The Borough Council says a recent inspection of Taxi and Private Hire vehicles could lead to a number of prosecutions.
A joint operation to inspect taxi and private hire vehicles to ensure the safety of the travelling public has taken place in Scarborough.
The Borough council says it's licensing team joined forces with North Yorkshire Police and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to undertake the inspection of 14 taxi and private hire vehicles.
The vehicle inspectors primarily looked for defects such as steering systems, brakes, faulty headlights, problems with indicators, illegal tyres and worn handbrakes.
The licensing team also checked that licensed drivers were fully compliant with our taxi and private hire policy, and government legislation.
Two thirds of the vehicles inspected were either given a clean bill of health or a simple advisory warning. Six vehicles were found to have no apparent defects.
Three vehicles received warnings about issues that could cause the vehicle to fail an MOT, and one received a fixed penalty notice for a headlamp offence.
Several drivers were found to be committing offences either for failing to wear their badge (these must be clearly visible at all times) or failing to display their photographic ID.
Warnings were also issued for dirty cars, and drivers were reminded that it is a prosecutable offence to permit a private hire vehicle to pull onto a hackney carriage rank.
The failure to use the meter was an offence identified on several occasions and one driver was dealt with for exceeding a 30 mile per hour speed limit.
The council say:
"The inspection results compare favourably with previous operations. However, the fact that some vehicles were deficient and some drivers committing offences remains a concern and we are likely to consider prosecution in some cases. "
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