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Reading private hire and taxis get ‘all clear’
Black cabs and private hire vehicles were given the all clear during council spot checks last month. Government safety inspectors stopped seven cabs and eight private hire cars in Wokingham Road and Oxford Road on Wednesday, August 18.
All were found to have the correct licence and insurance documents and also received a clean bill of health in vehicle safety checks by an inspector from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
This is the first time in recent years a spot check on black cabs and private hire cars in Reading has produced an ‘all clear’ result.
Clare Bradley, environmental health manager, said: “This is a very encouraging result and a great tribute to the council’s enforcement team and our partners in Thames Valley Police and VOSA, who work hard to keep standards high.
“It is also a credit to the drivers whose vehicles were stopped that nothing was found to be amiss.”
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