A safety blitz on taxis ended up with more than half of those tested being ordered off the road.
The night time swoop revealed that more than 50 per cent of the vehicles inspected were not up to scratch.
Police and council officers carried out the checks in and around Hyndburn and were shocked to find that a lot of drivers were actually working without licences.
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