Lipetsk inspectors revealed more than 60 violations in taxis

During a two-day preventive raid, traffic police officers checked the work of passenger taxis in the Lipetsk region. The event took place on October 19 and 20.

The inspectors assessed whether drivers complied with traffic rules, whether the necessary permits were issued and whether the cars met the requirements. They also checked whether the cars had illegally installed lights and color schemes of taxis.

In total, traffic inspectors examined 102 cars carrying passengers and checked their information with information bases. The raid revealed 66 violations. Among them is the control of the car without a valid inspection and insurance policy, the operation of technically faulty transport, as well as the use of illegally installed identification lights.

The drivers were brought to administrative responsibility. In addition, inspections are carried out in respect of officials of transport enterprises. The traffic police noted that the control of the taxi is carried out on a permanent basis.