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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:54 pm 
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:41 pm 
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Meanwhile, a year-long operation including the checking of 3,400 taxis has uncovered hundreds of illegal taxis in Northern Ireland.

A five-strong Taxi Enforcement Team was set up by the Driver & Vehicle Testing Agency to tackle a problem that officials described as having reached an 'epidemic level'. The move was funded by an additional £20 levy on legitimate drivers.

The probe led to:

- 372 reported for prosecution for operating illegally;

- 252 unlicensed drivers uncovered;

- 344 uninsured taxis;

- 163 siezures of radio equipment on evidential grounds.


Now if five licensing officers can do this in a single year, why can't the rest of the UK follow such a good lead?

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