Taxi Driver Online

Not a whole lot to see here in the grand scheme of things, but the Echo has turned a Merseyside Traffic Police tweet into a news article on its website

But, aye, this is just how to do it - you've got cocaine and cannabis in your system, but when police pull you over you start inhaling laughing gas

(Not even sure it's specifically illegal to drive under influence of laughing gas/nitrous oxide, although my friend Google suggests its possession has been illegal for just over a year now.

But I'm sure someone on here will know...)

And spot the clanger that's often seen with stuff like this - police have blanked the number plate, but not the council licensing plate

(Although maybe it's not a clanger as such, in that perhaps policy is only to not ID the car/driver via the number plate, but the 'taxi' plate is OK. But seems daft to me...)


Taxi driver spotted 'inhaling nitrous oxide' when stopped by police

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/li ... s-30675790

Police confirmed an arrest was made and a report was sent to the council

A taxi driver was allegedly spotted "inhaling nitrous oxide" when they were stopped by Merseyside Police officers. The force said the driver of a private hire black Kia Niro had been stopped for speeding but when police halted the car, the driver was seen to be inhaling nitrous oxide.

The force confirmed the driver then provided a positive cannabis and cocaine. He was subsequently arrested. The driver's licence was also suspended and a report was made to Sefton Council.

In a post on X, The Roads Policing Unit said: "This private hire vehicle was stopped for excess speed. When stopped, the driver was seen to be inhaling nitrous oxide. The driver provided a positive test for cannabis and cocaine and was arrested."

When asked whether the council would be made aware, the account replied: "Their licence was suspended and a report to the council has been made."

Photos are a bit big for the forum, and can't resize them...

But first is the Merseyside Traffic Police photo on Twitter/X, which still shoes the Sefton Council private hire plate in all its glory

Second is the Echo's version in the rehash, which has also blanked the council plate

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gf23h71WsAA ... me=900x900

https://i2-prod.liverpoolecho.co.uk/art ... TAXI-1.jpg

For what it's worth, just remembered how to resize the Twitter images so they can be displayed on here - such a long time since I've done one

Second image is higher-res than the earlier one - you can almost read the expiry date on the plate...25 Sept 2025, if I had to guess...



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gf23h71WsAA ... name=large

Always going to help.

Maybe the numpty thought that one extra drug would rule out the other two.

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Mere possession of nitrous oxide is now a criminal offence, and it is now a Class C drug.

So the numpty will now receive an extra-long ban due to more than one drug being in his system.

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IDFIMH

One prize Numpty out of the trade

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