Taxi Driver Online

This is about a slightly different topic, so haven't put it in the actual thread about the murder

And the images are huge, making it all a bit messy in terms of layout (at least on my Windows system and Firefox browser - I think my phone's browser will reduce the images to a manageable size ), but the images are integral to the story.


Tragic Wolverhampton driver's taxi firm denies its booking system caused fatal argument

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/cri ... -argument/

A Wolverhampton taxi firm has denied its system was to blame for the mix-up which sparked the fatal argument between killer Tomasz Margol and driver Anakh Singh.

Greg Caley, from ABC Cars, was furious when Wolverhampton Crown Court was told Tomasz Margol's £5.80 fare had been paid before he entered Mr Singh's taxi.

Margol and Mr Singh argued over whether it was a cash booking or whether the taxi had been prepaid, sparking the fight which ended the 59-year-old father of two's life.

However, a second taxi had been booked for the same job by the woman whose house Margol was leaving and that was pre-paid.

Mr Caley has revealed the taxi's booking system logged Mr Singh's job as a "cash fare". The director sent screenshots from the booking system to the Express & Star to prove his point.


The red crosses denote the fee was not paid online (Image: Express & Star)


The screen shot of the log of Mr Singh's last journey (Image: Express & Star)

He said: "It was stated the fare had been paid online but had not shown up on the drivers system.

"This is incorrect. The booking was always cash."

He added: "Only when Mr Singh arrived at the pick-up a second taxi was booked at 10.18am which was pre-paid.

"The second vehicle arrived and shortly after no-fared the booking."

"Both taxis were booked by another app user present. To pass blame on a system error is untrue, the person booking the taxi absolutely booked cash payment on the app."

Mr Singh was a popular driver within ABC Cars and known for being hard working and regularly taking extra shifts.

After his death on October 30 last year the taxi firm raised more than £11,000 for his heartbroken family.

Mr Caley added: "My deepest sympathies are with his family. May Anakh Singh rest in peace."

This week Tomasz Margol, 36, of Bamford Road, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter after the judge allowed a majority verdict.

The jury had been shown the street fight, which had been captured on two CCTV cameras, several times. Margol could be seen headbutting then punching the taxi driver who defended himself with a metal grate.

Shortly after, Mr Singh, who suffered from heart disease, died on Nine Elms Lane, Park Village.

Margol will be sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on July 11.

Anyway, not sure if all this clarifies or just confuses things further, but it's certainly not clear. I mean, if it was booked as a cash run, why are the card details shown alongside it?

Presumably that's because it was booked via an app, and to that extent the card details related to the account are shown anyway, while app users can still opt to pay by cash

So it looks like two cars were booked, via the app, using the same account, but one was paid by card, and one was to be paid cash.

I'm guessing the perp was told a booking had been made for him via the app, and he thought it had been paid via the app, but it hadn't, hence the kick off when the deceased asked for payment because on his system it was flagged as a cash job.

Or something like that. But, as usual, the case demonstrates how confusion over this kind of stuff can lead to conflict. It's normally relatively contained, but I'm sure we all have a good idea about how it can all get out of hand, and end in tragic consequences...

If I was the operator I would have said sweet f*** all.

No one is blaming the firm for the killing.

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