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Nofolk Town To Offer Drinkers Free Taxis Home

6/10/2009

Drunken youngsters are being offered free taxis home to avoid late night crime.

The police will pay up to £6 to ferry a reveller home on Friday and Saturday nights when some pubs shut at 1am.

The three-month trial is costing a Norfolk town £350.

Margaret Holmes, mayor of Watton, said: "We feel this is a good thing - especially if it protects young women who are sometimes left drunk."

Sgt Lance Ogbourne said: "People walking home are at their most vulnerable and also most likely to be involved in anti-social behaviour."

Source; Mirror.co.uk

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That seems awfully cheap

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That's for the bag of chips on the way home.

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So, what happens if the fare is £7?

They've only got £350 ffs don't be so greedy

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I hope that they have asked the taxi drivers their views.

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Seriously, though, what happens if the Police call a taxi to take a drunk home and it turns out he or she lives more than a £6 ride away? Maybe even a lot more? What happens if said drunk chunders all over the cab?

By the sounds of it... they will have a new private hire companie soon.....Z cars

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

I don't think they can force you to take a drunk home if you don't want to. Having the experience I had last weekend with a job I did that the police had called in I'd certainly give it a miss

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I have it on good authority , tonight, although I may have been inebriated and missed the translation, that our police are to stamp on the b*llocks of anyone f*cking with a cab driver

CC

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toots.... as long as they handcuff them all together, and place a bin bag over the heads you'll be OK......they could even use your handcuffs.

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

They could indeed but I'd have to dust the cobwebs off them first

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After serious thought... this is definitely a job for a saloon vehicle..... with a boot....

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

That's me out then cos I have an estate

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They are not old people.. they are young people

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!