Parliamentary Representative Calls for Action on PSVs Avoiding Fairy Valley Route in Christ Church East

The parliamentary representative for Christ Church East is calling for the brakes to be applied to public service vehicles (PSVs) which are licensed to ply the 3D route to Fairy Valley and Parish Land, Christ Church, but refusing to go into Fairy Valley.

Wilfred Abrahams, who is also the Minister of Home Affairs, said their permits should be revoked.

“If you the licensee are unable or unwilling to complete the entire route for which you are licensed, that licence should be revoked and issued to someone else who is prepared to service the entire route,” a frustrated Abrahams told the Weekend Nation.

For the past several years, operators of most, if not all, of the 47 vans licensed for that route, have taken it upon themselves not to travel to Fairy Valley, leaving several commuters stranded and frustrated. Instead, they bypass the rural community, forcing adults and children to disembark and walk at least two miles to get to their homes, while the vans travel instead to the more lucrative airport, Sam Lord’s Castle and Kirtons, St Philip routes, areas not listed on their permit.