Highland taxi and private hire car roadside checks include Ross-shire as police confirm 'a number of offences detected'
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TAXIS and private hire cars in Ross-shire were amongst more than 60 stopped and checked in a police and trading standards initiative.
Police say that "a number of offences were detected", amongst them taxi licensing infringements, during the two-day initiative that took in the Ross-shire, Inverness and Lochaber areas.
Highlands and Islands road policing officers were joined by Highland Council Trading Standards representatives.
They carried out roadside checks on taxis and private hire cars as part of a festive engagement initiative.
It happened on Tuesday, November 29 and Wednesday, November 30 .
Sergeant Calum MacAulay, of Dingwall Road Policing Unit, said: “Alongside our annual festive drink and drug drive campaign, we carried out this initiative to ensure that members of the public who are celebrating this festive season with friends and family but are not driving themselves, can be assured that they can get home safely by taxi or private hire car.
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“We will continue to work with our partners to ensure that we can all enjoy this festive season safely.”
David Mackenzie, trading standards manager at Highland Council, said: “We welcome the opportunity to work with our partners at Police Scotland in conducting these checks.
"The licensed taxi and PHC trade are a very important part of the Highland community, serving locals and tourists alike, and the trade undergoes routine vehicle safety checks, driver checks and taxi meter tests throughout the year.
"These activities are planned with all concerned aware they need to take place and set the standard to be applied at all times.”
