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 3rd day of June 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 visited the Wayne Taxi Park at about 10:59am where a vehicle registered PL7864 was seen, the driver was observed entering the park laden with passengers, I observed when the driver, exited the vehicle and monies were handed over, and the driver immediately began to solicit passengers, I approached the said driver, cautioned him, introduced myself, and requested his vehicle to documents to which he stated, “mi caah give yuh dem now miss, a work mi a work, and right yah now di road hot.” The driver then exited the park fully laden with passengers. At about 11:39 am whilst standing along Main Street, May Pen in the parish of Clarendon, I observed the same Toyota Ipsum registration number PL7864 coming toward the direction in which I was standing, I executed the number signal to stop, and the driver complied.  I observed there were no markings or indicators on the vehicle that identified it as a PPV except for the red plate. I approached the motor vehicle, cautioned the driver, and introduced myself to the driver and passengers. I asked the driver if he was operating to which he stated, “Yes.” 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 to me his driver’s licence, the Fitness and Registration for the vehicle. From his driver’s licence was identified to be Keegon Bartley of Green Bottom, Palmers Cross, Clarendon.
There was no off duty/chartered sign affixed to the dashboard of the said vehicle. Four passengers were counted in the vehicle who were all confirmed to be paying passengers. Some of them had already paid fares, those the driver handed back their fares in the presence of myself and inspector Roper.
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Antoinette Thompson
July 4, 2023
T.A. Route Inspector
Checks were made using the Transport Authority Road Operation and Management System as a Road Licence was not produced, where it was found that the Road licence for the same vehicle had expired. I again cautioned the driver and I pointed out the offences of Operating without a Road Licence and No PPV Insurance.  I warned him for prosecution for the offences of operating without a Road Licence in contravention of section 61 (1) & (4A) of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2005, Contrary to section 13 (2) (a) (v) of the Transport Authority (Amendment) Act 2005. No PPV insurance in Contravention of section 4 (1) of the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Risk) Law. A wrecking service was called and a warning notice was prepared and served on the driver. I showed him on our system where the Road Licence was not renewed to which the driver admitted to not having done and as such a new insurance could not be issued for the same vehicle. 
I proceeded to prepare summonses for the offences of Operating without a Road Licence and No PPV Insurance. Summonses were issued and prepared accordingly to appear before the May Pen Traffic Court on Wednesday July 26, 2023.  The summonses were then read over and served to Mr. Bartley who accepted and left. 
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Antoinette Thompson
July 4, 2023
T.A. Route Inspector
This statement consists of 2 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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July 4, 2023