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Probe after pensioner 'left stranded at train station in middle of night' by taxi driver

Officials are also trying to find a 'knight in shining armour' taxi driver who came to the woman's aid


An investigation has been launched after a pensioner says she was left stranded in the city centre in the middle of the night by a taxi driver.

Officials are also appealing for a cabbie described as “a knight in shining armour” to come forward after coming to her aid and getting her home.

The woman, in her 70s, was left in “a very distressed state” outside Cardiff Central Station and says she was left there by a Vale of Glamorgan taxi driver.

She was eventually taken home by the taxi driver from the capital.

Officers from the Vale of Glamorgan council’s licensing department in Barry have appealed for the Cardiff driver to come forward to help them with their investigation.

They have also appealed to any member of the public who may have witnessed the alleged incident to contact them.

They say the Cardiff cabbie was driving a Peugeot E7 Hackney Carriage.

The woman had been picked up at Cardiff Airport and dropped off at Cardiff Central Station in the early hours of April 18, although it is understood she had wanted to be taken to Cwmbran.

The Cardiff taxi driver then came to the woman’s rescue and took her to her home in Cwmbran.

A Vale council spokesman said: “We would very much like to talk to the Cardiff taxi driver who came to the lady’s assistance, helping her home to Cwmbran when she was in a very distressed state. The information he has will be of crucial importance to our investigation.

“This taxi driver acted like a knight in shining armour and now we are asking him to help us investigate this case, but all we have to go on is a CCTV image of this helpful driver’s cab.

“While Hackney carriage and private hire drivers and vehicles undergo rigorous tests and checks before they are issued with a licence, we occasionally receive complaints from the public about the taxi service.”

The spokeswoman said she was urging the Cardiff taxi driver to contact the council’s licensing manager, on 01446 709782 or email licensing@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

source: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local ... an-3317307

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why take the job on if he wasn't prepared to take her to her correct destination ?

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There must be a stack of CCTV at the airport, CWA is no Heathrow/Gatwick - easy to spot. If the pick up was in the early hours, there would not have been much airport traffic in terms of passengers. It says that she was left stranded! if that was the case then how is a Cardiff taxi driver going to help i.e he would not have spoken to the other driver, or for that matter taken much notice of a Vale of Glamorgan taxi in the area.

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