Taxis seized at Port Talbot bus station in 'no insurance' claim
TAXIS alleged to be operating illegally have been taken off the road across South West Wales.
Dyfed-Powys Police, Swansea Council and Neath Port Talbot Council have conducted checks and operated on information provided by the public since Saturday, in a bid to make the roads safe.
On Saturday, at around 11pm, officers from the Dyfed-Powys roads policing unit were conducting checks on the M4 at junction 48.
A vehicle was stopped, and following enquiries three vehicles were seized under Section 165 of the Road Traffic Act for no insurance.
Enquiries are ongoing.
Meanwhile, in Port Talbot, three taxis were towed from the bus station on Tuesday.
“On 28th October officers of the Neath Port Talbot Licensing Team received information that a taxi firm that operates vehicles throughout Neath Port Talbot, Swansea and Powys no longer had insurance,” said a Neath Port Talbot Council spokesman.
“Acting on the basis of that information officers attended the Port Talbot Bus Station Taxi Rank that day where they found two vehicles operated by the firm about to accept customers and a third vehicle entering the car park.
“Officers received confirmation from the Police that none of the vehicles were insured and immediately issued suspension notices preventing the use of the vehicles as taxis and then waited with the vehicles until the Police arrived.
“Acting under their powers the Police then seized the vehicles.
“We will be co-ordinating discussions with the Police to assess whether any legal action will arise out of this situation and, if so, the authority or authorities which will pursue that action.”
A Swansea Council spokesman added: “We take issues of this kind very seriously, which is why we started looking into the matter as soon as we were informed.
“We have taken action to prevent the uninsured vehicles being used and investigations are continuing.”
A spokesman for South Wales Police confirmed officers were involved in an operation in Port Talbot on Tuesday.
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