Are You Safe In His Taxi - Page 2

accymel · 16-03-2007, 10:45

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Originally Posted by mick

yes the taxi firm has done nothing wrong ,only the driver if you name the firm and they loose revenue they can sue roy for lost money.

True but thats where this country is naffed up, this taxi firm have given this person a job knowing full well of their employees past as in this case, so isn't that their responsibility to ensure their drivers are trust worthy with customers

so will be their own fault!! - In an ideal world of course

But yeh they would do that mick just to absolve themselves of their own responsiblity!!

Mick · 16-03-2007, 10:46

ok i got it wrong should have been libel so what so sue me

cashman · 16-03-2007, 10:49

this is nothing short of disgraceful, these councillors with the exeption of councillor pritchard (who voted against) should recieve some real pain off constituents now and at election time.

lancsdave · 16-03-2007, 10:50

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Originally Posted by mick

ok i got it wrong should have been libel so what so sue me

Or come round and call you names so it's slander

Mick · 16-03-2007, 10:52

people do that all the time lancsdave

Lolly · 16-03-2007, 11:21

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Originally Posted by accymel

I tend to stick with one taxi firm i know & trust as best as possible, im really concious of my safety as it is, as such attacks do happen to you or your family!!

I always get the same taxi firm, but they could be the ones who employed him. I'd walk home from work, but dont really want to walk through Ossy at 2am. That could be as dangerous as getting in a taxi with this man! I'll just have to ask for one of the drivers that I know and trust, but firms can be funny if you do that.

cashman · 16-03-2007, 11:22

the court apparently said the guy should remain on the list until 2011, i assume this was made by them with police evidence? i would be interested to see a POLICE view of this. because it seems to me the council think the police and courts are wrong.

accymel · 16-03-2007, 11:25

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Originally Posted by Lolly

I always get the same taxi firm, but they could be the ones who employed him. I'd walk home from work, but dont really want to walk through Ossy at 2am. That could be as dangerous as getting in a taxi with this man! I'll just have to ask for one of the drivers that I know and trust, but firms can be funny if you do that.

Thats a good point in fear of getting this scumbag driver it could potentially make women feel its better to walk home at unsafe hours, so this problem really needs to be addressed hopefully before something horrible does happen!

accymel · 16-03-2007, 11:28

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Originally Posted by cashman

the court apparently said the guy should remain on the list until 2011, i assume this was made by them with police evidence? i would be interested to see a POLICE view of this. because it seems to me the council think the police and courts are wrong.

Another good point is whay have a sex offenders list if its not going to be adhered to for the safety of the public especially half of them at potential risk! I seriously cant beleive in my opinion that this should of been overlooked & why??? Im sure there are many good potential taxi drivers awaiting approval that haven't broken the law nor pose a risk to the public unlike in this case!

lancsdave · 16-03-2007, 11:54

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He added: "This is his living. If he cannot work how can he feed his family and pay his mortgage?"

So if I am guilty of a sex offence in a private institution then it doesn't matter that it's my job lost, the council will employ me ?

accymel · 16-03-2007, 12:00

Whats even more horrifying is that the incident of sex offence took place last August in A TAXI CAB towards a FEMALE CUSTOMER!!! [as from Observer report].

How can that justify his trustworthyness as a cab driver & how does this guy think others cope with having to live - like the victims of him!

accymel · 16-03-2007, 12:05

Whats worse is that he has been legally able to pick up female passegers that would of been unaware of his past for the past 4 weeks!! according to the observer

- that is out of order!

Lolly · 16-03-2007, 12:23

Any one of us could have been in his taxi in the past 4 weeks. It makes me feel very vulnerable and quite frankly frightened. I really cant get my head around what the council were thinking. I agree it would be good to get a police point of view on this. But do people not think that the police will just bow down to what the council say.

cashman · 16-03-2007, 12:27

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Originally Posted by Lolly

Any one of us could have been in his taxi in the past 4 weeks. It makes me feel very vulnerable and quite frankly frightened. I really cant get my head around what the council were thinking. I agree it would be good to get a police point of view on this. But do people not think that the police will just bow down to what the council say.

would hope not Lolly.but would be very interested to find out, always good to know how strong the opposition is.

Neil · 16-03-2007, 12:33

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The application to restore the licence was passed by four votes to one but Councillor Pritchard felt so strongly she asked for her vote against to be recorded.

Well done Claire, it's a shame you were the only one with common sence at the vote!!