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There are a great many aspects of what constitutes a duty of care to passengers, once they are in your vehicle. They range from drunken passengers, to injury by way of an inconspicuous wrapped parcel. Drivers should be aware of their duty of care if they don't want to fall foul of a claim for damages. Be specialy aware of passenger negligence such as trapping their hands or fingers in doors etc. You are not liable for their own negligence. Once an able bodied person has alighted from your cab you are not responsible for their actions.

The following passage taken from Halsbury's laws reflects the possition in respect of a Drunken passenger regardless of the mode of Transport.

My own advice would be to refuse any passenger who appears drunk because their actions can be unpredictable and may cause the driver injury or stress during the course of the journey.

If at any time you feel a passenger no matter what the circumstances may cause you injury or "stress" by being abusive etc during the journey, then you have reasonable cause not to take them.
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Drunken passengers.

It is not negligence for a carrier to admit to his vehicle or premises a person who is obviously drunk; but if he chooses to do so, it is his duty to protect other passengers from annoyance or injury by the drunken person. With regard to the drunken person himself, however, there is no duty on the carrier to care for him after he has reached his destination. There is a statutory prohibition against drunkenness on aircraft.

1 Adderley v Great Northern Rly Co [1905] 2 IR 378.2 M'Cormick v Caledonian Rly Co (1904) 6 F 362, Ct of Sess.3 See the Air Navigation Order 2000, SI 2000/1562, art 65; and AVIATION vol 2(3) (Reissue) para 829.

UPDATE

611 Drunken passengers
note 3—SI 2000/1562 art 65 now the Air Navigation Order 2005, SI 2005/1970, art 75.
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