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Seven of 16 tested given immediate prohibitions in N Yorks
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Author:  StuartW [ Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Seven of 16 tested given immediate prohibitions in N Yorks
Unroadworthy taxis targeted in joint road safety operation

https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/ne ... safety-op/

Fourteen out of 16 taxi and private hire vehicles that were inspected were issued with legal notices. The drivers also had their taxi licence suspended.

Faults included tyres that were so worn the inner cords were exposed, fuel leaks and doors that wouldn’t open.

The defects were so unsafe that immediate prohibition notices were issued on seven of the 16 vehicles, meaning they must not be driven.

Issues with brakes, wheel nuts, exhausts suspension components were also found on a further seven vehicle during the vehicle inspections in York at the weekend. They were issued with delayed prohibition notices, meaning the faults must be fixed and the vehicle re-inspected.

The vehicles were from various local authority areas, including York and West Yorkshire.

They were stopped by police on roads in York and taken to a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) inspection site.

It was part of a joint road safety operation involving North Yorkshire Police’s Roads Policing Group, the DVSA and licensing enforcement officers from City of York Council and local authorities in West Yorkshire.

Similar operations are planned in the near future.

Traffic Constable Mark Patterson, of North Yorkshire Police’s Roads Policing Group, said: “It’s shocking that seven of the 16 vehicles we checked were so poorly maintained, we had to use immediate prohibition powers to ensure they didn’t go back onto the road.

“Proper vehicle maintenance is always important, especially for professional drivers who the public trust to transport them safely. There is simply no excuse for neglecting this.

“By working with the DVSA and local authorities, we can ensure anyone who doesn’t maintain their vehicle to the correct standard is detected and dealt with robustly.”
Author:  StuartW [ Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Seven of 16 tested given immediate prohibitions in N Yor
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All images: York Press/North Yorks Police
Author:  StuartW [ Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Seven of 16 tested given immediate prohibitions in N Yor
Those are the photos issued by North Yorks Police, which were either a tad small, or a tad big for display on here, but in any case the latter seem to have been pulled from the NYP website. These above are courtesy of the York Press :wink: =D>

Not that the photos are particularly interesting, but does anyone know precisely what's shown in the last photo, and in particular what the red circle is highlighting?
Author:  lewes [ Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Seven of 16 tested given immediate prohibitions in N Yor
A badly done bodge/repair
the white part in the photo
Author:  StuartW [ Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Seven of 16 tested given immediate prohibitions in N Yor
Ah, thanks, I see it now, don't know why I didn't notice that :oops:

Do you know precisely what that cylinder shaped thing is? My best guess was part of the exhaust system, but I suspect it's something else :-k
Author:  edders23 [ Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Seven of 16 tested given immediate prohibitions in N Yor
StuartW wrote:
Ah, thanks, I see it now, don't know why I didn't notice that :oops:

Do you know precisely what that cylinder shaped thing is? My best guess was part of the exhaust system, but I suspect it's something else :-k



INTERCOOLER perchance just had to replace mine recently because it had split and they cost almost as much as the engine itself !!
Author:  StuartW [ Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Seven of 16 tested given immediate prohibitions in N Yor
I was trying to link the faults listed in the article to the final photo, just out of curiosity.

Nearest I could see were issues with 'exhausts' or 'fuel leaks'.

Of course, the particular issue in the final photo may not even be mentioned in the piece at all.

North Yorks Police wrote:
Faults included tyres that were so worn the inner cords were exposed, fuel leaks and doors that wouldn’t open.[...]

Issues with brakes, wheel nuts, exhausts, suspension components were also found...

(For what it's worth, slightly bigger version of the photo available here:

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/resources/images/12797400)
Author:  Sussex [ Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Seven of 16 tested given immediate prohibitions in N Yor
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Not that the photos are particularly interesting, but does anyone know precisely what's shown in the last photo, and in particular what the red circle is highlighting?

Looks like a hose rubbing the hot exhaust.
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