Firm spends £100k fitting CCTV to cabs
A private hire company has spent more than £100,000 on CCTV cameras and safety equipment to protect its drivers and customers.
Firms are looking to reassure people following the case of self-employed west Hull mini-cab driver Paul Hewitt who indecently assaulted female customers in the city.
Hewitt had picked up vulnerable young women in the city centre and driven them to isolated areas to sexually assault them.
Now, Costello Cars in Askew Avenue, west Hull, is wanting to reassure customers that it is investing money in its cars to protect drivers and passengers.
Some of its vehicles have now been fitted with CCTV cameras and customers are sent a text message a minute before their cab arrives stating the driver's name, car details and registration plate.
The company can also track its driver to ensure their safety.
Owner of Costello Cars Darren Beckett said: "All the equipment has cost over £100,000 but it has been worth the investment.
"We've had phenomenal feedback from our customers. We want our customers to feel safe. It has been a great success so far. Both our drivers and customers feel safe."
Hewitt, 50, of east Hull, has committed crimes on women in the city for the last 15 years but despite numerous trials was finally convicted last week of sex offences at Hull Crown Court.
He last worked as a mini-cab driver in 2001.
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