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on our rank we have a woman that uses us regularly but she really has a hygiene problem in fact three of the drivers have been physically sick when we approached the licensing committee and asked if we could refuse her on the grounds of how bad she was they said no and we could get our license revoked has any body come across this before

The driver of a taxi shall not knowingly allow the taxi in his charge to be used for
illegal or immoral purposes or permit to be carried in the taxi in his charge any
article of a dirty, filthy, noxious, explosive or dangerous nature, or permit to be
carried in the taxi in his charge any person who has vermin on his person.


The driver of a taxi need not convey any hirer or passenger who is drunk or
otherwise not in a fit and proper state to be carried, or whose condition or clothing
is offensive or likely to cause damage to the interior of the taxi, or is accompanied
by any animal (other than stated in Condition 10a below) which is likely to
damage or soil the interior of the taxi, or for any other reasonable excuse.

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The best I can do is refer you to The Disability Rights Commission publication entitled;

Avoiding Disability Discrimination in Transport
A Practical Guide for Taxi and Private Hire Services.

The web-link to the PDF version is;

http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/Docu ... tehire.pdf

The best relevant paragraphs that might help is;

8. Picking up passengers

A driver should not refuse to provide a service for a person
on discovering, or because they already know, that he or she
is disabled. If a driver refuses to carry a disabled passenger,
who would otherwise be able to use his or her vehicle,
having either stopped as a result of being hailed, or been
approached at a rank, then it is likely that this would amount
to unlawful discrimination.

However, this does not mean that a driver should carry a
disabled passenger under all circumstances. If the disabled
person is drunk and abusive, for example, a driver could
refuse to carry them just as they would a non-disabled
person in the same condition.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

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Don't you have a few valid reasons for refusal in your conditions? We do. This one would cover it.

16. The driver of a taxi need not convey any hirer or passenger who is drunk or otherwise not in a fit and proper state to be carried or whose condition of clothing is offensive or likely to cause damage to the interior of the taxi or who refuses to cease smoking in the taxi when requested to do so by the driver or is accompanied by an animal which is likely to damage or soil the interior of the taxi or for any other reasonable excuse as approved by the licensing authority.

http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/acci/web ... Driver.pdf

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you could wear a breathing mask and a pair of surgical rubber gloves as you load her in, keep the mask on whilst driving, every now and again spray the air freshner around in large squirts and put all windows down whilst on the move, they will soon get the hint

If you have a reasonable reason you can refuse anyone you like.

Now the question is is being old smelly a reasonable excuse to refuse. If it has made some drivers ill, even if for only a short time, and/or it has left a smell which has effected other passengers, then I think telling the smelly old cow to pi** off is entirely justified.

The fact that your licensing team has threatened to remove your license surprises me not a jot.

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could someone tell me how that is done and edited, goodness sake, am only a lowly cab driver

I think the admin don't mind, just love the sound of their own voices.

If no one else has told you by then I will PM you tonight.

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Spot on - it also applies to anyone that you see as a threat to your health and well being , you know the type swaggering down the street and when they get into your cab they will perform - a very big NO. If those drivers are being made to feel physically unwell then that could affect their ability to drive safely, now they do not care about you and I - but if it affects the safety of the passenger as it clearly would, Well............ what can I say, I suppose NO.

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if you cannot be yourself, then who can you be.

That's it in a nutshell.
The DDA gives disabled people the same rights as everyone else - including the right to be refused for being a smelly b*****d

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oi, thats my weekend gear you mock...

The reason she stinks could well relate to her disability though

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There's no excuse for animal abuse. If you ain't vegan you are an animal abuser.

If she can't take care of her personal hygiene, she should have someone who does it for her.
My Mother had MS for years and she wouldn't have dreamed of going out in a state like that.
I don't mean to come across as uncaring but how much is a cabby supposed to put up with?

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