Illegal taxi and private hire activity targeted at Glastonbury Festival by Avon and Somerset’s ‘Taxi Cop’
- Perry Richardson
- Jun 26
- 1 min read
Avon and Somerset Police’s dedicated taxi enforcement officer, PC Patrick Quinton, was out in force at Glastonbury Festival this week checking vehicles operating in and around the site.
Vehicles from a wide range of licensing authorities were inspected, including those from Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Dorset, Transport for London, Sefton, Oldham, Liverpool, Basingstoke, West Berkshire and Somerset.
As part of the checks, one hackney carriage driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving while using a vehicle with an expired plate. Two unlicensed drivers were found operating licensed vehicles.
Five Non-Compliance Notices were issued for a range of breaches. Police also identified one “ghost” plate and a private hire driver operating without the correct badges.
PC Quinton reported several minor infractions in addition to the more serious issues.
He reminded drivers that the designated area for hackney carriage and private hire pick-ups and drop-offs at the festival is Brown Gate. The What3Words location for the site is ///worksheet.detained.pints.
