RSVGPF Warns Operators As Illegal Bus Stop Pickups Will Not Be Tolerated

By S.Browne. Updated 4:21 p.m., Thursday, February 19, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4)

The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force has recently issued a traffic advisory reminding all public transportation operators and commuters that passengers must be picked up and dropped off only at bus stops designated by the Licensing Authority, as stopping elsewhere constitutes a breach of the law under CAP 483 and enforcement action will be taken immediately.

In the advisory, the RSVGPF stated: “Pursuant to the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, CAP 483, where bus stops have been appointed along a route, motor omnibuses are required to stop only at those locations for the purpose of picking up and setting down passengers. Stopping elsewhere for that purpose constitutes a breach of the law. Police will be enforcing these provisions across the country.”

The RSVGPF further said: “Operators are not permitted to pick up or drop off passengers at any location that is not an officially designated bus stop.”

It was also highlighted in the advisory that: “In particular, the parking lot in the vicinity of Massy Stores and Russells Cinema in Stoney Grounds is not a designated bus stop and is not to be used for the loading or off-loading of passengers. Enforcement activity will be conducted in this area.”

The RSVGPF encouraged commuters to use designated bus stops only.

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