A short cut for cabbies
29 Jun 2010
Furious taxi drivers claim they're being sent home by busybody council wardens - for wearing SHORTS.
Angry cabbies also said they'd been given a dressing down for turning out in sandals and multi-coloured t-shirts during the recent summer heatwave.
And even tracksuits have been ruled too scruffy by the fussy taxi officials in Bellshill, Lanarkshire.
Driver Derek McGregor, 32, accused a warden of pulling him off the road because of his clothing.
He said: "I was wearing three-quarter length trousers which came to about four inches above my shoes.
"When the warden spotted them he told me I was showing too much leg and to go straight home and change.
"It's ludicrous. It was a really hot day. It isn't exactly comfortable."
Fellow cabbie Donald Paterson, 39, was also sent home for wearing tracksuit bottoms after the random check.
He said: "Everything else was in order - my licence was fine and my car was clean and roadworthy.
"But the council official said wearing tracksuit trousers was no good - even though most of the time no one can see our legs."
And another of the town's drivers blasted North Lanarkshire Council for the crackdown.
He said: "The council has done all it can to make life difficult.
"We're trying hard to provide a good service but if we're being sent home because of the trousers we're wearing then we're losing money.
"The credit crunch is biting and daft rules like this are a pain in the neck."
More than two-thirds of drivers stopped earlier this month were warned about their clobber. But council bosses DENIED anyone was sent home during the police-backed checks.
Council legal chief June Murray said: "Our officer spoke with 16 drivers, 11 of whom were reminded of the dress code and advised to adhere to it. No driver was ordered off the road."
Source; thesun.co.uk
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