100 Taxi drivers have been arrested for drink and drug driving across Merseyside since last May.

A Police spokesperson commented on Twitter...

Unfortunate milestone today! This is the 100th licensed driver arrested for drink (8) or Drug (92) drive since May! Liverpool 48, Sefton 33, Knowsley 14, other 5. We will carry on working hard to support the majority of legal drivers in the trade!!

Originally Posted by roving-eye

100 Taxi drivers have been arrested for drink and drug driving across Merseyside since last May.

A Police spokesperson commented on Twitter...

Unfortunate milestone today! This is the 100th licensed driver arrested for drink (8) or Drug (92) drive since May! Liverpool 48, Sefton 33, Knowsley 14, other 5. We will carry on working hard to support the majority of legal drivers in the trade!!

Pretty dreadful, well done to those who catch them.

This has been going on so long.
My daughter a couple of years ago turned away
3 taxis who came to take kids to school because of the smell of alcohol.
I always ask the question. You get on a bus at 6.30
in the morning and the driver is feeding his face with extra strong mints ??????

It is getting to the stage that drivers are going to have to prove they are fit for work when clocking on, that includes Taxi Drivers, Bus Drivers & Train Drivers.

Originally Posted by Alikado

It is getting to the stage that drivers are going to have to prove they are fit for work when clocking on, that includes Taxi Drivers, Bus Drivers & Train Drivers.

The vast majority of bus and train drivers will meet up face to face with a line manager or supervisor before starting work in the morning, giving an opportunity to be pulled aside if there are signs of them smelling of alcohol. Bus and train drivers will also be working for companies that have a drink and drug testing policy in place.

Order a mini cab to take you to the airport early doors and he could have been working all night and drinking / taking anything .. your life is in their hands and there is no regulation what hours they work

I could name a certain driver,a none radio driver one,who I know drinks about 8 pints every night and then works early morning shifts,and he has been driving taxis for years.

Originally Posted by jonnybgood

I could name a certain driver,a none radio driver one,who I know drinks about 8 pints every night and then works early morning shifts,and he has been driving taxis for years.

You should name him, preferably to the Police, before he kills someone.

A fair few of them dealing as well.

Train drivers are subject to random drink and drug tests. With a refusal leading to dismissal

Originally Posted by Red devil

Train drivers are subject to random drink and drug tests. With a refusal leading to dismissal

So are Arriva and Stagecoach bus drivers.

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Originally Posted by donkey22

You should name him, preferably to the Police, before he kills someone.

Here’s a clue...

The person drinks in a pub in Zetland Street,but not saying which pub.

Originally Posted by jonnybgood

Here’s a clue...

The person drinks in a pub in Zealand Street,but not saying which pub.

I'm still at a loss, along with many others on here I'm sure, as to why you don't pass this individuals details to the Police and or his employer!