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I still remember the hassle when I had a window smashed one Saturday night more than 20 years ago, so don't want to poo-poo the hassle this driver has been through.

But in the grand scheme of things, this doesn't seem particularly newsworthy, particularly compared to what happens in other towns and cities

So maybe it's a slow news day, or maybe Darlington is some sort of driver's nirvana, and stuff like this is exceptionally unusual. Or whatever...


Darlington taxi driver left out of pocket after window smashed

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/ ... w-smashed/

A Darlington taxi driver has lost work after a missile was hurled at his car shattering a back window.

Allan Swan, who is self-employed but works with Harry’s Taxi’s, was on Yarm Road in the town when he heard "cracking" on Saturday night.

The 44-year-old, who has been a taxi driver for 20 years, says he has been left out of pocket due to lost earnings and the earliest the window can be replaced is Thursday, November 13.

He said: “One window had been smashed; it is going to cost £115 to repair. I was driving and suddenly heard cracking.

"I have been unable to work since. It has affected me a lot. I have bills coming out and I can’t pay them.

"I have a school run which I do, so I am having to pay other people to do that for me as well. It has affected me massively. I pick up a girl from college and it is affecting her because she is having to get other people to pick her up.”

Pictures of the damage show a back window has been shattered with glass shards left on the back seats.

Durham Police said they believe a child is responsible for the damage.

A spokesperson said: “We were called with a report of criminal damage after a child was believed to have thrown an unknown object at a taxi driver's rear window, in Yarm Road, Darlington, just after 9.45pm on Saturday, November 8.

“The child has then run off and the taxi driver has carried on with his journey.

“An investigation was carried out but no suspects were able to be identified.”






All images: Allan Swan/The Northern Echo