These are the reasons Edinburgh taxi drivers were rapped by police in Waverley crackdown

Taxi drivers in Edinburgh have been rapped by police in a new crackdown near Waverley train station.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st May 2019, 15:11 BST

Updated 1st May 2019, 15:15 BST

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The police crackdown took place near Waverley Station.

The official Road Policing Scotland twitter account has provided a breakdown of the offences in what they have called a “taxi/private hire initative.”

- 40 vehicles stopped

- 7 drivers sent home to change for wearing inappropriate clothing

- 5 red prohibition labels issued

- 1 crossing offence report

- 1 ranking offence report

- 9 vehicle defect tickets

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