TWO ADDITIONAL MEN FINED FOR FAKE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY BADGE

Last Updated January 29, 2024

Kingston- Jamaica, January 29, 2023: The Transport Authority says two more of seven men have been sentenced for operating with fraudulent badges following a special operations conducted by the Authority in December 2023.

 

The men were fined a sum of $100,000 each for knowingly being in possession of and uttering false documents when they appeared in the Westmoreland Parish Court on Friday, January 19, 2024. In issuing the verdict, the presiding Judge warned the men not to come back before the court for any such offence because they could pay a fine of up to a million dollars or 2 years imprisonment. 

 

Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Mr. Ralston Smith says this swift and decisive judgement by the court is a warning to persons who consider defrauding the Authority by contravening the badge procedure and putting the public at risk. He says operators must make an application for the badge and training programme and sign on to the operating training platform.

 

The Managing Director is strongly warning PPV operators to discontinue the use of any fraudulent badge and urge the public to report suspicious activities of drivers and conductors by calling toll free 888-991-5687 or 876 926-8912; or WhatsApp images or videos to 876-551-8196.

 

Under section 124, 126, and 127 of the Road Traffic Regulations and section 22 of the Road Traffic (Taxis and Contract Cars) Regulation the wearing of driver/conductor badges is a pre-requisite for operating public passenger vehicles.

 

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