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Author:  captain cab [ Thu Apr 14, 2016 8:01 pm ]
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Uber driver suspended for offering terrified passenger free ride if she 'went for a drink with him'



Vicki Trigg says the cabbie took her phone out of her hand and called his own number, insisting he would pick her up after dropping her off at the Manchester Arena

An Uber driver who allegedly offered a terrified passenger a free ride if she 'went for a drink with him' and told her he 'liked sex' has been suspended.

Vicki Trigg left the taxi terrified after the cabbie, who said he was married, told her he had been ‘waiting for her’ after dropping her off at the Manchester Arena earlier in the evening.

She claimed she was ‘extremely uncomfortable’ when he made inappropriate comments and badgered her to go out with him, the Manchester Evening News reports .

Vicki, 24, said the driver repeatedly asked if she would be his friend - and said he would ‘pester’ her until she gave in and went for a drink.

She was dropped off by the Uber driver ahead of the Muse concert last Friday, April 8.

Vicki says he took her phone out of her hand and called his own number, insisting he would pick her up after the show.

Before Vicki had even left the arena, she says the driver bombarded her with messages wanting to collect her and take her back to her car three miles away at her work.

He then allegedly told her intimate details about his personal life - and that he wanted a girlfriend even though he was married.

Vicki claims that when they arrived where her car was parked, he stopped the taxi and turned the engine off before offering her cigarettes. She says he told her she didn’t have to pay the fare - and that she could ‘pay him back’ if they went out together.

Vicki quickly left the taxi, blocked the driver’s number and complained to Uber. The firm have suspended him while they look into the ‘serious incident’.

Vicki, who works in animation, called for the driver to be sacked and added: "I’m a really outgoing person, I’ll talk with anyone. But this was odd. He was implying all sorts. He was going into a lot of detail about his personal life. He said he liked having sex with people.

"He asked me if I had a boyfriend, and when I said I did, he said I shouldn’t be tied down to one person as I was too young.

"He was laughing to himself. I was getting really scared. I felt like he wanted to be friends - but then something more.

"I was trying to be polite, but he wouldn’t leave it. It was so dodgy. His behaviour was inappropriate. It was my first and last Uber experience."

When Vicki contacted Uber, bosses told her: "Your driver’s behaviour does not sound at all like the service you or I would expect.

"Your safety is our highest priority, so there is no room for this kind of behaviour on the Uber platform."

An Uber spokesman told the Manchester Evening News: "Whenever there is a serious incident it’s our policy to suspend the partner-driver while we investigate. All drivers who use our app in the UK are fully licensed private hire drivers who have been through the local authority’s licensing process.

"This includes an enhanced DBS check - the same process black cab drivers, teachers and care workers have to go through. All trips carried out on the Uber platform must be pre-booked though the app."

Vicki has reported the incident to police, who said no crime had been committed but urged anyone with concerns about taxi drivers in the future should contact them.

source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ub ... ar_twitter
Author:  captain cab [ Thu Apr 14, 2016 8:08 pm ]
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An Uber spokesman told the Manchester Evening News: "Whenever there is a serious incident it’s our policy to suspend the partner-driver while we investigate. All drivers who use our app in the UK are fully licensed private hire drivers who have been through the local authority’s licensing process.

"This includes an enhanced DBS check - the same process black cab drivers, teachers and care workers have to go through. All trips carried out on the Uber platform must be pre-booked though the app."


Oh I've heard that line before, wonder where...... :-k

:idea: Oh Yeah.....

Quote:
Uber minicab seized by police investigating murder

An Uber spokesman said yesterday that the car was registered to a private hire cab driver in Bradford who last used the Uber app on Monday March 21.

The spokesman said the car had not been used for any Uber trips in Glasgow and said any driver given a private hire licence by Bradford City Council had to pass enhanced DBS disclosure tests.



http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/1438 ... hopkeeper/
Author:  edders23 [ Thu Apr 14, 2016 8:46 pm ]
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Ufail 's vetting system working well again :roll:
Author:  captain cab [ Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:49 pm ]
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edders23 wrote:
Ufail 's vetting system working well again :roll:


yes, the blaming others scenario is catching :wink:
Author:  captain cab [ Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:59 pm ]
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Uber driver suspended for offering terrified passenger free ride if she 'went for a drink with him'



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Author:  DocG [ Thu Apr 14, 2016 11:51 pm ]
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I expect the usual planted article that UBER cures the common cold, or cancer in the next day or to then

amazing how they appear shortly after bad publicity ](*,)
Author:  captain cab [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:06 am ]
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DocG wrote:
I expect the usual planted article that UBER cures the common cold, or cancer in the next day or to then

amazing how they appear shortly after bad publicity ](*,)



I'm going for cancer cure

:wink:
Author:  edders23 [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:33 am ]
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Nah I think they will claim to be the solution to global warming
Author:  Nidge2 [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:37 am ]
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edders23 wrote:
Nah I think they will claim to be the solution to global warming



Will their bullshit cure global warming?
Author:  captain cab [ Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:14 am ]
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And that's just London
Author:  toots [ Sat Apr 16, 2016 11:49 pm ]
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captain cab wrote:
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And that's just London


I wonder what company is responsible for the other 122.
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