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Law-abiding taxi drivers urge police to continue ‘dodgy operator’ crackdown
6 hours ago
Dodgy taxi and rideshare drivers are plaguing Perth roads, a police sting operation revealed.
The issues included one in five cars being unroadworthy, drivers refusing identification and customers being gouged with off-meter fares.
Press PLAY to hear taxi drivers reaction.
Taxi driver Jonathan Masih, told 6PR Breakfast hosts Millsy and Karl that the industry is in a bad state, noting that honest taxi drivers welcome the police intervention and want it to become more frequent.
Stating that during the sting “50 to 60% of the taxis disappeared, they left, so that means we’ve got a lot of dodgy illegal drivers,” he said.
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