The safety of taxis in the Settle and Skipton areas was in the spotlight as part of a joint operation.
North Yorkshire Police roads policing officers worked alongside North Yorkshire Council's taxi licensing enforcement staff.
They focused in particular on drivers and vehicles operating on school contracts in the Settle area, stopping seven taxis carrying youngsters on the ‘school run’, on the morning of Tuesday 30 April 2024.
A number of issues were identified, including drivers not wearing photo identification, missing internal taxi licence identification, and headlights in an unsatisfactory condition.
As a result, four drivers will be issued with warning letters by North Yorkshire Council, and some vehicles will be re-inspected in the future.
A further driver was reported for summons by North Yorkshire Police for not wearing a seatbelt correctly.
The team also stopped and checked taxis in the Cross Hills and Skipton area on the same day.
Although five were found to be wholly in order, some further issues were identified with other taxis stopped, including wing mirrors in poor condition, and worn tyres.
Further inspections, and several warning letters, will follow.
North Yorkshire Council's corporate director of environment, Karl Battersby, said: "Our role as a local authority is to provide assurance to customers that taxis in the North Yorkshire area meet the requirements of the law and our agreed standards.
"This is especially significant where children are involved hence our close partnership with North Yorkshire Police."
Traffic Constable David Minto, of North Yorkshire Police, said: “The initial focus of our operation was in the Settle area, and specifically during the time of the morning ‘school run’, where safety is of course paramount.
“Partnership working is critical to the success of these operations, to ensure safer roads, roadworthy vehicles and authorised drivers in North Yorkshire.”
Taxi drivers shared concerns at the cost of buying new cars as Huntingdonshire District Council sets new minimum emission standards
In the early hours of Sunday, May 21, 2023, Farid Cheheb was driving his taxi when he struck 44-year-old Shane Scannell on South Street, Epsom.
A private hire driver is more than £200 out of pocket after refusing to let an assistance dogs ride in his cab.
A General Motors autonomous car company has settled a lawsuit for millions with a woman who was hit by one of its self-driving taxis and dragged along a San Francisco street last year.
Ibraheem Khan, 27, pounced on Abdelella Yousif in Glasgow’s St George’s Cross on November 13, 2022.
Edinburgh taxi drivers will no longer be charged by the council to use The Royal Mile on their annual outing.
The mother of a boy chased by a cabbie after being in collision with his PHV on a bicycle has told how her son required surgery for a broken arm.
A taxi firm fed up with the number of roadworks in a town centre has sent a formal complaint to the Government - branding the county council 'totally and utterly incompetent'.
Warrington BC has launched two surveys – one for the public, and one for cabbies - both drivers licensed by Warrington BC, and drivers who are licensed by other local authorities.
A taxi driver who completed deliveries for the NHS during the height of the Covid pandemic has been jailed for his role in a major heroin and cocaine ring.