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Avon and Somerset Police issues 40 tickets during Bristol taxi rank enforcement operation

Avon and Somerset Police issues 40 tickets during Bristol taxi rank enforcement operation

Avon and Somerset Police issues 40 tickets during Bristol taxi rank enforcement operation

Perry Richardson

Dec 21, 20252 min read

Taxi Cop reports on weekend enforcement spree as rank parking tickets issued and unlicensed drivers stopped in Bristol

Taxi Cop reports on weekend enforcement spree as rank parking tickets issued and unlicensed drivers stopped in Bristol

Taxi Cop reports on weekend enforcement spree as rank parking tickets issued and unlicensed drivers stopped in Bristol

Perry Richardson

Dec 15, 20252 min read

Driver shame as FOUR Bristol private hire drivers busted for failing to provide accurate driver details after speeding raps

Driver shame as FOUR Bristol private hire drivers busted for failing to provide accurate driver details after speeding raps

Driver shame as FOUR Bristol private hire drivers busted for failing to provide accurate driver details after speeding raps

Perry Richardson

Dec 10, 20252 min read

REVOKED: Private hire driver guilty of submitting altered licence to Uber as Bristol court issues fine

REVOKED: Private hire driver guilty of submitting altered licence to Uber as Bristol court issues fine

REVOKED: Private hire driver guilty of submitting altered licence to Uber as Bristol court issues fine

Perry Richardson

Dec 4, 20252 min read

CAUGHT & FINED: Unlicensed private hire driver fined after police stop vehicle carrying paying passengers

CAUGHT & FINED: Unlicensed private hire driver fined after police stop vehicle carrying paying passengers

CAUGHT & FINED: Unlicensed private hire driver fined after police stop vehicle carrying paying passengers

Perry Richardson

Dec 3, 20252 min read

Taxi Cop explains why taxi driver enforcement checks MUST continue even with passengers onboard

Taxi Cop explains why taxi driver enforcement checks MUST continue even with passengers onboard

Taxi Cop explains why taxi driver enforcement checks MUST continue even with passengers onboard

Perry Richardson

Nov 18, 20252 min read

Taxi taken off the road after Avon and Somerset Police find unsafe tyre during wet weather checks

Taxi taken off the road after Avon and Somerset Police find unsafe tyre during wet weather checks

Taxi taken off the road after Avon and Somerset Police find unsafe tyre during wet weather checks

Perry Richardson

Nov 13, 20251 min read

BRISTOL AIRPORT ENFORCEMENT: 92 taxi and private hire checks see strong compliance across ten different licensing authorities

BRISTOL AIRPORT ENFORCEMENT: 92 taxi and private hire checks see strong compliance across ten different licensing authorities

BRISTOL AIRPORT ENFORCEMENT: 92 taxi and private hire checks see strong compliance across ten different licensing authorities

Perry Richardson

Nov 8, 20251 min read

‘Intolerable’ racist abuse towards private hire driver caught on mobile device leads to court conviction

‘Intolerable’ racist abuse towards private hire driver caught on mobile device leads to court conviction

‘Intolerable’ racist abuse towards private hire driver caught on mobile device leads to court conviction

Perry Richardson

Nov 7, 20252 min read

Taxi drivers play critical role in safeguarding vulnerable passengers, says Avon and Somerset Police Taxi Cop

Taxi drivers play critical role in safeguarding vulnerable passengers, says Avon and Somerset Police Taxi Cop

Taxi drivers play critical role in safeguarding vulnerable passengers, says Avon and Somerset Police Taxi Cop

Perry Richardson

Nov 6, 20252 min read

Private hire driver prosecuted after failing to identify speeding driver and allowing use of vehicle by unlicensed individual

Private hire driver prosecuted after failing to identify speeding driver and allowing use of vehicle by unlicensed individual

Private hire driver prosecuted after failing to identify speeding driver and allowing use of vehicle by unlicensed individual

Perry Richardson

Oct 30, 20251 min read

Private hire vehicle with expired plates seized in Bristol during police crackdown on bus lane misuse

Private hire vehicle with expired plates seized in Bristol during police crackdown on bus lane misuse

Private hire vehicle with expired plates seized in Bristol during police crackdown on bus lane misuse

Perry Richardson

Oct 29, 20252 min read

Bristol taxi and private hire checks uncover illegal tyre and missing wheel nuts

Bristol taxi and private hire checks uncover illegal tyre and missing wheel nuts

Bristol taxi and private hire checks uncover illegal tyre and missing wheel nuts

Perry Richardson

Oct 19, 20251 min read

Avon and Somerset Police suspend three private hire vehicle licences during Bath checks

Avon and Somerset Police suspend three private hire vehicle licences during Bath checks

Avon and Somerset Police suspend three private hire vehicle licences during Bath checks

Perry Richardson

Sep 29, 20251 min read

Taxi driver helps deliver baby during ride to Southmead Hospital

Taxi driver helps deliver baby during ride to Southmead Hospital

Taxi driver helps deliver baby during ride to Southmead Hospital

Perry Richardson

Sep 15, 20251 min read

Police review 52 weekend taxi-related incidents in first of a kind insight showing issues faced in the industry

Police review 52 weekend taxi-related incidents in first of a kind insight showing issues faced in the industry

Police review 52 weekend taxi-related incidents in first of a kind insight showing issues faced in the industry

Perry Richardson

Sep 14, 20252 min read

PROBLEMS FOUND: 59 vehicles checked as part of joint operation targeting taxis and PHVs across Avon and Somerset

PROBLEMS FOUND: 59 vehicles checked as part of joint operation targeting taxis and PHVs across Avon and Somerset

PROBLEMS FOUND: 59 vehicles checked as part of joint operation targeting taxis and PHVs across Avon and Somerset

Perry Richardson

Sep 8, 20251 min read

Disqualified private hire driver arrested for drink driving following crash with passengers on board

Disqualified private hire driver arrested for drink driving following crash with passengers on board

Disqualified private hire driver arrested for drink driving following crash with passengers on board

Perry Richardson

Sep 7, 20251 min read

Unlicensed private hire driver caught carrying passengers in Avon and Somerset dispatched by Wales-based operator

Unlicensed private hire driver caught carrying passengers in Avon and Somerset dispatched by Wales-based operator

Unlicensed private hire driver caught carrying passengers in Avon and Somerset dispatched by Wales-based operator

Perry Richardson

Sep 6, 20251 min read

BALLOON-ING PROBLEM: Private hire driver arrested after being caught inhaling NOS behind the wheel

BALLOON-ING PROBLEM: Private hire driver arrested after being caught inhaling NOS behind the wheel

BALLOON-ING PROBLEM: Private hire driver arrested after being caught inhaling NOS behind the wheel

Perry Richardson

Aug 29, 20252 min read

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