Taxi Driver Online

On the facts as presented, I'd have suspended him for one month max


Taxi driver loses licence after racist remarks to female passenger

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black- ... r-19938755

Councillors find driver's behaviour showed he wasn’t ‘a fit and proper person’ to hold a taxi licence.

A taxi driver who made racist and intimidating remarks to a passenger before threatening to throw her out of his car has lost his licence.

The unnamed man’s disqualification came after Sandwell’s licensing committee said his behaviour showed he wasn’t ‘a fit and proper person’ to hold a dual private hire and Hackney Carriage permit.

Minutes of its November meeting show the passenger had alleged the driver had been intimidating and made racial comments during a pre-booked journey.

She also claimed at one point he said he threatened to drop her off in an area she didn’t know.

Refusing to continue, he returned the woman to her home address despite being advised by his taxi base to continue to his destination.

Appearing at the review meeting the driver, who was referred to as Mr ‘ P’, admitted he’d made racist comments but said they were about passengers in general and were not aimed at the woman.

He explained he’d been waiting for the passenger for five minutes who he claimed displayed inappropriate behaviour, including unsuitable language and encouraged him to break the speed limit during the journey.

Revoking his permit, councillors said they saw no reasons to ignore established guidelines and said he was not a fit and proper person to hold a licence in Sandwell.

They added, as a professional driver for over 10 years, he had: “Displayed discriminatory behaviour towards a passenger and his interview with a Taxi Licensing Enforcement officer corresponded with the passenger’s witness statement.”

Mr ‘P’ was advised of his right to appeal to a magistrates court.

We don't know the words that were used, but it doesn't surprise me a bit that he had his license revoked.

If he had used certain words there is a chance he could have been jailed.

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I have to admit this might have been one situation in which CCTV with voice recording might have provided mitigating evidence

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Or aggravating evidence.

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Indeed, and it all depends on *what* words were used, and *how* they were said.

I mean, case in point this weekend. Scottish PR guru posted this:


Now he's been accused of allsorts, and forced to apologise.

As far as I can see all he was doing was to highlight the non-discriminatory nature of his firm's recruitment.

But the offence-mongers think otherwise:


PR tycoon Gordon Beattie apologises for ‘racist’ post

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pr-t ... -cct0rzq8w

One of Scotland’s most successful public relations experts has caused outrage after saying that his firm did not recruit “blacks, gays or Catholics” as part of a post boasting about its diversity credentials.