SAFETY warnings have been issued after four taxi drivers were found to be breaching the terms of their licenses by accepting fares that weren’t pre-booked.

A joint operation carried out by the Colne and West Craven neighbourhood policing team alongside Pendle council took place over the weekend, where four drivers were discovered to be accepting illegal jobs.

The practice of ‘plying for private hire’ involves private hire drivers accepting jobs from people on the street, without a previous booking.

A police spokesman said: “This is dangerous as this invalidates the insurance on the vehicle as the driver is not abiding by the conditions of their licence.

Please ensure you pre-book a taxi for the reasons above but more importantly for your own safety to ensure a record of the taxi and the driver is held with whichever taxi firm you choose to book with.”

The four drivers that were found in breach of their license conditions are now being dealt with by the council’s taxi licensing team.