A large number of taxis were removed from the roads in Soshanguve as part of a crackdown by the National Traffic Police and other law enforcement agencies. Additionally, a driving licence examiner was arrested for attempting bribery.
Taxi drivers were also fined for not having licences or for their vehicles having cracked windscreens.It was a bad day for taxi drivers in Soshanguve, Tshwane , on Friday as 264 unroadworthy vehicles were taken off the road.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation said the taxis were targeted in a “massive pre-dawn crackdown” involving the National Traffic Police, National Traffic Ant-Corruption Unit, Tshwane Metro Police and South African Police.The law enforcement authorities conducted checks on taxis operating in Soshanguve.
Taxis without proper permits, that were unroadworthy and that were suspected to be stolen were identified.“A total of 264 local taxis were removed from the road and inspected for defects and compliance with road regulations,” the RTMC said.“Eighteen vehicles were impounded for various defects and one driver was arrested for possession of fraudulent documents.
“The official was under investigation by the RTMC’s national traffic anti-corruption unit and the Hawks following allegations that he was involved in corrupt practices involving the fraudulent issuing of driving licences at the centre,” the RTMC said. The investigators asked the official to meet them at a nearby shopping mall after obtaining an entrapment order.
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