AN OPERATION to clamp down on unroadworthy taxis found a third of them to be ‘dangerous’.
The tests were carried out on vehicles in Redditch last night by officers from Worcestershire Operational Patrol Unit and the county’s Regulatory Services (Trading Standards).
A total of nine cars were inspected and, police say, three were found to have ‘dangerous defects’.
Among them was a fuel leak and two drivers being reported for tyre offences. All three cars were handed prohibition notices meaning they cannot be driven until the defects are corrected.
One other driver had to remove his illegal window tints as they were deemed too dark, impinging on the motorist’s visibility.
