Cllr Lynne Featherstone has welcomed news from TfL’s Public Carriage Office (PCO) that they have successfully prosecuted an unlicensed minicab company in Wood Green.

Eclipse Exclusive Cars, Lordship Lane, were fined £300 plus £297 costs, at Brent Magistrates Court last month, after they were reported by Public Carriage Office licensing officers for the offence of operating without a licence.

Cllr Featherstone is pleased at the news that the firm, along with three others in London, has been successfully prosecuted. She says that the new measures aim to assure Londoners that when they use a cab they are not risking their safety.

Lynne Featherstone comments:

“Last month’s successful prosecution sends out a clear message that illegal operators will be brought to book. Such firms may be uninsured, with unroadworthy cars and no checks on the drivers. The sooner unlicensed operators are off our roads the better.”