IN THE NEWS
DUNDEE CABBIES UNABLE TO WORK AFTER SPATE OF CAB BREAK INS AND EQUIPMENT THEFTS
Dundee cabbies have been left unable to work after a spate of break-ins where several cabs have been damaged in smash-and-grab raids, with equipment used to process fares stolen. According to The Courier, City Cabs Dundee confirmed three of their fleet have been targeted in recent weeks. Driver Scott Petrie’s Nissan Leaf was damaged while it was parked in his driveway. The front driver’s side win- dow was smashed, as well as a smaller windowpane on the rear driver’s side. The 54-year-old has been forced off the road since the theft, whilst he and his employer work with insurers. He said: “A neighbour saw a boy in his 20s wearing dark clothing fleeing the area on a bike after they heard the glass smashing. They’d taken the taxi
PDA, I can only assume the person thought it was a mobile phone. Thank- fully someonefound the device not far from my address. “The issue we’ve got now is getting the insurance sorted out for the car repairs. It’s a massive frustration and I’m now off the road as a result.” Fellow cab driver Jimmy Crerar was
targeted, with his PDA device also stolen. His Dacia Logan was dam- aged and the 40-year-old was forced off the road for a day and half. Mo Dobson, who lives in the Kirk- ton area of the city, said things were stolen from his car in April. The 36-year-old taxi driver was off the road for a week while repairs were carried out. He said: “There wasn’t anything of any worth taken but they smashed
the glass on the front driver’s side door. There is a negative impact with the vehicle being off the road for a week. He added: “The office were back and forth with the insurance trying to get it sorted and that added to the delay. “We’ve heard there has been an increase in taxis being targeted.”
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