The DAILY TELEGRAPH recently wrote an article/report highlighting the regular abuse of British laws that brazenly occurs on the streets of London by drivers of foreign registered cars entering the inner city. He has been investigating a trend of high-performance and executive vehicles being illegally parked on the streets of Knightsbridge, Mayfair, Belgravia and London’s Edgware road, Marble Arch. These cars can range from the smaller sports cars like the BMW M3 and the Mercedes Benz C63 AMG to high-powered supercars like the Bugattti Veyron, Lamborghini Murcielago and Ferrari 599 GTB.
The culprits, as the Daily Telegraph called them, get away with this blatant disregard for the law because they simply can and there is no apparent law that can be enforced by any traffic warden, police officer or special unit working with TFL (Transport for London). ) as the force called TOCU (Transport Operational Command Unit) which is responsible for counter vending operations in central London in conjunction with LTPH (London Taxi and Private Hire) formerly known as PCO (Public Transport Office).
An ongoing operation run by the London Metropolitan Police called “Operation Tripper” (Source: Google) has found interesting data on criminals from Europe working in London’s courier industry and UK residents with UK driving licences. who drive in German cars serving Arab countries. mainly Arabic tourists with private hire and chauffeur duties ignoring all regulations including private hire insurance, driver and vehicle private hire PCO license and that the job/mission must be pre-booked through an operator of Licensed PCO.
This operation is likely to catch up with most criminals sooner or later, as communication channels between London and other European capitals such as Paris and Berlin have recently been widely opened. What remains to be seen is whether this operation will be extended to countries located much further away, such as those in the Middle East.
