A total of 29 taxis were impounded in Goodwood in January.
This came after the chair of the Goodwood Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Associaton (GRRA) Faizel Petersen lodged a complaint with the City’s transport enforcement unit in Goodwood.
“The taxi issue in Goodwood is still an ongoing concern and in my correspondence with Eugene Louw, chief inspector of traffic operations, he sent me an email from the traffic department showing what they have been doing in terms of enforcement.
“On Thursday 20 January, nine taxis were impounded and taxi drivers committed 426 offences. On Friday 28 January, 20 taxis were impounded and 459 offences were committed,” Petersen says.
In his correspondence Louw says the complaint is attended to on an ad-hoc basis as the transport enforcement unit covers the entire City of Cape Town.
“When we complained about the illegal taxis and taxi ranks in the residential area, we as the GRRA suggested that the bus stops on Jakes Gerwel Drive be utilised as a drop-and-go area.
“In my correspondence with Louw he said the City’s urban mobility department is in the process of planning embayments for a drop-and-go section on Jakes Gerwel Drive, and that his department will keep me posted on any further developments,” says Petersen.
Subsequent to the last traffic operation, there has been a “semi protest” by taxi operators that took place at the Libertas building.
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