A police blitz on taxis and hire cars at Melbourne airport has uncovered a stolen car, defective vehicles and multiple driver identification breaches.

Fawkner Highway Patrol intercepted about 300 vehicles on Departures Drive on Sunday night for safety inspections and to check for non-accredited drivers and illegal hire cars.

Taxi cars in Melbourne Credit:Paul Rovere

Over a 90-minute period police detected dozens of breaches and issued 35 penalty notices for failing to display correct ID, littering and notable uniform breaches.

One person was arrested in a stolen vehicle and two taxis were found to be defective and ordered off the road. Police also fined a driver for using a relative's taxi identification.