1 Mar 2008
Famous five Sheffield taxi drivers honoured
FIVE taxi drivers with more than 120 years on the clock have been
honoured by Sheffield Council.
Lord Mayor Coun Arthur Dunworth presented the drivers with long service
awards at a ceremony in the Mayor's Parlour at the Town Hall.
Walayat Khan, aged 65, from Darnall has been a taxi driver for 34 years
while Dennis Whiteley, 61, from Wincobank, has been picking up
passengers for 30 years.
Chris Frayne, 62, from Hackenthorpe, and Mohammed Saleem, 49, from
Rotherham, have been ferrying fares for 25 years each, while Muhammed
Arif, 55, from Nether Edge, has been a cabbie for 15 years.
Despite collectively clocking up more than a century on the road, not one
of the drivers has ever had an accident or a blight on their driving licences.
Coun Dunworth said: "It is incredible that these drivers have carried
residents and visitors around our city for so many years without any
accidents or motoring offences.
"They provide a valuable service that we all use from time to time, and
play a very important role in keeping the city on the move."
Source: The Star
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