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Taxi crackdown in Pendle sees more than half fail checks

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/ne ... il-checks/

TAXIS have been taken off the road during a council and police crackdown which saw more than half fail checks.

Of the 19 taxi vehicles checked, only nine passed the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency standard MOT test.

The checks were carried out last week by two neighbourhood policing teams from Nelson in a joint operation with DVSA and Pendle Council taxi licensing staff.

Officers have warned taxi drivers of the consequences of driving taxis with faults.

A police spokesman said: “These checks will carried out more often, so if you choose to run the risk of driving taxis with issues, prepare for the consequences.”

PC Nigel Keates, of Colne and West Craven Police, welcomed the crackdown.

He said: “The safety of passengers is extremely important.

“How many times have we had to have these operations? But they are necessary of course.

“I support the council’s actions in clamping down on the taxi firms who don’t ensure the necessary safety checks are carried out."

Last year, the Lancashire Telegraph reported on spot checks on taxis in Pendle, which saw almost half the vehicles checked failing inspections.

A multi-agency team including Pendle Council’s taxi enforcement department and the police, tested 14 private hire and Hackney taxis, with six failing the spot checks.

Safety issues included brake lights or indicator faults, tyre tread depth faults, steering play issues and ball joints or suspension type faults.

Neil Watson, planning, building control and licensing manager at Pendle Council, said: “The safety of the public when using taxis is the number one issue.

“The failure rate has improved but in this latest check more than 50 per cent of vehicles failed the test which is not acceptable."

Not clear whether this is about a roadside test, a full MoT test or a mixture of the two.

Pendle again !!!!!!!!!

this is the 5th time this story has cropped up and still no improvement

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I bet these checks do not happen more often.

Once every 3-5 years is the norm.

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Pendle keep having them because the council asks for them we haven't had one for 10 years !! although Grotsville has I believe

Vosa and the police run the checks at the councils request and from memory this is at least 3 or 4 in 5 years up there

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This is the most recent relevant article, and can't be bothered looking any further back. But obviously a history of problems evident, even several years ago

is there a link perchance ? or are you alluding to the other post on this subject ?

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I've bumped several of the older relevant threads, both on individual firms in Pendle, or the trade more generally. Obviously a history here