Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Dr. Martin Gooter Bling on February 17, 2019, 03:59:44 pm
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'Taxi driver from hell' showed tourists graphic M50 crash images while driving them to Dublin Airport
https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/taxi-driver-hell-showed-tourists-15843664 (https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/taxi-driver-hell-showed-tourists-15843664)
Two young tourists have complained to the National Transport Authority and Lynk after being shown graphic pictures of last month's fatal M50 crash by a taxi driver who also overcharged them.
Anna Whittaker and Rachel Sutherland, both 22, were on their way to Dublin Airport when the driver allegedly sped while using his phone, said he was 'brought up to hate English', and drove Anna away from the airport alone after Rachel left to get money.
The incident was reported after the driver also allegedly quoted them a price of €25 before demanding €51 when they arrived.
Speaking to Dublin Live, Anna said he took out his phone while speeding on the motorway before showing them the horror pictures of the crash that left Jackie Griffin dead on January 24.
The Derby native said: "He got out his phone and started scrolling through his pictures, whilst driving.
"He was trying to find a photo of 'a decapitated head'. He had even drawn a circle around the poor woman's head lying in the road. It was distressing and we never asked to see it.
"Upon arrival at the airport, he demanded €51 despite being quoted €25 twice over the phone.
"I insisted that we would not pay double the price, and rang Lynk.
"They said 'we would've never quoted you 25 euros. Also, if you took the M50 route then of course it would cost more.'
"I didn't realise we had to ask the driver which route he would be taking!
"We only had €40 but the driver would not accept this and started to raise his voice."
Anna's friend Rachel then went into the airport to take out the extra cash - but the driver then got impatient and decided to take Anna on a detour to a petrol station to get it instead.
She said: "He was annoyed that Rachel was taking 'too long' so sped off with just me in the car so I could get the cash instead.
"It was a terrifying experience. He had told us earlier 'my dad would kill me if he knew I had two English girls in my cab, I was brought up to hate the English'.
"I rang Rachel and told her (in Spanish so he hopefully wouldn't understand) that I was worried where he was taking me.
"Eventually, after I got cash out, he took me back to the airport. I gave him the cash and went to meet my friend.
"We were both furious at the situation and felt that he would've treated us with more respect if we weren't two young female travellers."
Lynk confirmed the complaint telling Dublin Live that "the issues outlined were addressed and necessary action was taken."
They refunded the women €17 while the NTA also received a complaint and passed the information on to gardai who are reviewing the details.
Despite the experience, Anna said the pair "absolutely fell in love" with the city and that everyone else they encountered was "so friendly".
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Joe, I know the family of the woman who's head was decapitated on the M50 and they were in a Nigerian fella's car. I think they were on The Late Late show so he knew well who they were. He had a smirk on his face and he piped up, "I was listenin' to the fuckin' radio there earlier. Your woman's husband was on raging saying he wants an inquiry done by the Road Safety Authority. He wants heads to roll...", he said to them Joe.
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Immigrant?
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Whittaker and Sutherland............hmmmmmmmmmmm
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Has Dalymount started writing a diary like Belker? lol
And why did Lynk only refund them e17? You'd think with the bad publicity coming their way that they'd give them 50euro or more? And no mention of the driver getting sacked or suspended...
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'Taxi driver from hell' showed tourists graphic M50 crash images while driving them to Dublin Airport
https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/taxi-driver-hell-showed-tourists-15843664 (https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/taxi-driver-hell-showed-tourists-15843664)
Two young tourists have complained to the National Transport Authority and Lynk after being shown graphic pictures of last month's fatal M50 crash by a taxi driver who also overcharged them.
Anna Whittaker and Rachel Sutherland, both 22, were on their way to Dublin Airport when the driver allegedly sped while using his phone, said he was 'brought up to hate English', and drove Anna away from the airport alone after Rachel left to get money.
The incident was reported after the driver also allegedly quoted them a price of €25 before demanding €51 when they arrived.
Speaking to Dublin Live, Anna said he took out his phone while speeding on the motorway before showing them the horror pictures of the crash that left Jackie Griffin dead on January 24.
The Derby native said: "He got out his phone and started scrolling through his pictures, whilst driving.
"He was trying to find a photo of 'a decapitated head'. He had even drawn a circle around the poor woman's head lying in the road. It was distressing and we never asked to see it.
"Upon arrival at the airport, he demanded €51 despite being quoted €25 twice over the phone.
"I insisted that we would not pay double the price, and rang Lynk.
"They said 'we would've never quoted you 25 euros. Also, if you took the M50 route then of course it would cost more.'
"I didn't realise we had to ask the driver which route he would be taking!
"We only had €40 but the driver would not accept this and started to raise his voice."
Anna's friend Rachel then went into the airport to take out the extra cash - but the driver then got impatient and decided to take Anna on a detour to a petrol station to get it instead.
She said: "He was annoyed that Rachel was taking 'too long' so sped off with just me in the car so I could get the cash instead.
"It was a terrifying experience. He had told us earlier 'my dad would kill me if he knew I had two English girls in my cab, I was brought up to hate the English'.
"I rang Rachel and told her (in Spanish so he hopefully wouldn't understand) that I was worried where he was taking me.
"Eventually, after I got cash out, he took me back to the airport. I gave him the cash and went to meet my friend.
"We were both furious at the situation and felt that he would've treated us with more respect if we weren't two young female travellers."
Lynk confirmed the complaint telling Dublin Live that "the issues outlined were addressed and necessary action was taken."
They refunded the women €17 while the NTA also received a complaint and passed the information on to gardai who are reviewing the details.
Despite the experience, Anna said the pair "absolutely fell in love" with the city and that everyone else they encountered was "so friendly".
Heads will roll.
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Has Dalymount started writing a diary like Belker? lol
And why did Lynk only refund them e17? You'd think with the bad publicity coming their way that they'd give them 50euro or more? And no mention of the driver getting sacked or suspended...
Lynk said they are a "freight" they can't comment whether the driver is still with them. 8)
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Was he on coke. A cola
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Surely lynk can comment he is one of (« employees » ) is he not ?
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Don't forget that it's version of customer and newspaper. Without CCTV record you can't trust it.
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Don't forget that it's version of customer and newspaper. Without CCTV record you can't trust it.
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Hello and Welcome Mr Lynk !
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Well im sure mr Ebbs woul not have made ANY refund if he did not believe the story
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He had told us earlier 'my dad would kill me if he knew I had two English girls in my cab, I was brought up to hate the English'.
It wasn't one of yours was it, DM? Nah, couldn't be, you'd have already killed him for working for a dispatch firm!
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Don't forget that it's version of customer and newspaper. Without CCTV record you can't trust it.
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Hello and Welcome Mr Lynk !
I'm not working for Lynk. Just hate what media are doing with us. Why there is no articles about how much we paying for insurance, or how dangerous is our job.
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Don't mind them. Just a conclave of sexually-frustrated aul male feminists.
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Don't forget that it's version of customer and newspaper. Without CCTV record you can't trust it.
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Hello and Welcome Mr Lynk !
I'm not working for Lynk. Just hate what media are doing with us. Why there is no articles about how much we paying for insurance, or how dangerous is our job.
There`s been quite a few articles on drivers being attacked. The complaint by the 2 girls seems too detailed to be false but who knows. Anyway, the driver concerned will have an opportunity to speak to Garda/NTA in due course.
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Don't mind them. Just a conclave of sexually-frustrated aul male feminists.
BITCH
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Insurance has come down a little to be fair, Greg. It wouldn't do any of us any good to have immigrants coming into the trade for half nothing, not to mention the 2 or 3 grand mytaxi give them.
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Insurance has come down a little to be fair, Greg. It wouldn't do any of us any good to have immigrants coming into the trade for half nothing, not to mention the 2 or 3 grand mytaxi give them.
Here's a protest mantra for ya RC:
NO GRANTS FOR IMMIGRANTS!! 8)
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https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/single-post/2019/02/16/Cab-driver-performs-doughnuts-in-vehicle-with-8-year-old-passenger-to-avoid-parking-warden?utm_source=so (https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/single-post/2019/02/16/Cab-driver-performs-doughnuts-in-vehicle-with-8-year-old-passenger-to-avoid-parking-warden?utm_source=so)
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https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/single-post/2019/02/16/Cab-driver-performs-doughnuts-in-vehicle-with-8-year-old-passenger-to-avoid-parking-warden?utm_source=so (https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/single-post/2019/02/16/Cab-driver-performs-doughnuts-in-vehicle-with-8-year-old-passenger-to-avoid-parking-warden?utm_source=so)
Not as bad as giving out free boxes of them...
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Don't forget that it's version of customer and newspaper. Without CCTV record you can't trust it.
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Hello and Welcome Mr Lynk !
I'm not working for Lynk. Just hate what media are doing with us. Why there is no articles about how much we paying for insurance, or how dangerous is our job.
OK, Right so you opened a new account on here, your First post was to defend Lynk, your Second post was about high insurance and the dangers of the job with no detail in a Two line post.