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 10th day of January 2023 I reported for duty at 6:30 am, I was briefed accordingly by my supervisor and dispatched on enforcement duties 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 appropriately 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 standing along Swansea in the parish of Clarendon. At about 10:04am I observed a Toyota Probox registration number PL4669 coming toward the direction in which I was standing, I executed the number signal to stop, and the driver complied.  I observed there was no checkered streak, or globe present on the vehicle. I approached the motor vehicle. I observed that the route on the said vehicle was for May Pen to Race Track route. I cautioned the driver and asked if he was operating on the Toll Gate to May Pen route to which he responded “Yes”. I introduced myself to the driver and passengers. I requested he produce the vehicle documents to include: Road Licence, Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate, Fitness Certificate, Insurance Certificate, Badge and Drivers Licence. He produced all items except for his drivers Badge. All documents produced were found to be up to date except for his driver’s licence which had expired on the 9th of April 2022. From his driver’s licence was identified to be Lenford Wilson of Woodside, Denbigh, Clarendon.
He was clad in a white shirt and black faded jeans which was not the prescribed uniform. The prescribed uniform consists of a short sleeve grey, cream and blue cotton/polyester blend shirt with the logo for the Central Clarendon Taxi Association affixed above the left breast pocket and plain black or dark blue pants/jeans. There was no off duty/chartered sign affixed to the dashboard of the said vehicle. The vehicle did not have any checkered streak on either side.
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Antoinette Thompson
January 18, 2023
T.A. Route Inspector
Five passengers were counted in the vehicle who were all confirmed to be paying passengers. I again cautioned the driver and I pointed out the offences of failure to wear uniform, failure to wear badge, excess passengers 5/4, operating contrary to his road Licence (Off route), operating contrary to the terms and conditions of his Road Licence as it relates to condition 13 and 14(no globe, no checkered strip). I warned him for prosecution. I showed him conditions 4, 13, and 14 on his road licence and read them through with him. Condition 4 stated that the seating capacity of the vehicle should be four passengers excluding the driver. Condition 13 stated that a taxi sign of the size and dimensions approved by the Authority must be affixed unto the roof of the vehicle. Condition 14 stated a checkered streak must be present on the vehicle. I informed him that the black and white checkered streak identifies the vehicle as a route taxi and not a hackney carriage. I informed him of the steps to take to obtain a badge. 
The passengers were questioned in the sight and hearing of the driver who also confirmed that they were picked up at separate locations in the Toll Gate area and were paying fares to go to May Pen. Some saying that they had already handed over fares of $150.00 to the driver. The driver had said monies wrapped around his fingers. I informed him that he was off his route, which based on his road licence and the writings on the two front doors of the vehicle was May Pen to Race Track. I informed him that based on the directions on his road licence he should traverse on Manchester Avenue, Muirhead Avenue, then to Jacob Hut where he will then proceed to Race track. He was however, along Swansea Main Road which was not a via point and outside of the 500 metres where he can pick up or set down passengers off route. To which he responded “mi a beg yuh a chance mi know mi shouldn’t dung yah suh but a yah suh di load deh.” I informed him that the vehicle can be seized for operating off route.
I proceeded to prepare summonses for the offences of failure to wear uniform, failure to wear badge, excess passengers 5/4, operating contrary to his road Licence (Off route), operating contrary to the terms and conditions of his Road Licence as it relates to condition 13 and 14 (no globe, no checkered strip). Summonses were issued and prepared accordingly to appear before the May Pen Traffic Court on Wednesday March 22, 2023.  The summonses were then read over and served to Mr. Wilson who accepted and left. Photographs were taken, printed at the Transport Authority Swansea Satellite Office and labelled as Lenford Wilson 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively and attached to the file.
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Antoinette Thompson
January 18, 2023
T.A. Route Inspector
This statement consists of two pages 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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January 18, 2023