POLICE say they have uncovered another illegal scheme involving owners of public passenger vehicles (PPV) — the use of a single road licence to operate up to five or more vehicles.
The practice, which was uncovered during a series of operations, leaves thousands of commuters at risk as it thwarts any chances of them benefiting from insurance payouts in the event of a crash.
The owners [of the illegally-operated vehicles] we have found will secure a road licence for one vehicle and then photocopy that document to produce fraudulent papers for all the other vehicles they own,” Gary McKenzie, deputy superintendent of the Police Traffic Division told the Jamaica Observer.
Police say news of the illegal activity has left authorities marvelling as to the length that some vehicle owners and operators are willing to go in an attempt to beat the system.
The revelation comes just days after police exposed another illegal trend where drivers were using their vehicles to host ‘parties’ for students.
“This is another trend that has left the authorities concerned as, not only is it illegal, it is dangerous,” said McKenzie.
Police say they uncovered the latest trend after noticing the length of time it took some bus operators to present documents when they were stopped by the police.
“This is a delay tactic that would be used by the drivers, who would tell us they were requesting time to call for the documents. This is when the forged documents would be presented,” said McKenzie.
The senior policeman shared the information with the Observer on Tuesday, the second day of the ongoing operation to clamp down on vehicles with heavily tinted windows and loud music.
Up to midday Tuesday, police said said they had seized 10 more vehicles, bringing to 33 the number of buses netted over the two days.
Head of the Traffic Division Senior Superintendent Radcliffe Lewis has warned that the police would not ease up in their efforts to go after operators who, he said, were committing a number of breaches across the island.
Friday, 11 October 2013
Five Buses 1 Road Licence - PPV Owners Try To Beat System
POLICE say they have uncovered another illegal scheme involving owners of public passenger vehicles (PPV) — the use of a single road licence to operate up to five or more vehicles.
The practice, which was uncovered during a series of operations, leaves thousands of commuters at risk as it thwarts any chances of them benefiting from insurance payouts in the event of a crash.
The owners [of the illegally-operated vehicles] we have found will secure a road licence for one vehicle and then photocopy that document to produce fraudulent papers for all the other vehicles they own,” Gary McKenzie, deputy superintendent of the Police Traffic Division told the Jamaica Observer.
Police say news of the illegal activity has left authorities marvelling as to the length that some vehicle owners and operators are willing to go in an attempt to beat the system.
The revelation comes just days after police exposed another illegal trend where drivers were using their vehicles to host ‘parties’ for students.
“This is another trend that has left the authorities concerned as, not only is it illegal, it is dangerous,” said McKenzie.
Police say they uncovered the latest trend after noticing the length of time it took some bus operators to present documents when they were stopped by the police.
“This is a delay tactic that would be used by the drivers, who would tell us they were requesting time to call for the documents. This is when the forged documents would be presented,” said McKenzie.
The senior policeman shared the information with the Observer on Tuesday, the second day of the ongoing operation to clamp down on vehicles with heavily tinted windows and loud music.
Up to midday Tuesday, police said said they had seized 10 more vehicles, bringing to 33 the number of buses netted over the two days.
Head of the Traffic Division Senior Superintendent Radcliffe Lewis has warned that the police would not ease up in their efforts to go after operators who, he said, were committing a number of breaches across the island.
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