Inspection finds 47% taxis in Helsinki errant

A significant number of taxis operating in Helsinki were found to run without following proper rules and procedures, said police on Saturday.

Police in cooperation with other authorities inspected a total of 43 taxis during a joint surveillance on Friday in Helsinki and found 20 of them were operating with various deficiencies.

The police issued 10 fines during the inspection and some traffic fees also imposed.

The most deficiencies were found in the documents regarding information of the companies, drivers and vehicles.

Two vehicles were not registered as taxi but all the taxis inspected had valid traffic permits.

Names of drivers were not visible to the passengers at 13 taxis and some drivers failed to show necessary documents.

The surveillance was carried out in cooperation with the Helsinki Police, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency- Traficom, Finnish Supervisory Agency and the Tax Administration.