At least one taxi association is welcoming the Transport Authoritys decision to review the laws governing audio equipment in public passenger vehicles.

The Authority said in the interim, it has decided to use a discretionary approach in dealing with the matter.

This means that it will now allow taxi operators to play AM/FM radios without CDs and DVDs.

The law does not allow the operators of public passenger vehicles to play any audio equipment at all.

And so in the last month, the Transport Authority has been prosecuting taxi operators caught playing radios, CDs or DVDs in their cars.

The Authority has been flooded with complaints and criticisms with taxi operators saying their AM/FM radios help with their safety.

The president of the Jamaica Association of Hackney Carriages, Willard Costley, said he is happy that the Authority has decided to review the law.