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Leicester temple wheelchair row taxi driver 'suspended'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-48669051

A taxi driver has been suspended after he refused to help an elderly wheelchair user to the car "in case she fell out".


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Saroj Seth MBE, 78, who had her right leg amputated three years ago, asked for help down a ramp at the Shree Geeta Bhavan Temple in Clarendon Park Road, Leicester.

However she said the driver refused, leaving her "humiliated and insulted".

ADT Taxis said the driver has been "suspended indefinitely".

Mrs Seth said: "Most of the drivers are very good but this driver came and just sat there in the car," she said.

"There was no compassion, no kindness.

"He said 'no, it is a liability to take a disabled person' and said he was not going to touch the wheelchair.

"He didn't want to come near me and stood by his car."

Mrs Seth, a former magistrate who was awarded an MBE for services to community cohesion in Leicester in 2011, said she is a regular ADT Taxis customer and on booking warns them she needs assistance

But she added: "That incident left me very angry that with all my hard work, people still haven't understood [about equality], and there is no compassion whatsoever for people who are not able and are dependent on others."

ADT manager Nigel Ord said the firm had "suspended the driver indefinitely" and informed the council's licensing authority.

"The fault lies with us somewhere and we are investigating the incident," he said.

"It is an unfortunate situation and we will learn from this."

A woman who witnessed the conversation said she was "shocked and sickened" by it.

Struggle to argue with that.

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IDFIMH

It is an education issue they need to be made to understand that it speed up loading thus reducing time on the job !!

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Agree with that.

The issue is training drivers to actually do the job, rather than merely training them to pass the licensing requirements.

Maybe the onus should be put on operator's to train the drivers on their circuits.

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IDFIMH

Bullshit, you'll have anyone for profit over customer care, this is the same firm where a driver was filmed refusing to take a guide dog.

which goes to prove the point this firm NEEDS to invest in driver training

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

I agree, but until operators share any penalties/points that drivers on their circuits accrue, then many operators wont give a stuff.

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IDFIMH

No,the operator is not fir and proper to hold the license.

Crap the driver was right the old cow used to sit on the bench ffs and has accepted an MBE a parasite clearly and of course he has a duty of care towards himself lugging fat old bitches around is very likely to put him at risk of serious injury then of course the old MBE turd will of course cover his lost earnings.

well done the driver and of course if the driver was PAYE he can only be suspended on full pay while a full and complete investigation takes place

i would love to rep this driver its a walk over..............................why should he risk his health for that grovelling lickspittle parasite ????????????/

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Another walk over for the TROT funny how you lame brains always get it wrong ............................oh yeh yer cabbies

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F88K EM ALL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

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helping customers=customer service and we ARE a service industry

put your brain into gear before you post drivel Tel

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IDFIMH

Health and safety not yer strong point EDDERS ...................................and you forget this parasitical old slag has sat on the BENCH FFs and grovelled to the Von Windsor scum for an MBE.................................can you get any lower ????????????

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F88K EM ALL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

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take your pick

drug dealing
modern slavery
swindling pensioners of their life savings
child sexual exploitation
shagging Diane Abbott

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector