Taxi Driver Online

I suspect on occasions most driver's have taken home members of the public who for whatever reasons have suffered from a serious bout of Intestinal gas, otherwise known as flatulence? This activity must be a little distasteful for the driver and I was wondering if such behaviour would be grounds for "reasonable cause to eject the passenger" under our present legislation? I suppose you could politely ask the passenger to try and delay his discharge until he or she arrives home or perhaps ask them to temper the discharge to shorter bursts.

Does anyone know of a legal case in the UK or abroad where such an event has occurred?

Regards

JD

Is ordering a taxi, getting in and finding the driver stinking of BO a resonable cause to tell the driver you dont want take you anywhere, refuse to pay for whats on the meter at the time he picks you up?

It goes both ways. I have been in cabs that are stinking and driver smoking away like a chimney pot. The worst still is BO, there is no excuse for the driver to stink.

Like being at some of the taxi shows, when walking around the smell of BO is really bad at times.

Anyway, should be a nice debat.

regards
RadioMan

Naturaly the decision on whether to take a particular Cab rests with the passenger, they do have the option to decline a cab and driver if they so wish. My thoughts were not on whether a passenger or driver might have BO but whether the specific continuance of flatulence was a reasonable excuse to eject them? I fully understand the debate might move on to other offensive smells but it would be interesting to hear if anyone had cause to eject a passenger or indeed passengers, for continually passing wind. lol



I suspect there will be certain posters who will no doubt add their own distinctive flavour to the debate?

Regards

JD

J.D.
Yes this once happened to me, but I came to what I thought was a reasonable compromise.

I asked him if he know Jingle Bells ,and then he "played" the tune...mrT

you are right

This must be a two way thing, Problem is some taxi drivers I know have a pig in the back as a air fresener....mrT,,

At least he was full of the xmas spirit.

Were you partial to the aroma? seeing as how you gave him greater freedom to express himself.

I hope the fellow was an acomplished percussionist and gave you a good rendition of Jingle Bells.

Did he have the X factor?

Regards

JD

i think its more like having reasonable cause to open the window?

I always knew my crap sense of smell would come in handy.

That aside, I think the BO issue is more common than the other one, and I think that getting rid of smelly is a reasonable cause. You have your next punter to think about.

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IDFIMH

Hydogen Sulphide from the car in fronts cat, has often led to accusing glances from passengers, if it happens try and never think of peter sellers in the pink panther lift scene.

Twice I have had a punter blown more than wind in the cab. Oh yes I charged them a cleaning fee.
I have decided that the flooring in cabs LTI and Metros are the only good bit of design.

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Make trafic wardens redundant. PARK LEGALLY.
Congestion charge! Before it was free.

I would be of the opinion that if a passenger can feel offended by a drivers excessive flatulence then likewise the driver. I would contend such behaviour is more than reasonable cause to eject them.

I think I'll phone the licensing department tomorrow and ask them their opinion on excessive flatulence?

Regards

JD

stop saying eject.....mrT

why get in to an argument? why not just wind the window down? why even get into this state?

I must admit I did ponder on using that word. However, if the passenger had the audacity to prolong his flatuation it may come to the point where he might need to be ejected lol

Perhaps the best solution would be to retaliate by serving up a recipe of your own flatulence? That would really be something lol

Regards

JD

Hi JD

I had a punter burp! rite loudly in the rear behind me.The smell made me sick and he had to walk the rest of the way.___ the dog