「年金少なく生活費のため」高齢ドライバー3人 白タクで逮捕

3 elderly drivers were arrested for driving unregistered taxis ’for living costs due to low pension’.

3 elderly drivers were arrested for driving unregistered taxis ’for living costs due to low pension’.
東京 銀座で自家用車に客を乗せるいわゆる「白タク」営業を行ったとして、高齢ドライバー3人が逮捕されました

The three elderly drivers were arrested for taking customers in their personal cars in the Ginza district of Tokyo. This is known as being an unregistered taxi.

The three elderly drivers were arrested for taking customers in their personal cars in the Ginza district of Tokyo. This is known as being an unregistered taxi.
「年金が少なく生活費を稼ぐためにやった」などと供述しているということです

They gave a statement explaining ”we did it you earn living costs due to the low pension.”

They gave a statement explaining ”we did it you earn living costs due to the low pension.”
逮捕されたのは杉並区の無職、伊藤九市容疑者(84)など、いずれも75歳以上の高齢ドライバー合わせて3人です

The drivers were all older than 75.

The drivers were all older than 75.
警視庁によりますと3人は、ことし1月から9月ごろまでの間、銀座のタクシー乗り場の近くで、自家用車に有料で客を乗せるいわゆる「白タク」営業を行った疑いが持たれています

According to the metropolitan police they have had suspicions that these have been working as unregistered taxis near taxi stands in Ginza from January to September of this year.

According to the metropolitan police they have had suspicions that these have been working as unregistered taxis near taxi stands in Ginza from January to September of this year.
「タクシーより安くするよ」と仕事帰りの会社員などに声をかけ、料金をその場で相談したうえで、正規のタクシーより1割から4割ほど安く目的地まで送り届けていたということです

”They’re cheaper than taxis” said employees returning to work, negotiating the price, compared to registered taxis they can be 10 to 40 percent cheaper to get to your destination.

”They’re cheaper than taxis” said employees returning to work, negotiating the price, compared to registered taxis they can be 10 to 40 percent cheaper to get to your destination.
調べに対し3人は、いずれも容疑を認め「年金が少なく、生活費を稼ぐためにやった」などと供述しているということです

In investigating these three their guilt was confronted in their statements regarding earning a living to supplement their pension.

In investigating these three their guilt was confronted in their statements regarding earning a living to supplement their pension.
銀座のタクシー乗り場では、高齢ドライバーによる白タク営業が横行しているとみられ、警視庁は取締りを強化するとしています

As for elderly drivers operating as unregistered drivers at Ginza taxi stands, the police are going to strengthen controls.

As for elderly drivers operating as unregistered drivers at Ginza taxi stands, the police are going to strengthen controls.