CAPE TOWN - A school taxi driver has been fined, and his vehicle impounded after the City of Cape Town's Transport Enforcement Unit stopped the vehicle in Kuilsriver on Thursday morning.
City of Cape Town Traffic Services spokesperson Richard Coleman said the VW microbus was stopped outside a primary school.
"There were eight children inside, aged between 10 and 13. The driver didn’t have a driving license or Public Driving Permit, nor an operating license. Officers also found four crates of alcohol and two five-litre bottles of alcohol in the boot of the vehicle and law enforcement was called to confiscate the goods", said Coleman.
"Cape Town Traffic implores parents and schools alike to put monitoring systems in place to ensure that children are being transported by persons with the right credentials and permits, and in a safe manner."
The Cape Town Traffic Service arrested 146 people during operations in the previous week.
Officers also impounded 85 vehicles, 262 cell phones and issued 60 928 fines for various other offences. Of those arrested, 128 had outstanding warrants. Officers executed a total of 3 961 warrants.