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Just been reading in the paper about that Chris Halliwell taxi driver who has been charged by the police for the murder of Sian O'Callaghan and there was also that derrick bird bloke who went around just shooting people at will

It must be a very lonely and Solitude lifestyle being a cabbie, sitting on the rank for hours just waiting for a fare and with only a copy of the sun and a flask for company

Do these guys have special checks, just like teachers and social workers, because at the end of day when we get in to the back of the cab, we don't know what pyscho is driving us to our destination and that's if we get there -

and talking from experience i had one right nutter, taxing me away from Wimbledon dog track one night,

Anyone in a customer services job will get frustrated by insults.

People who work shifts are extra tired.

People who work on their own get lonely.

Combine all of these and it can boil over into violence.

I see a trend here....

Well the Public Carriage Office is the old bill.

They do a million checks on the London black cab drivers so to within half a perecent these guys are all pretty safe.

**** may be the exception though.

And the one that did all them rapes a few years ago.

I don't know much about the regional cabs around the UK but I'm pretty sure they should all be linked to the PCO in some way.

Like Chris Rock said

"Whatever happened to crazy?"

Number 5 wrote:Well the Public Carriage Office is the old bill.

They do a million checks on the London black cab drivers so to within half a perecent these guys are all pretty safe.

**** may be the exception though.

And the one that did all them rapes a few years ago.

I don't know much about the regional cabs around the UK but I'm pretty sure they should all be linked to the PCO in some way.

Like Chris Rock said

"Whatever happened to crazy?"

Not anymore, its run by TFL, used to be the Met.

The only check they have is a CRB which isn't even the highest one that teachers and care workers have to work with kids.

Having said that, it is the best cab service in the world, allegedly

Cabbies like ****, tend to make me think otherwise

Question: Do have to be a special person to invite people into your cab, without a background check, and feel comfortable riding them around? How many taxi drivers have been killed by giving psycos a ride?

They most certainly check to see if you have a criminal record.
My licence has to be renewed every 3 years at great cost and if,within those 3 years ive had ANY convictions,i have to disclose them.

Obviously they DONT check to see if im Didlo.
Id be fecked then alright

mrgnu1958 wrote:They most certainly check to see if you have a criminal record.
My licence has to be renewed every 3 years at great cost and if,within those 3 years ive had ANY convictions,i have to disclose them.

Obviously they DONT check to see if im Didlo.
Id be fecked then alright

Maybe you're not, but can they do you if you own one?

Rosie_titters wrote:Just been reading in the paper about that Chris Halliwell taxi driver who has been charged by the police for the murder of Sian O'Callaghan and there was also that derrick bird bloke who went around just shooting people at will

It must be a very lonely and Solitude lifestyle being a cabbie, sitting on the rank for hours just waiting for a fare and with only a copy of the sun and a flask for company

Do these guys have special checks, just like teachers and social workers, because at the end of day when we get in to the back of the cab, we don't know what pyscho is driving us to our destination and that's if we get there -

and talking from experience i had one right nutter, taxing me away from Wimbledon dog track one night,

I know where this was headed

Do you know Shes Pregnant now?

mrgnu1958 wrote:Do you know Shes Pregnant now?

At least she's alive!

marcengels wrote:

mrgnu1958 wrote:Do you know Shes Pregnant now?

At least she's alive!

My husband's a cabbie down here in our part of the world - gloucestershire - which is not really that far from Swindon.

He has to have CRB checks every couple of years.

He's been attacked, we've known others have their takings stolen, beaten up, rumours of a stabbing. He's also had to put up with the pukers, the incontinent ones, and a couple having a quick shag in the back of the cab.

There are nutters in all walks of society. It's not limited to cabbies.

Always use a licensed Hackney cab, never a mini cab. They guy in Swindon was possibly a mini cab driver or private hire - pics of his car showed a plate on the back, but no top sign.

flash gunner wrote:

Rosie_titters wrote:Just been reading in the paper about that Chris Halliwell taxi driver who has been charged by the police for the murder of Sian O'Callaghan and there was also that derrick bird bloke who went around just shooting people at will

It must be a very lonely and Solitude lifestyle being a cabbie, sitting on the rank for hours just waiting for a fare and with only a copy of the sun and a flask for company

Do these guys have special checks, just like teachers and social workers, because at the end of day when we get in to the back of the cab, we don't know what pyscho is driving us to our destination and that's if we get there -

and talking from experience i had one right nutter, taxing me away from Wimbledon dog track one night,

I know where this was headed

do ya

mrgnu1958 wrote:Do you know Shes Pregnant now?

Julie Bradbury use to look good, shame her hand in that photo resembles that of a monkey, couldn't imagine that wringly old bunch bananas around my man hood