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 Saturday the 25th day of November 2023 I reported for duty at 8:00 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 Longbridge Avenue in the parish of Clarendon. At about 11:23 am I observed a motorcar registration number PL8229 coming toward the direction in which I was standing, I executed the number signal to stop, and the driver complied. I approached the motor vehicle. I observed that the route on the said vehicle was for May Pen to Old Harbour route. I cautioned the driver and asked if he was operating, to which he responded “Yes”. I introduced myself to the driver and passengers. I requested 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. From his driver’s licence was identified to be Oneil McKenzie of Denbigh Kraal, Four Paths, Clarendon.
He was clad in a blue and white striped shirt and blue designer jeans which was not the prescribed uniform. The prescribed uniform consists of a short sleeve grey, white, blue or cream cotton/polyester blend shirt with the logo for the May Pen Taxi Association affixed above the left breast pocket and plain black or dark blue pants/jeans. I informed the driver that he should be in the shirt for the May Pen Taxi Association and plain black or dark blue pants. I questioned the driver about his drivers badge, he stated that “mi nuh sort it out yet fi tell you the truth.” I informed the driver that a badge is a required document for all PPV drivers. 
There was no off duty/chartered sign affixed to the dashboard of the said vehicle. Three passengers were counted in the vehicle who were all confirmed to be paying passengers through investigation. I again cautioned the driver and I pointed out the offences of failure to wear uniform and failure to wear badge. I warned him for prosecution.  I took a photograph of his attire using a Samsung A72 smartphone, printed it at the Swansea Office, labelled it Oneil McKenzie, and attached it to the file to be used as exhibit.
I proceeded to prepare summonses for the offences of failure to wear uniform and failure to wear badge. The Summonses were issued and prepared accordingly to appear before the May Pen Traffic Court on Wednesday February 28, 2024.  The summonses were then read over and served to Mr. McKenzie who accepted and left. 
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Antoinette Thompson
February 2, 2024
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 2, 2024