Private hire driver reported for parking on motorway's hard shoulder waiting to pick up fare
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A private hire driver has been reported after officers witnessed them parked on the hard shoulder of the M56 Motorway waiting for a fare.
The offence occurred on the spur road leading to Manchester Airport.
Officers from the North West Motorway Police intercepted the blue Skoda private hire vehicle on Wednesday 27 April.
A spokesperson for the force said: "Our ME41 came across a private hire vehicle parked on the hard shoulder of the MY Manchester Airport Spur.
"Driver waiting to pick up passengers. TOR issued."