Taxi Driver Online

August 5, 2007 Sunday

'Taliban' cabby attacks passengers

Richmond And Twickenham Times

A man suffered stab wounds after being attacked by a knife-wielding taxi driver after a heated exchange during a pick up in Hounslow

The incident happened when the 21-year-old victim and two other passengers got into a taxi around 5pm on Sunday, July 29. During a row, the taxi driver shouted in a rage: "I'm a Taliban and I hate you bloody Sikhs! before he plunged a Stanley knife into the victim's neck and forearm.

A bystander who witnessed the attack raised the alarm and six police cars and and an ambulance arrived at the scene minutes later.

According to the witnesses, the assailant ran away from the scene but was caught by poilce and handcuffed. He was arrested and bailed pending further enquiries.

The victim was taken to hospital and received four stitches for the gash to his forearm. Anyone with information is urged to contact Hounslow CID on 0208 247 6160/5940.
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WTF is happening to parts of this trade?

Fit and proper, you are having a laugh.

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IDFIMH

The trouble is that the L.As have read that they cannot refuse anyone a license, and have taken it literally that they cannot.

But! at the end of the day it is their system that is failing everyone.

No matter how much you want to do any job, if you are not suited to it, then you should not get it. The biggest problem is that the trade is treated with contempt, a sort of, it is not rocket science and anyone can do it mentality.

Anyone with half a brain cell can see that it is not the case, otherwise we would not be having the problems that we are getting.

Remember it is their system, therefore it is their fault.

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if you cannot be yourself, then who can you be.

'Taxi' driver?

I think not.

Minicab driver.

Perhaps Bus Lane access would allow him to escape a bit quicker next time?

Why am i not shocked by this !!!!!

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Legal and proud

Loads a love from BERTIE !!

Ok. He eat his victims heart after ripping it from the body.

Shocked yet?

Ok, he was a Lib Dem voter, now you'll be shocked!

The big problem is that the same standard of police checks are not applied to foreigners as to UK nationals.

We have an Enhanced CRB check.

They have a letter from the Village policeman/headman to say they are a good person, this gets a stamp on it at the embassy.

All the boxes have been ticked so Licensing Officer can say he's done his job, even if the new driver is a raving nutter.

And it is soooo much less trouble than having to go to court to fight an appeal from raving nutter who has accused him of bias and racism if he refuses to issue a licence.

Level playing field anyone?

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Our safety is Paramount

I heard a story a few months back about a ph firm in peterborough which has taken on some Albanian drivers who apperently sit in the office bragging about the people they murdered back in albania and about how wonderful britain is for affording them assylum so that they can avoid prosecution and jail back in their own country !

Exactly why i say im not shocked by this

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Legal and proud

Loads a love from BERTIE !!