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.

Anyway, should be a nice debate.

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

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

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

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

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 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