Spot checks last week by the Reading council, police and government safety inspectors on black cabs and private hire cars found nothing amiss with them.
Seven cabs and eight private hire cars were stopped in Wokingham Road and Oxford Road, Reading on Wednesday, August 18.
All were found to have the correct licence and insurance documents and also received a clean bill of health in vehicle safety checks by an inspector from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
This is the first time in recent years that a spot check exercise on black cabs and private hire cars in Reading has produced an "all clear" result.
Clare Bradley, Reading Environmental Health Manager, said: "We are never complacent about anything that affects the safety and welfare of passengers in hackney carriages and private hire cars in Reading. But this is a very encouraging result and a great tribute to the Council’s enforcement team and our partners in Thames Valley Police and VOSA, who work hard to keep standards high. It is also a credit to the drivers whose vehicles were stopped that nothing was found to be amiss."
Reading Borough Council
