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Illegal Leasing - China - Cops hold hawkers of cargo permits
Shanghai,China -Shanghai Daily, by Dong Zhen -9 May 2006: -- Nine hawkers, all migrant women, have been arrested in the latest campaign against illegally leasing special traffic permits, which are required for cargo trucks to drive on downtown streets... Legally permits, all must be obtained through official procedures and police were investigating the sources... In order to control the number of large cargo trucks on downtown streets, traffic police started issuing special permits to cargo vehicles several years ago... Transport companies or owners of the cargo vehicles must register with police to get a traffic permit before the trucks can legally enter the downtown area, mostly the streets inside the Outer Ring Road... The application procedure takes several days and a permit costs several hundred yuan, depending on the length of the extension, ranging from several weeks to months... For some out-of-town cargo truck drivers on short-term errands in the city, renting a permit from the hawkers at about 10 yuan (US$1.25) per hour is more convenient and cheaper, though illegal... The hawkers usually approached the driver's cab when the vehicles stopped for a red light. In general, most hawkers are migrant women. Those detained were expected to be fined and warned but were not to face criminal charges...
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