He played, he lost. This Wednesday morning, this VTC driver “for eight months” was caught by the patrol. The man was discreetly waiting for the client not far from terminal 1 at Nice airport and made himself available on the booking application. Bad inspiration: his illegal electronic marauding was discovered by teams from the border police (Paf) and the Regional Directorate for the Environment, Planning and Housing (Dreal) launched in a control operation around the airport platform.
“I didn’t know that I had to go home between each race,” he defended himself. The thirties, auditioned in stride, risk a fine of up to 1,500 euros.
Daily checks
This man is not the only one to be intercepted. With the Cannes Film Festival and the organization of the F1 Grand Prix in Monaco this weekend, the number of travelers is exploding at the airport. Enough to arouse the desires of drivers who are not always honest. “It’s a godsend for these professionals. They sometimes come especially from other regions, explains Anis Ouejhani, head of the airport PAF. Most do their job well. We check their papers, the vehicles, which must be less than six years old, and above all we make sure that they do not compete unfairly with taxis, which we also monitor. »
To cope with the influx, daily operations are currently carried out by the police during this period instead of three or four weekly. “In an hour or two, we verbalize on average about ten people”. Like this other VTC driver who, on Wednesday in the sight of the police in an unmarked vehicle, quickly removed the professional card from his windshield.
Too late. He too was carrying out an illegal raid. This fairly widespread practice can constitute an offense in the event of a repeat offence. This does not prevent “some from taking the risk anyway, notes the policeman, when they know that there are checks. »
2023-05-24 13:00:44
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