Name: Antoinette Thompson
Address: Swansea Satellite Office, Osbourne Store, Clarendon
Occupation: Route Inspector
Telephone #: 618-0959
Antoinette Thompson States,
I am a gazetted Route Inspector since November 1, 2019 employed to the Transport Authority and attached to the Swansea Satellite Office, Osbourne Store, Clarendon. My duties as an Inspector include the monitoring and regulating of public passenger vehicles and prosecuting for breaches of the relevant Road Traffic enactments. 
On Tuesday the 12th day of September 2023 I reported for duty at 6:00 am, I was briefed accordingly by my supervisor and dispatched on a summons operation that was scheduled to take place on the said day. I was accompanied by fellow inspectors, members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force attached to the Transport Authority, and a Justice of the Peace for the parish of Clarendon.  All members of the Transport Authority and Jamaica Constabulary Force were properly attired in our respective uniforms. My duties for the day entailed Inspection of PPV’s documents and drivers to ensure compliance as stipulated under the Transport Authority and Road Traffic Acts and Regulations. 
I along with the team assigned were conducting vehicle stop and inspection along Church Pen, in the parish of St. Catherine.  At about 11:33 am I observed a Toyota Probox registration number PL3909 coming toward my direction. I executed the number one signal and indicated for the driver to pull over. The driver complied and I approached the vehicle that was stationary at this time. I noticed on the front windshield of the motor car had the wordings “AUTO LOAD” written on it.  I cautioned the driver, asked if he was operating to which he stated “yes,” and requested his vehicle documents to include: Road Licence, Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate, Fitness Certificate, Insurance Certificate, Badge and Drivers Licence.  Destination markings for Old Harbour to Spanish Town route were on the two front doors of the vehicle. From his Driver’s Licence he was identified as Dennis Green of Spaulding Avenue, Central Village, Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Based on his road licence the wordings were not authorized. When this was pointed out to the driver he stated that he did not know. 
He was wearing an Old Harbour taxi association shirt and grey jeans pants which was not the prescribed uniform he was to be wearing. The prescribed uniform consists of the Old Harbour Taxi association shirt and plain dark blue or black pants/jeans. Four passengers who were identified to be paying passengers were observed in the motor car.
He produced all his documents which were found to be up to date. I cautioned the driver and informed him of the offences and that he would be prosecuted for unlawfully made or caused to be made graphics, wording, or markings on a vehicle without written approval of the Authority and not wearing the prescribed uniform while operating a public passenger vehicle in contravention of Regulation 123 (a) Road Traffic Regulations 1938 in accordance with Section 13 (2) (c) of the Transport Authority Act 1987.
I informed the driver that he should be in his taxi association shirt and plain blue/black pants.  Summonses were prepared and served accordingly to appear before the Old Harbour Traffic Court on Friday November 10, 2023. The summonses were read over to Mr. Green.  He accepted and left. Photographs of the graphics and Mr. Green’s attire were taken, printed at the Transport Authority Swansea Satellite Office and labelled as Dennis Green 1 and 2 respectively and attached to the file.
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October 27, 2023
Antoinette Thompson
T.A. Route Inspector
This statement consists of one page signed by me is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing if it is tendered into evidence. I shall be liable to prosecution if I have willfully stated into it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true. 
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October 27, 2023