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 14th day of February 2023 I reported for duty at 10:00 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 the intersection of Sunnyside and paisley avenue, in the parish of Clarendon.  At about 11:36 am I observed a Toyota Probox registration number PL7383 coming toward my direction along paisley avenue, 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 back of the car the wordings “GT Sport Question” 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 May Pen to Rock River route were on the two front doors of the vehicle. From his Driver’s Licence he was identified as Dalton Williams of Chatteau, May Pen, Clarendon. 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 given the option to remove them and he stated that he wouldn’t
He was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans pants which was not the prescribed uniform he was to be wearing. The prescribed uniform consists of a short sleeve white, blue, brown or cream polo or cotton/polyester blend shirt with the logo of the May Pen Taxi association affixed above the left breast pocket and plain dark blue or black pants/jeans. Three 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 May Pen taxi association shirt and plain blue/black pants.   Summonses were prepared and served accordingly to appear before the May Pen Traffic Court on Wednesday April 26, 2023. The summonses were read over to Mr. Williams.  He accepted and left. Photographs of the graphics and Mr. Williams’ attire were taken, printed at the Transport Authority Swansea Satellite Office and labelled as Dalton Williams 1 and 2 respectively and attached to the file.
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February 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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February 27, 2023