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 Friday the 20th day of October 2023 I reported for duty at 6:30 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 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 New Longville in the parish of Clarendon.  At about 2:50 pm when I observed a Toyota Voxy registration number PF6583 coming toward the direction in which I was standing. I executed the number one signal for the driver to stop and he complied. I approached the said vehicle, introduced myself and requested the driver produce the vehicle documents to include: Road Licence, Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate, Fitness Certificate, Insurance Certificate, Badge and Drivers Licence. There was no off duty/chartered sign affixed to the dashboard of the said vehicle. The windows on the vehicle were heavily tinted which prevented inward view.. He produced all documents to me including his driver’s badge, from his drivers badge and licence he was identified to be Glenroy Barrife of New Danks, Chapelton, Clarendon. All documents received were found to be up to date.  
The driver exited the vehicle and I observed he was not in uniform, he was in a white t-shirt and black jeans shorts. The prescribed uniform consists of a short sleeve white, blue, brown or cream polo, cotton/polyester blend shirt with the logo of the May Pen Taxi Association affixed on the left breast pocket and plain black or dark blue pants. Eight passengers who were identified to be paying passengers were observed in the motor car. I read condition 4 of the road licence with Mr Barrife and informed him of the offence of having excess passengers as condition 4 stated that the seating capacity of the vehicle was to be 7 excluding the driver while he had in eight passengers excluding himself.
I pointed out the offences of unlawfully installing or causing to be installed tint on the glass of a motor vehicle, failure to wear Uniform and Excess passenger 8/7. I informed him that summonses will be prepared for the same offences. I informed him that the tint should not be such that it prevented inward view according to the Transport Authority amendment regulations 2005. I informed the driver that he should be in his May Pen taxi association shirt and plain dark blue or black pants. Summonses were issued and prepared accordingly for all the offences to appear before the May Pen Traffic Court on Wednesday January 24, 2024. These summonses were read over and served to Mr Barrife. He accepted and left. 
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January 8, 2024		
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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January 8, 2024