Taxi Driver Online

Not much to see here, except the thing about the torch

And the usual fire extinguisher/first aid kit stuff

And numbers very misleading, as far as I can see, as per below...


Joint Taxi Enforcement Operation with Cambridgeshire Police

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/joint-taxi-en ... re-police/



Taxi drivers were targeted in a partnership crackdown on vehicle safety, parking on double yellow lines and complying with licence conditions.

Licensing officers from South Cambridgeshire District Council and Police officers from Cambridgeshire Constabulary carried out the joint operation to ensure taxi drivers and their vehicles were complying with relevant legislation and licence conditions.

A total of 19 vehicles were stopped in and around Cambridge to check taxi driver badges were displayed correctly, vehicles had door signage and that they were carrying a first-aid kit and fire extinguisher.

Also, under the spotlight as part of the checks, was double yellow line parking on roads around Addenbrookes Hospital amid increasing complaints from residents living nearby.

Patrols found issues with three vehicles parked on double yellow lines - including one taxi parked on double red lines at Addenbrookes next to a “no parking at any time” sign.

Problems were found with identity badges not on display or missing, and door signage not displayed.

More serious issues were found with four vehicles which had tyre tread below the legal limit. The vehicle licences were immediately suspended until the tyres were replaced.

One driver was made to remove a large heavy torch secured to the side of his seat, which could be deemed as an offensive weapon. If found attached to the seat on any further checks he was warned that he would be arrested.

Another vehicle was found with aftermarket window tints, which are not allowed under the current South Cambridgeshire Hackney Carriage and Private Hire policy. The vehicle will be reinspected at the Council offices and if not removed the vehicle will be suspended.

Of 19 taxis stopped, only three drivers and their vehicles were found to have no issue. The other 16 were sent either an advisory letter or issued with penalty points against their Council-issued licence.

Cllr Henry Batchelor, Lead Cabinet Member for Licensing for South Cambridgeshire District Council, said: “It was quite concerning that out of the 19 vehicles checked only three had no issues and were fully compliant. It is vital we carry out checks like this to ensure taxi drivers and their vehicles are complying with the law and with required standards of safety and service. We will continue with regular spot checks as being compliant with policy is a requirement, not an option. Moreover, it is necessary for both the driver and the passenger's safety and protection. Granting a taxi license is not merely a formality; it's an essential tool to help safeguard our community's journeys."

All drivers using a vehicle with illegal tyres were issued with six penalty points. If they receive further points within the next year - giving a total of 12 points or more - they will automatically be referred to the Council’s Taxi Licensing Sub-Committee to decide on their suitability to continue holding a licence.

Following the operation’s success, it is anticipated further partnership crackdowns will take place at various times throughout the year.

He can use his fire extinguisher instead


Er, not really, if they're selecting vehicles for checking because they're on double yellows - that means that if it's checked then there's an 'issue'

Or, at least, a lot of the other 'issues' looks like minor like badges and signage stuff

I hope the council offers training courses in the above, else they are going against DfT Best Practise.

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IDFIMH

I just changed the numbers in thread title in today's new thread, because it looks like pretty much a carbon copy in terms of numbers stopped and found to have workaday minor 'issues', not to mention the official spin and spiel

why not just add it to this thread it's the same subject matter surely ? Albeit a repeat excercise

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Are you sure it's the same subject matter?

I was going to think of a sarcastic reply, but there are too many of them, so can't be bothered

Incidentally, while my connection was very slow or non-existent, I put some people in my 'foes' list so that the site would load quicker.

Which although my connection problems seem to have finally resolved themselves, think I'll have to reinstate my foes list for the sake of my sanity


So if anyone thinks I'm ignoring them, it's probably because I am

(If anyone isn't aware of the 'foes' function, it's in the User Control Panel bit at the top right of the screen, and means that you don't have to view posts made by anyone you designated a 'foe'.)

That could be you talking to an empty room Stuart!

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Chris The Fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdlyi5mc ... re=related

And the problem was?

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IDFIMH

Not sure, Sussex, but assumed it was a temporary glitch which would resolve itself. Which it seems to have done, although took almost three months rather than the three days or so I expected

When I've been able to use a standard broadband connection it's been fine, so I'm sure it's related to my use of mobile phone signal and hotspot to connect to my laptops' WiFi connection. Although, as I said, it's been a problem on both the phone networks I use, and it seems to be OK now on both of them, which seems odd...

Incidentally, anyone ever use their phone to access the site? When I couldn't access it via hotspots I also couldn't load it directly on the phones' browser, which seemed to confirm the issue was related to accessing the site via a mobile phone signal, either directly on the phone, or via a WiFi hotspot to my laptops

Direct to phone or to tablet via phone hotspot always works for me.

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Chris The Fish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdlyi5mc ... re=related

It's maybe a local issue, Chris - maybe something to do with the mast and signal system, or something like that.

I've occasionally had problems accessing other particular sites which are national high profile sites and which aren't having problems, but any issues in that regard seem to right themselves fairly quickly. Which I assumed would be the same with this site (particularly since I've had the same issue previously with this site, but it normally corrected itself when I reset the connection, or whatever), which seems to have happened, but only after three months or so