Taxi Driver Online

Well this is a wee bit scary

Would be interesting to know the details regarding what happened. I mean, if you say online that a woman can't have a penis then you'll get people saying they're feeling offended, distressed or upset. Which seems to be just about what's happened here. And the driver's out of work because of it


Blackpool taxi driver has licence stripped over alleged transphobic and homophobic views

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire- ... d-27023453

Blackpool Council’s public protection sub-committee made the decision despite the driver's support from a member of the Blackpool Licensed Taxi Operators Association

A Blackpool taxi driver has been stripped of their licence following claims they made transphobic ad homophobic remarks in front of passengers.

The cabbie, who has not been identified, is also said to have pressed their religious views on passengers causing one complainant to feel concerned for their safety. The driver, who had had previous warnings over their behaviour, had their licence revoked following a town hall hearing.

Minutes from a meeting of Blackpool Council’s public protection sub-committee held on April 25, say complaints had been received by the licensing department in October last year and again in April this year. Verbal and written warnings had been issued but the driver was brought before the sub-committee following the latest complaint.

According to the minutes, the driver "expressed transphobic and homophobic views". They also “had handed out religious literature and had signage within their vehicle expressing their faith. The complainant had described feeling distressed and expressed concern for their own and others safety".

But the driver, who was represented by a member of the Blackpool Licensed Taxi Operators Association, denied causing any offence from their remarks in October 2022 and had no recollection of the alleged comments from April.

According to the minutes, signage expressing religious views had been removed and the driver “had ceased handing out religious literature following their verbal warning”. They felt some reaction to their views had been positive, and said the second complaint was ‘malicious’.

The hearing also heard of good conduct by the driver who had previously been received a Blackpool Taxi Driver of Year medal for assisting an injured elderly lady to return to Bolton free of charge.

But after considering the evidence, councillors felt the nature of the complaints meant the driver was “not a fit and proper person to hold a licence and therefore agreed that the licence be revoked".

At the same meeting, another driver was refused a taxi licence after evidence showed they were suffering from heart failure. A further driver was granted a licence subject to a severe warning letter after failing to disclose previous convictions which included setting off an emergency alarm on a train “without reasonable cause” after realising they were on the wrong train.

Wonder which religion it was?

Most likely Christian or Muslim. But, in view of the way such matters are normally viewed, I'd guess a Muslim would be more likely to get away with expressing such views (it's a bit like the Christian Kate Forbes v the Muslim Humza Yousuf thing, where the latter would get away with saying the same religiosity-based thing that the former wouldn't).

On the other hand, in terms of simple likelihood, I'd expect that the driver in question would be Muslim

discussing religion is one thing but preaching it at people is NOT good customer banter




there is considerable variation within both of those that's a bit like saying Europe is a country



And would make much more sense would it not ?

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Which has what to do with the article or what I said in response, precisely?

I suspect there has been a long history of this fella preaching this that and the other.

That stuff should stay in the church or mosque, not in a taxi/PH.

Years ago we had a really nice lad who had loads of Christian stuff over his rear window. The council wasn't impressed and told him to remove it.

Eerily when he removed the stickers it cracked his window.

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superglued on ?

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