Taxi Driver In Court (Wheelchair)

A Taxi driver has appeared in court accused of failing to secure a passenger’s wheelchair.
Mark Smith, aged 51, allegedly did not take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of the passenger in his hackney carriage on February 15.
Smith of Clittaford Road, Southway, pleaded not guilty to breaching a Plymouth City byelaw
Plymouth magistrates adjourned the case until October 10.

Published by The Herald, 29 September 2011

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ts like this your honor, some brainless wide boys at the council said if I want to drive a cab, I must buy one of those TX things
So off I went and obliged him at £32,000, only to find out that a full sized wheelchair does not fit into the bit where its meant to, as per the Liverpool case your honor,cab to small.
I could have refused to take the customer but they would have complained to the council, In hindsight I should have as we would have nearly the same scenario, me in front of you for refusing to take them.
My customer asked why is there no saloons available as taxis, as they prefer them, I told them the idiots at the council said I must drive this heap of she-it.

I find you not guilty, and yes you can now go and buy that nice new Skoda Superb and have many happy years driving it