grandad wrote:
Why can't taxi drivers just do the job without having to shag the customer?
Thats the quote of the year so far!
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:43 pm ] |
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Southampton taxi driver wants to get job back and save marriage A CABBIE cleared of raping a drunken student in his taxi told today how it had destroyed his life. Lance Bradley admitted having sex with the 19-year-old in the back of his car after he picked her up from Southampton’s Leisure World complex where she had been celebrating a friend’s birthday. Jurors took just an hour to acquit him and now he wants his job back. Today his union gave Mr Bradley, who has been suspended for nine months, their full backing to return to work but his conduct could still prevent him regaining his licence from Southampton City Council if it is deemed to have fallen below standards expected of drivers. The case has also led to calls for a new code of conduct to be established for drivers. The city crown court heard that after picking the teenager up outside Oceana club, Mr Bradley switched off his GPS system that links him with his controller before allegedly raping her on her way home in St Denys. Self-employed Mr Bradley, 52, admitted he had consensual sex with her in the back seat of his Radio Taxis cab in a rugby club car park but insisted the student, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had instigated it. “It has destroyed my family life,” he confessed. “I wish I had never clapped eyes on her.” Afterwards the cabbie, who lives in Sandpiper Road, Southampton, spoke of the cost of what happened that night With tears welling in his eyes, he said his wife had been financially supporting him after he had his licence revoked by the City Council. “This has been hanging over my head for nine months. I couldn’t get any money. It’s the first time I have been put in this position during my 27 years as a taxi driver. “I shall certainly be applying for my licence back.” A spokesman for Southampton City Council said: “Licensing officers and possibly the licensing panel will have to take into account the circumstances surrounding the suspension, including conduct and suitability for the post, before they reissued a licence.” Deputy council leader Royston Smith said it was right that consideration was given to his conduct through the licensing procedure and that he would welcome a discussion with the trade about establishing a formal code of conduct for drivers. “I think it would be useful, as this case does raise issues over the fit and proper person test, to have discussions with the trade about establishing a code of conduct that would set out what it expected.” Radio Taxis managing director Graham Wilkins said if the council deemed him a fit and proper person and reissued his license he would be free to drive their cabs again. Perry McMillan, chairman of Southampton cab section of Unite said: “I would give Lance my full backing to come back to taxi driving. He has had an impeccable record for over 20 years and yes, he made an error of judgement but he has suffered for it with this accusation against him.” He added that he would be asking Mr Bradley to speak at a union meeting to serve as a warning and educate other drivers of the consequences of a lapse of judgement. Mr Bradley hopes he can also now patch up his marriage. “I have done something wrong to my wife. I have paid a price. She doesn’t want to live with me for a while, while we work things out. I want us to get back together, I still love her.” |
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| Author: | grandad [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:13 pm ] |
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What is it with taxi drivers and customers?Why can't taxi drivers just do the job without having to shag the customer? It is allowed to say no! |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:15 pm ] |
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grandad wrote: Why can't taxi drivers just do the job without having to shag the customer?
Thats the quote of the year so far!
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| Author: | tom2907 [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:50 pm ] |
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Yeh. I've rattled a few of my customers over the years, and, some of them were women. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:22 pm ] |
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The court has found that the chap didn't rape the girl, on the basis of beyond reasonable doubt. The council will decide if this driver is a 'fit and proper' person on the balance of probabilities. The girl was a drunken student, the driver was a licensed cab driver. Would anyone on here grant a license to a driver who has sex with a drunken student whilst working, on the balance of probabilities. If it was down to me the answer would be no. 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:41 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: The city crown court heard that after picking the teenager up outside Oceana club, Mr Bradley switched off his GPS system that links him with his controller before allegedly raping her on her way home in St Denys.
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:48 pm ] |
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as tempting as it may seem at the time this is often the result once the passenger has sobered up and REALISED what they've done as the saying goes Don't mix business with pleasure I know of a driver who used to drive in these parts who was always on the lookout for a bit of legover and managed to give his wife syphilis ! |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:58 pm ] |
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We had a similar story here a couple of years back. The accused driver was suspended immediately and eventually had his license returned, after the court case. CC |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:06 pm ] |
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found the story! http://newsandstar.co.uk/news/cleared_rape_accused_trial_was_torture_1_295639?referrerPath=home/news_star_search_results_page_2_1962 |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:10 pm ] |
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http://falserapesociety.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html |
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| Author: | toots [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:56 pm ] |
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grandad wrote: What is it with taxi drivers and customers?Why can't taxi drivers just do the job without having to shag the customer? It is allowed to say no!
Why can't the customers just have the driver take them where they want to go without wanting to shag them  Some drivers would never meet anybody if they didn't meet their prospective other half in the taxi 
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| Author: | Chilon of Sparta [ Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:07 am ] |
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toots wrote: grandad wrote: What is it with taxi drivers and customers?Why can't taxi drivers just do the job without having to shag the customer? It is allowed to say no! Why can't the customers just have the driver take them where they want to go without wanting to shag them Some drivers would never meet anybody if they didn't meet their prospective other half in the taxi I'm getting paranoid. All this sh***ing going on...yet my customers simply want to get from A-B as quickly as possible...and can never get out of the vehicle quickly enough. Maybe I'd better have this year's 'annual bath' and buy some new deodorant.
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| Author: | toots [ Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:50 am ] |
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Chilon of Sparta wrote: toots wrote: grandad wrote: What is it with taxi drivers and customers?Why can't taxi drivers just do the job without having to shag the customer? It is allowed to say no! Why can't the customers just have the driver take them where they want to go without wanting to shag them Some drivers would never meet anybody if they didn't meet their prospective other half in the taxi I'm getting paranoid. All this sh***ing going on...yet my customers simply want to get from A-B as quickly as possible...and can never get out of the vehicle quickly enough. Maybe I'd better have this year's 'annual bath' and buy some new deodorant. Pmsl I wouldn't be getting paranoid I think it's like the fishermans tale  Perhaps you should do a bit of Chillin as your avatar suggests
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| Author: | Nigel [ Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:57 pm ] |
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grandad wrote: What is it with taxi drivers and customers?Why can't taxi drivers just do the job without having to shag the customer? It is allowed to say no!
Straight to the point and well said. 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:59 pm ] |
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Behaviour must be formalised, says taxi trade A TAXI trade body has backed calls for a formal code of conduct after a cabbie who romped with a customer in his taxi was wrongly accused of rape. Lance Bradley was cleared of raping a 19-year-old student in the back of his cab after a nine-month ordeal he said had destroyed his life, as reported by the Daily Echo. Jurors at Southampton Crown Court took just an hour to acquit him. Mr Bradley, 52, of Sandpiper Road, Southampton, admitted having sex with the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, but insisted she instigated it. The case prompted calls for a new code of conduct to be established for drivers. Cabinet member for community safety, Councillor Royston Smith, said it would be useful to have discussions with the trade about establishing a code of conduct that would set out what it expected of drivers. Today the chairman of the Southampton Hackney Assoc-iation said he would welcome the move. Ian Hall held up a code of conduct Hampshire County Council requires of drivers taking on contracts to transport school children and vulnerable adults. It bans hugging, holding, cuddling, tickling, horseplay or unnecessary physical contact. It also prohibits rude or personal remarks. He said: “I would be a keen advocate for the City Council to incorporate some of these rules. All drivers should have written on card what should and shouldn’t be done. “This council is keen to promote the fact it was one of the first to make cameras mandatory. They could follow it with a code of conduct.” Chairman of the Southampton cab section of Unite, Perry McMillan, said he backed a new code to help to educate drivers on the dangers of sexual liaisons and flirtations with customers. “It’s something that all drivers should be aware of,” he said. Chairman of Radio Taxis and the Southampton Taxi Association Clive Johnson added: “These are public transport vehicles. You’ve got children and families getting into these cars. You don’t want to get into a taxi where the driver has been bonking away on the back seat.” Southampton City Council regulates taxi driver behaviour through a “fit and proper person” test. Officers can suspend drivers and refer them to councillors to review their licence if it is deemed their behaviour had fallen below expected standards. Mr Bradley faces a hearing to get back his licence. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4882018.Code_of_conduct_for_Southampton_s_taxi_drivers_/ |
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