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Drivers to put the brakes on soiling of taxis
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Author:  captain cab [ Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:25 pm ]
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Drivers to put the brakes on soiling of taxis


Taxi drivers have spoken out about having to deal with the aftermath of ‘disgusting’ passengers who vomit, defecate and urinate in their cabs.

New rules introduced by Boston Borough Council now allow firms to impose a £50 charge on those who soil taxis registered to the Boston Hackney Carriage Association.

Local firms have spoken to The Standard to describe some of the horrendous situations drivers are faced with.

Acorn Taxis owner Zhahid Yunis said: “The vomiting used to just happen on weekends, but now it can happen at any time.

“We’ve had people urinating and defecating too.”

Mr Yunis said it is people of all ages - but stressed those heavily in drink were the main culprits.

“Two weeks ago I witnessed one passenger, who was asked for payment, vomiting into his own wallet before telling the driver ‘help yourself’,” he said.

When the situation was at its worse, Acorn Taxis was dealing with two or three cases of soiling a week - but Mr Yunis said he has since implemented a policy of not picking up people who are heavily in drink.

“It’s not worth the aggravation,” he said. “As much as we want to help people and pick them up, we have to provide a fair, efficient service.”

Refusing to take people heavily in drink in their 80 
vehicles has cut down the numbers of soiling incidents to one every two or three months - with the worst time being around Christmas.

Mr Yunis said the £50 charge is welcome but the difficulty is getting the customer to pay it.

“When you’re trying to get money off somebody who is drunk, it’s quite difficult,” he said. ”If a customer does soil the cab, the driver can now inform them of the fine and take their details. But if that doesn’t work we will have to phone the police and hope they will do something about it with what little resources they have.”

A driver from another firm, who asked not to be named, said: “Thankfully I’ve only had to deal with a couple but I’ve heard some horror stories from other drivers, with passengers getting out and leaving something on the seats for them to find - and others saying they were sprayed from behind.” He added: “However, if it was young children or very elderly people who had an accident, I personally wouldn’t charge them the £50.

“It’s mainly drunk people who are the problem.”

source: http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/lo ... -1-6618479
Author:  grandad [ Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Drivers to put the brakes on soiling of taxis
captain cab wrote:

Acorn Taxis owner Zhahid Yunis said: “The vomiting used to just happen on weekends, but now it can happen at any time.

“We’ve had people urinating and defecating too.”

Mr Yunis said it is people of all ages - but stressed those heavily in drink were the main culprits.


Why are your drivers even picking these punters up? They must be really stupid out in carrot crunching land. Make the to55ers walk home a few times.
Author:  jimbo [ Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Drivers to put the brakes on soiling of taxis
grandad wrote:
captain cab wrote:

Acorn Taxis owner Zhahid Yunis said: “The vomiting used to just happen on weekends, but now it can happen at any time.

“We’ve had people urinating and defecating too.”

Mr Yunis said it is people of all ages - but stressed those heavily in drink were the main culprits.


Why are your drivers even picking these punters up? They must be really stupid out in carrot crunching land. Make the to55ers walk home a few times.


Boston is so far to the east it is now in Poland...
Author:  Nidge2 [ Sun Mar 08, 2015 3:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Drivers to put the brakes on soiling of taxis
grandad wrote:
captain cab wrote:

Acorn Taxis owner Zhahid Yunis said: “The vomiting used to just happen on weekends, but now it can happen at any time.

“We’ve had people urinating and defecating too.”

Mr Yunis said it is people of all ages - but stressed those heavily in drink were the main culprits.


Why are your drivers even picking these punters up? They must be really stupid out in carrot crunching land. Make the to55ers walk home a few times.



If they come up to me the worse for wear they get the Foxtrot Oscar treatment.
Author:  westgatelad [ Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Drivers to put the brakes on soiling of taxis
Mortal passengers no longer get into my car.

Pass through town and my screen goes off. Doors locked. Window slightly open.

After the flurry of door pulls from the zombies in the city at every junction. Getting to the pick up point and speaking through the window.

Name?

Where you going?

(Drunk). Slurring.

Nope. Not booked for you.

But it says your car description on my phone.

I don't care mate. This is not booked for you.

Press no job and take a job that is not going to ruin my night. I am not going to starve just because I refused the fare.

Some need to realize that you need to actually stop thinking of the fare amount and think about the possible outcome.





I actually picked a sober guy up 2 nights ago. He was pretty worse for wear 2 weeks ago and i remembered him. Took him into town. Nice as pie all the way there.

Before getting out. I stopped the car (obviously) Then asked him if he remembers the ride to town the other week. He had no idea.

I proceeded to explain how he made my night into the crappest evening due to his demands, cheek, overall attitude towards me on the journey. How I kicked him out before getting to his location because I had had enough.

He was shocked at his actions. But I told him to think about my side of the journey. How he would feel being in my position.

He gave me a good tip and walked off rather sheepish. A punter who will now think about how he acts inside of a cab from now on.
Author:  grandad [ Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Drivers to put the brakes on soiling of taxis
westgatelad wrote:
A punter who will now think about how he acts inside of a cab from now on.

until he has had to much to drink again.
Author:  Sussex [ Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:12 pm ]
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westgatelad wrote:
Mortal passengers no longer get into my car.

You learn very quick. =D>
Author:  Sussex [ Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:14 pm ]
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westgatelad wrote:
Press no job and take a job that is not going to ruin my night. I am not going to starve just because I refused the fare.

Not sure what number this rule is on my list, or even if it is a rule.....

But there will always be another job after you have binned the sh** one. :wink:
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