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Sexual approaches by minicab drivers on passengers have been banned in a police bid to protect vulnerable customers.

Any form of sexual contact, which could include anything from suggestive flirting to consensual activity in the back seat, could cost them their licence under a new condition imposed on private hire drivers.

The move, suggested by Thames Valley Police to stop rogue drivers using the consent defence in sex attack cases, was approved by the Royal Borough Council’s licensing panel on Wednesday night last week.

The condition states that drivers may not ‘initiate any dialogue of a sexual nature with a passenger’ or become ‘involved sexually’ or ‘have sexual contact’ with any customers in a licensed vehicle – even if they consented.

It will not apply to hackney carriage cabbies who are regulated by bylaws set by the Secretary of State and can be prosecuted if they fail to act in ‘a civil and orderly manner’.

Cllr Sayonara Luxton, licensing panel chairman, said the new condition will protect both passengers, who are often drunk and vulnerable when going home at night, and drivers, who have faced sex accusations from customers who have no money.

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I thought it would have been illegal in the first place to make sexual approaches to passengers.
My wife is not happy because it only applies to mini cab drivers

How so?

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Because when this condition is in place the passengers will know not to try that old chestnut.....silly

ffs..........yeah your right toots.

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Because, Ms Toots, your gender are quite often prone to making it up as you go along!!

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I have to admit to flirting and touching up a female passenger today as payment in cash was unlikely, she was consenting and it was wonderful













odd seeing as id stopped her houskeeping again and her mother had warned her not to marry me - but she still did

That's exactly my point. How on earth is this going to protect the driver. Are they suggesting that because they have now introduced this rule that when a driver says he didn't touch the passenger because he isn't allowed to, they will of course believe him. It doesn't protect the driver at all

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look but dont touch


us voyeurs stick to that

Now..You know that, We know that and every sane thinking person in Britain knows that.....but sadly this Idea comes from some dark and alien void that constitutes a council employees mind....the Jumped up little nyaff probably thinks that this is the most creative piece of thinking since the invention of the wheel...

so now common sense has to be made a rule and why will having this rule make a difference will it deter the odd idiot who thinks they can get away with it i doubt it

and theres me thinking sex attacks were illegal anyway