Last week, the Zurich City Police carried out specific taxi controls in districts 4 and 5. A total of 19 taxi drivers were reported, according to a media release from the city police.
According to the taxi regulations of the city of Zurich, taxi drivers may only make unsolicited journeys within the city of Zurich if they are in possession of a taxi operating license and a taxi license from the city of Zurich. In order to control this, civilian police officers carried out appropriate taxi controls during the night from Thursday to Friday.
Of the 33 taxi drivers checked, 14 correctly refused the journey and referred to the use of a Zurich city taxi. 19 taxi drivers took the guests and carried out the illegal journey in the city of Zurich. In addition, eight of you violated the obligation to list prices and four violated the working and rest time ordinance. You will be reported to the Zurich City Judge’s Office. (pd.)
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