Taxi driver robbed in Bolton (From The Bolton News)

This happens way to often. Drivers are attacked, robbed and refused payment on a daily basis. Although 90% of the public are genuine customers there are some scumbags that will run for as little as a £2 fare. We are only doing a job to look after our families. The police should take this more seriously instead of passing it of as one of the risks of our job.

Irony is that many taxi drivers have been robbing passengers for years - particuarly the rates charged to "non-family" - we all know what that really means.

exiled wrote:
Irony is that many taxi drivers have been robbing passengers for years - particuarly the rates charged to "non-family" - we all know what that really means.

I'm 44 this year and never been mugged by a taxi driver, they also have set rates, but I can understand them not charging family members.

Sorry, It took me a while to click on your racist jibe.

These are low class morons who are unemployable but still manage to watch football matches, drink heavily, smoke...where the f*ck do they get the money from??? By stealing from vulnerable people; many of whom provide a service. Cameron gives **** about the North anyway...

I was robbed once by a taxi driver, he claimed he was lost,not been in the country very long he claimed,in a broad Bolton accent. He knew I visiting Bolton but he didn't realise I was born there.I had to pay because he knew the hotel I was staying in and made references about some one keeping their eyes open for me leaving the hotel "if you get my drift " Probably not the same driver but one can hope.

exiled wrote:
Irony is that many taxi drivers have been robbing passengers for years - particuarly the rates charged to "non-family" - we all know what that really means.

In the last five years I have been driving a private hire car I have never over charged a customer. Fuel has risen by 50% insurance has risen from£1500 to near £5000 per year. Licence fees have risen and a certain amount of customers manners and attitudes have reached an all time low. Fares on the other hand have never risen. Who's getting robbed???

was the driver english?

macauley wrote:
was the driver english?

Define English?

everybody is robbing everybody these days, get what you can, if you can get away with paying no tax and fleecing people then do it, one for all and all for one nowadays. robbing a taxi driver is pretty low though as there are other ways of making instant cash.
something different----a couple of years ago i was coming back from town at night and jumped in a taxi with a lad i had only just met, when i got near home i said let me out here, so i got out and walked towards home, 2 mins away, next thing i know the lad had strangled the taxi driver with his radio wire, chucked him out of the car and sped off, the taxi driver followed me, was not sure why, he was following me home, kicking off, i didnt know what to do, i kept walking round the block. Next thing 10 taxis were surrounded me and loads of asians, i mean a lot, they would of killed me, so i rang the police myself before anything bad happened.
So i dont like the **** anyway.
2 fares for 1 ride is a **** take as well, 2 seperate people from different streets getting picked up, so that the taxi gets payed twice, i think not.
THE TAXI DRIVER WAS PROBABLY PICKING DRUGS UP ANY WAY.

mr.mark.c wrote:

macauley wrote: was the driver english?

Define English?

o.k.lets say British,mr.mark.

mr.mark.c wrote:

macauley wrote: was the driver english?

Define English?

o.k.lets say British,mr.mark.

Jenon Travel Bolton wrote:

exiled wrote:
Irony is that many taxi drivers have been robbing passengers for years - particuarly the rates charged to "non-family" - we all know what that really means.

In the last five years I have been driving a private hire car I have never over charged a customer. Fuel has risen by 50% insurance has risen from£1500 to near £5000 per year. Licence fees have risen and a certain amount of customers manners and attitudes have reached an all time low. Fares on the other hand have never risen. Who's getting robbed???

5k per year......load of rubbish......so 500 taxi drivers who work for METRO are paying 5k per anum...licence fee is £85 per week ....Nick at metro is having a field day...who's the MUG....

mr.mark.c wrote:

macauley wrote:
was the driver english?

Define English?

I'll define it for you, white european born on this little island, good enough ?

mr.mark.c wrote:

exiled wrote:
Irony is that many taxi drivers have been robbing passengers for years - particuarly the rates charged to "non-family" - we all know what that really means.

I'm 44 this year and never been mugged by a taxi driver, they also have set rates, but I can understand them not charging family members.

Sorry, It took me a while to click on your racist jibe.

Wasn't intended as a racist jibe at all, but there are rates for "family" and higher rates for non-family. The word "family" is frequently used by certain members of the community when describing others in the same community.

If you wish to infer that's a racist comment MrMark that's your call.

I also remember sharing a cab one night on the way back home, with a stranger heading in the same direction. The taxi driver demanded 2 separate full fares - desoite knowing from the start it was one trip.

I don't condone physical mugging of anyone at all, but as many taxi drivers run unsafe vehicles, put passengers at risk with unsafe driving standards and then blatantly rip off genuine passengers, it's hardly a surprise that they face some "reaction" on occasions. Although those who mug the drivers as reported in the BN probably don't have the thought process to think about their actions, they are usually simple thugs intent on causing misery to others day in, day out.

No mention is made of the colour and religion of the poor bloke that was mugged yet a majority of the comments are just racist. Driver was probably mugged of his takings, at least he has a job.. Most of the small minded idiots on here, how would you feel if you were mugged for your giro/dole money whilst on your way to Spar to pick up White Lightning and a pack of 20 Richmond Superkings.
To ALI MINIUM KHAN...Who would the driver go after once his car's been robbed??? You, you Plank, how was he to know you weren't together. Wish he and his "family" had given you the beaten you soooo deserve!!

Zain Khan wrote:
No mention is made of the colour and religion of the poor bloke that was mugged yet a majority of the comments are just racist. Driver was probably mugged of his takings, at least he has a job.. Most of the small minded idiots on here, how would you feel if you were mugged for your giro/dole money whilst on your way to Spar to pick up White Lightning and a pack of 20 Richmond Superkings.
To ALI MINIUM KHAN...Who would the driver go after once his car's been robbed??? You, you Plank, how was he to know you weren't together. Wish he and his "family" had given you the beaten you soooo deserve!!

Absoluteyl! About time Cameron and his cronies stop these Giros! Lets see them beg then!! Less beggars in India as it prospers...more soon here...even Cameron went with a begging bowl last week!!

Zain kain the first to bring up colour, religion and immediately associate that with being racist. It is possible, Mr Kain, to refer to sections of our community without inferring racism or different treatment.

Clearly you are very sensitive and very willing to yell "racism" because you don't like the comments posted. Racism works 2 ways doesn't it? Do you charge the smae flat rate for all using your cab?

exiled wrote:
Zain kain the first to bring up colour, religion and immediately associate that with being racist. It is possible, Mr Kain, to refer to sections of our community without inferring racism or different treatment.

Clearly you are very sensitive and very willing to yell "racism" because you don't like the comments posted. Racism works 2 ways doesn't it? Do you charge the smae flat rate for all using your cab?

exiled... what are you talking about?? Have you read some of the comments?? Clearly not.....Ali Minimum Khan (obviously real name) said he hates the **** wonder what the four letter word could be??

Exiled I work for a Blue Chip company, and have recently approved a plan for us to help Job seekers like your self into employment. Wonder if you do actually want to work, earn and provide for your family instead of living off handouts you dead beat. At least the Taxi driver paid Taxes and didn't live off mine and every other hard working Brit's back.

davoovad wrote:

mr.mark.c wrote:

macauley wrote: was the driver english?

Define English?

I'll define it for you, white european born on this little island, good enough ?

you dont have to define anything to me,i didnt want to say white nor black but thanks for colour in to this,so now i can say ide put money on it that he was not white,enough said.

wild one wrote:

Jenon Travel Bolton wrote:

exiled wrote:
Irony is that many taxi drivers have been robbing passengers for years - particuarly the rates charged to "non-family" - we all know what that really means.

In the last five years I have been driving a private hire car I have never over charged a customer. Fuel has risen by 50% insurance has risen from£1500 to near £5000 per year. Licence fees have risen and a certain amount of customers manners and attitudes have reached an all time low. Fares on the other hand have never risen. Who's getting robbed???

5k per year......load of rubbish......so 500 taxi drivers who work for METRO are paying 5k per anum...licence fee is £85 per week ....Nick at metro is having a field day...who's the MUG....

The £5000 per anum is for car INSURANCE..... Licence fees are paid to the council for your car, badge and operators licence. the £85 per week is an aditional cost if you work for an operator (£4420). This is the only fee that hasnt risen over the years as the owners understand how hard it is getting. If you dont trust me on the insurance quote feel free to get a quote.

macauley wrote:

davoovad wrote:

mr.mark.c wrote:

macauley wrote: was the driver english?

Define English?

I'll define it for you, white european born on this little island, good enough ?

you dont have to define anything to me,i didnt want to say white nor black but thanks for colour in to this,so now i can say ide put money on it that he was not white,enough said.

Who defined it for you, i didn't do it for your benefit, just carry on posting crap you plonker.

Who cares what ethnicity or nationality the taxi driver is? At the end of the day somebody working and providing a public service has been 'robbed' of his wallet and money. It's probably fair to say that a large majority of the public use taxi's over the year.

But why oh why does yet another news story descend into a racist slanging match? It's pathetic and un-called for, and quite frankly your embarrassing yourselfs.

What we should be moaning about is how Bolton is awash with crime and the criminals that commit it, as we constantly read in the Bolton news about burglars wanted who had been bailed or have been given soft sentences by the courts or receiving no sentence at all.

I would like to think that the vast majority of Bolton people would like the scum who committed this, caught and convicted and not just ending up yet another unsolved crime statistic.

Who cares what ethnicity or nationality the taxi driver is? At the end of the day somebody working and providing a public service has been 'robbed' of his wallet and money. It's probably fair to say that a large majority of the public use taxi's over the year.

But why oh why does yet another news story descend into a racist slanging match? It's pathetic and un-called for, and quite frankly your embarrassing yourselfs.

What we should be moaning about is how Bolton is awash with crime and the criminals that commit it, as we constantly read in the Bolton news about burglars wanted who had been bailed or have been given soft sentences by the courts or receiving no sentence at all.

I would like to think that the vast majority of Bolton people would like the scum who committed this, caught and convicted and not just ending up yet another unsolved crime statistic.

macauley wrote:
was the driver english?

Are you not dead yet?

Hough64 wrote:

macauley wrote: was the driver english?

Are you not dead yet?

just come up loike a bad smeii again hough?.if you want to comment on this post please do,but dont make personel remarks to me you pleb.

Jenon Travel Bolton wrote:

exiled wrote:
Irony is that many taxi drivers have been robbing passengers for years - particuarly the rates charged to "non-family" - we all know what that really means.

In the last five years I have been driving a private hire car I have never over charged a customer. Fuel has risen by 50% insurance has risen from£1500 to near £5000 per year. Licence fees have risen and a certain amount of customers manners and attitudes have reached an all time low. Fares on the other hand have never risen. Who's getting robbed???

So, you've not robbed a customer in the last five years. We'll just have to take your word for that. How many times have you conveniently had no change? That should cover the cost of your rising operator fees.

bernie boy wrote:

Jenon Travel Bolton wrote:

exiled wrote: Irony is that many taxi drivers have been robbing passengers for years - particuarly the rates charged to "non-family" - we all know what that really means.

In the last five years I have been driving a private hire car I have never over charged a customer. Fuel has risen by 50% insurance has risen from£1500 to near £5000 per year. Licence fees have risen and a certain amount of customers manners and attitudes have reached an all time low. Fares on the other hand have never risen. Who's getting robbed???

So, you've not robbed a customer in the last five years. We'll just have to take your word for that. How many times have you conveniently had no change? That should cover the cost of your rising operator fees.

correct bernie boy.

There is much anger and many accusations, uninformed comments and utter nonsense in these threads – not to mention the poor spelling and bad grammar! Having an opinion about a story is fine. Discussing that opinion is also fine as long as you can discuss it fairly by balancing the pros and the cons and without using bias or prejudice.
This story is a simple ‘sign of the times’ report about a taxi driver who was robbed. If your comments have to descend into speculation, accusation, name calling, racism and other xenophobic nonsense then sadly that is about who you are, and not the person, group or culture you are attacking.

Well said marco999,you deserve a polo.

so which is the correct story?

http://www.thebolton
news.co.uk/news/1026
5047.Taxi_driver_rob
bed_in_Bolton/?ref=m
r

by the looks they've just changed the age of the man, the street they were picked up on and a changed a few words?
also the 2 men were picked up off my street yet their hasn't been any police on my street since my neighbour smashed her own window.

swings and roundabouts springs to mind.

It's always bad when a robbery happens. whether thatbis face to face robbery, or robbing HMRC as the majority of taxi driver do.

shocking that the driver was robbed etc....needs to be some secure system where all passengers are photographed and its stored centrally..that would deter many. On suibject of Bolton taxis though...the majority are disgusting festering sh**holes and the drivers are so amateur and greedy. Clean your cars and make them fresh and presentable drivers.... because even if you like to sit in filth....I dont. god knows what the majority of hteir homes must like,,a pig sty I reckon.