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Birmingham taxi driver beaten by fare-dodging passenger

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... m-53247636

A taxi driver has been repeatedly punched in the face by a man who refused to pay his fare. A video of Tuesday's attack, in Druids Heath, Birmingham, shows the 52-year-old driver being attacked by the passenger.

A West Midlands drivers' association said such assaults were "frequent" and called for more protection for drivers.

West Midlands Police said it was investigating and using the footage to try to trace the attacker.

The driver was taken to hospital with a cut and swelling to his face after being "repeatedly punched" on Kimpton Close at about 14:00 BST, the force said.

Chair of the West Midlands Private Hire Drivers Association, Shaz Saleem, said the man, who has been driving taxis "for quite a while", had been left "shook up" by the attack.

"Some people just don't have respect for drivers," he said, adding that the dispute was over a fare of £5-£10.

"That's quite a lot in these times," he said, as the coronavirus lockdown has left many taxi drivers struggling to make a living.

"Drivers have been off the road for three months; most have no choice but to go to work," Mr Saleem said. "They're risking their lives to be assaulted."

He said the association had been campaigning with local councils to protect taxi drivers better by introducing measures such as CCTV and advance payments for fares.

"People are taking advantage," he said. "It's lucky someone was recording this, or no-one would know about it."

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IDFIMH

Now why didn't the person recording the incident shout out to the passenger that this was all being recorded?

Might have stopped the incident before it started.

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IDFIMH

As the driver and vehicle was PH there is nothing in law stopping him asking for any fare up front.

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IDFIMH

Or it could have made things a whole lot worse.

Learned a long time a go that discretion often the better part of valour with stuff like this. Depends on the precise circumstances, but would only really intervene if there was imminent threat of serious injury, or if I thought it would improve the situation otherwise.

Have taken lots of videos over the years of this, that and the next thing, sometimes just as evidence that can be used if necessary (as here), which is better than doing nothing at all.

Why the hell hide the face of the attacker yet show the face of the victim, what kind of fechin weird Liberal PC world are we living in?

here's hoping the nasty [edited by admin] gets caught and jailed for a good stretch !

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Police have issued an appeal for someone who may be able to help them with their inquiries.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/cri ... er-attack/

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IDFIMH