(Montreal) The Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) issued 220 reports of infractions last weekend during an operation to control paid passenger transportation in the Montreal region.
In total, 724 passenger transport vehicles were intercepted by SAAQ road inspectors.
Of all the tickets, 200 of them were issued for non-compliance with the Act respecting the remunerated transportation of persons by automobile and around twenty concerned violations of traffic rules.
The SAAQ seized 17 vehicles and suspended the driving licenses of 16 people for a period of seven days.
Among the main offenses observed, the SAAQ mentions drivers or vehicles which were not qualified according to the law. For others, the summary inspection report was not up to date or duly completed or non-existent on board the vehicle.
Some of the vehicles seized did not have the accessory that the SAAQ provides to owners to distinguish whether or not the vehicle is used to provide paid passenger transportation.
Persons who contravene the law on remunerated passenger transportation are subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
The number of vehicles carrying people has jumped in recent years. In 2023, no less than 19,000 vehicles were registered with the SAAQ.