Post by acnedriver on Nov 28, 2022 6:53:21 GMT
Worcester City Council said it will be stepping up patrols and handing out fines to drivers parking illegally and dangerously in and around the city centre’s taxi ranks following a wave of complaints.
Some of the city’s taxi drivers have been calling for extra patrols to put a stop to over-ranking and problematic parking and blamed the council for not patrolling ranks regularly and penalising drivers.
Long queues of taxis are regularly found spilling out of ranks in the city centre, including on busy routes such as Foregate Street, The Cross and Friar Street, creating problems for pedestrians, cyclists, buses, the emergency services and other drivers.
A total of 48 fines have so far been handed out in November, according to the council, including nine in one day during a sweeping patrol of the city centre’s taxi ranks.
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23147667.crackdown-illegal-parking-fix-chaos-worcesters-taxi-ranks/
Some of the city’s taxi drivers have been calling for extra patrols to put a stop to over-ranking and problematic parking and blamed the council for not patrolling ranks regularly and penalising drivers.
Long queues of taxis are regularly found spilling out of ranks in the city centre, including on busy routes such as Foregate Street, The Cross and Friar Street, creating problems for pedestrians, cyclists, buses, the emergency services and other drivers.
A total of 48 fines have so far been handed out in November, according to the council, including nine in one day during a sweeping patrol of the city centre’s taxi ranks.
www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23147667.crackdown-illegal-parking-fix-chaos-worcesters-taxi-ranks/