Latest News for SPSV Operators

Get Programmed.  Get Sealed.  Don’t Get Penalised.

• Contact your meter installer now and schedule a booking to preprogramme/calibrate your taximeter for the new fares and structure.

• Most meters can operate with dual programmes – the existing fare structure up to 29 April and the new maximum fare structure automatically from 30 April.

• When programmed , contact Applus on 01 413 5951 to make a booking for your meter to be verified and sealed.  Applus have extra capacity nationwide now and have opened extra centres to assist with demand.

During February, 4 unlicensed operators were detected by compliance officers. Two detections were in Cork, one in Limerick and one in Dublin.

Compliance officers recorded 1080 formal checks of small public service vehicles during the month. As well as the detections of unlicensed operators, 68 Fixed Payment Notices were issued to drivers, with the majority of these penalties issued for standing illegally for hire or to drivers who were not associated to the vehicle that they were driving.

Complaints February 2015

A total of 32 complaints were received during February 2015.  The majority of these complaints related to the fares charged by drivers.

Prosecutions in February 2015

In February, the Authority prosecuted 35 cases at District Courts around the country. 15 of these cases concerned operators without valid licences; the remainder were for non-payment of a Fixed Payment Notice.

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