St James taxi drivers facing PH woes

He believes increased patrols by either the police service or traffic wardens will discourage private individuals from using their cars as taxis.

He said, “For years we have been trying to get police and traffic wardens to their job and stop the PH drivers.” He is pleading with the relevant authorities to do more as the PH drivers are undermining their livelihood.

He said PH drivers often become aggressive when corrected by himself or other drivers and cited an incident where two of those drivers were arrested for throwing bottles at him after he spoke to them, but they were later released.

Alexander said the association has written to the police on numerous occasions and have not gotten any response or seen any action taken.

He scolded members of the public calling them “part of the problem.” Citizens, he said, patronise the PH drivers and, as a result, give them no reason to stop their illegal activity.