Police used the checkpoint in London Road to speak to taxi drivers during Friday evening More than 200 taxis were pulled over during the course of Friday ev
New constituency boundaries and candidates in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble for the 2024 general electionTransportA police spokesperson said: “We started the evening at Preston Train Station before moving on to a check site on London Road with specialist roads policing officers and SDU officers and had roaming patrols across South Ribble.
“We’d like to thank the passengers that we spoke with during these checks, all were appreciative of the multi-agency work to ensure that taxis are safe to be in operation and that the drivers were genuine licence holders.
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