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Operation Quartzrite in Newmarket lead to six arrests Picture: SUFFOLK CONSTABULARY Archant Six men were arrested following a police operation in Newmarket yesterday which targeted illegal motorists on the county’s roads. Operation Quartzrite in Newmarket lead to six arrests Picture: SUFFOLK CONSTABULARYThe multi-agency day of action saw vehicles which were suspected of criminality brought back to a site at The Meadows car park off the A142, where checks were conducted. Police said the aim of the operation was to disrupt and frustrate the activities of criminals, including organised crime groups, who commit offences across county borders on the roads. A total of 83 vehicles were escorted back to the site, with just eight leaving clear of any offences. Six men were arrested and taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre for questioning. Their details are as follows: • James McKeever, aged 38, of Gordon Richards Close, Newmarket. He was subsequently charged with … [Read more...] about Suffolk police roads operation leads to six arrests

PUBLISHED: 06:30 24 November 2018 Jessica Frank-Keyes Ian Duckmanton, manager at a volunteering charity, received a private parking charge after his ticket in Norwich overran while he was helping a distressed adult with a learning difficulty. Photo: Steve Adams Archant Drivers across Norfolk, a charity manager, and the elderly spoke to JESSICA FRANK-KEYES about the frustration of dealing with private parking charges and the impact of the ‘disgraceful’ tactics on the vulnerable. Furious drivers across the region have blasted private parking firms for their use of “disgraceful”, “aggressive” and “threatening” tactics.After taxi firm bosses slammed parking companies as “modern-day pirates” for chasing car park users for payment via automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, Norfolk pensioners and a charity worker have highlighted the impact on the vulnerable.It comes as the government backs … [Read more...] about Drivers blast the ‘aggressive’ and ‘threatening’ tactics of private parking firms

Proposals to give taxi drivers grants of up to £3,000 each will be discussed at a Leeds City Council meeting next week. “Transition grants” would be available to assist taxi drivers in buying cleaner vehicles, to conform with clean air regulations set to come into effect in 2020.Under the proposals, taxi and private hire drivers would be able to apply for a grant of up to £1,500 to go towards buying a hybrid (electric and petrol) car and up to £3,000 to purchase a full electric vehicle.The proposed clean air charging zone (CAZ) in and around Leeds city centre would charge high polluting taxis and private hire vehicles up to £12.50 a day, while non-eco-friendly HGVs and buses would pay £50 a week for coming into the zone.Private hire and taxi industry chiefs had complained that most drivers owned their own cars, so would not be able to afford to buy expensive new vehicles, and warned many drivers would simply pay the fees, and have to charge … [Read more...] about £3,000 grants for Leeds taxi drivers