West Somerset Taxi Crackdown Finds Minor Faults
31st August 2008
Four vehicles were taken off the road in a crackdown on private hire and taxi cabs in West Somerset last Thursday.
Police motorcyclists rounded up 22 vehicles and took them to the Minehead police headquarters where they were inspected.
Four prohibition notices, which stop the operator from trading with immediate effect, were issued.
Three notices were lifted after minor repair work was completed but one vehicle, which was not from the district, had to return to its home town for repairs.
West Somerset Council’s licensing committee chairman Cllr Jenny Hill said: “We were pleased to find that the majority of private hire and taxi cabs were in a safe and sound condition and those that didn’t meet the stringent standards only needed minor work to bring them up to scratch.
“However, it shows that we are not prepared to compromise public safety or public trust in the generally good service provided by our licensed operators.”
The operation was organised by the council, Avon and Somerset police and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency.
Source; Somerset County Gazette
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