcment, oh and sometimes childish and bitchy, not very profesional at all in my opinion.
oh and I am a York driver, before you ask.
Author:  toots [ Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:43 pm ]
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I'm off to York in the morning I hope I don't show anybody up with my properly maintained vehicle :wink:
Author:  captain cab [ Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:59 pm ]
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toots wrote:
I'm off to York in the morning I hope I don't show anybody up with my properly maintained vehicle :wink:


Mine would feel at home :lol:

CC
Author:  grandad [ Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:06 am ]
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captain cab wrote:
toots wrote:
I'm off to York in the morning I hope I don't show anybody up with my properly maintained vehicle :wink:


Mine would feel at home :lol:

CC


Yours may not make it. :mrgreen:
Author:  Chris the Fish [ Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:17 am ]
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grandad wrote:
captain cab wrote:
toots wrote:
I'm off to York in the morning I hope I don't show anybody up with my properly maintained vehicle :wink:


Mine would feel at home :lol:

CC


Yours may not make it. :mrgreen:

But they'd hear you coming (and staying)(and going). :roll:
Author:  toots [ Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:14 am ]
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Chris the Fish wrote:
grandad wrote:
captain cab wrote:
toots wrote:
I'm off to York in the morning I hope I don't show anybody up with my properly maintained vehicle :wink:


Mine would feel at home :lol:

CC


Yours may not make it. :mrgreen:

But they'd hear you coming (and staying)(and going). :roll:


At least they wouldn't try to kill him :wink:
Author:  Chris the Fish [ Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:16 am ]
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toots wrote:
At least they wouldn't try to kill him :wink:

You taking bets?

Toots - keep 'em guessing - they like guessing. :roll:
Author:  skippy41 [ Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:27 am ]
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How many where taxis and how many where PH???
From what I seen on Saturday whilst there the taxis looked OK but the PH looked iffy
Author:  Sussex [ Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:07 am ]
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skippy41 wrote:
How many where taxis and how many where PH???
From what I seen on Saturday whilst there the taxis looked OK but the PH looked iffy

F*** me you have x-ray specs now. :roll: :roll:
Author:  captain cab [ Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:57 am ]
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Sussex wrote:
F*** me you have x-ray specs now. :roll: :roll:


Why not?...he's got selective memory :lol:

CC
Author:  eurosteve [ Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:05 pm ]
Post subject:  york
this story was headlines in the local rag in pretty sensasionalist fashion ,the reality is many cars deemed unfit had something as trivial as one of two plate bulbs out !
another was for an illegal tyre - the driver took the car for an mot the next day and it passed !

licencing are taking the [edited by admin] big style and should publish all the facts not just the ones that justify the operation and their own little empire - savage cost cutting is about to hit york council hard and i have no doubt this little charade was timed very carefully to convince the public how important they are.


incidentally because this overtime was worked at the end of NOV then it will get paid just in time for XMAS
Author:  toots [ Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:47 pm ]
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That report may explain the queues for the buses I saw in York. It's been a long time since I saw queues that long :wink:
Author:  the thinker [ Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:28 pm ]
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toots wrote:
That report may explain the queues for the buses I saw in York. It's been a long time since I saw queues that long :wink:


It was St Nicolas fair, the busiest day of the year for shoppers, there are not queues like that every Saturday, and as usual the local press sensationalised the stopping of taxis, the figures as usual did not reflect the true picture.
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