WORLDWIDE TAXI FOCUS from Ireland
DUBLIN CABBIE TO PAY €12K AFTER REFUSING BLIND COUPLE & GUIDE DOG
A Dublin taxi driver has been ordered to pay €12,000 in compensation to a blind couple after refusing to pick them up because they were accompanied by a guide dog. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruled that the driver, Abiodun Dongo, discriminated against Lisa O’Donovan and Anthony Clarke on the grounds of disability following the incident at Heuston Station on December 27, 2024. The couple, who had just arrived on a train from Cork, testified that Mr. Dongo shouted at them in an “aggressive and abusive manner” before winding up his window and driving away. They commission they
told the were left feeling “hugely
embarrassed and humiliated” by the encounter. WRC adjudication officer, Valerie Murtagh, found the couple to be credible witnesses, noting that the dog was clearly wearing its working uniform. She ruled that the refusal caused “unnecessary upset and humiliation” and ordered Mr. Dongo to pay each partner €6,000. This ruling follows a separate hearing at Dublin District Court earlier this year, where Mr. Dongo was fined €1,000 and ordered to pay legal costs. Although the driver claimed he was allergic to dogs, he left the scene only after picking up a different passenger. Judge Anthony Halpin described the driver’s
behaviour toward the couple as “disappointing and wholly unacceptable.” from Trinidad
CABBIE DEFENDS HIMSELF IN CARJACKING; SUSPECT DEAD
A Saturday morning carjacking attempt turned fatal in Sangre Grande when a 30-year-old taxi driver fought back against his attackers, leaving one suspect dead. The incident unfolded around 5am when according to investigators, the driver picked up two male passengers at a local bar. Upon reaching a supermarket, the men told the driver to pull over. Police reports state that the front-seat passenger then
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WOLVERHAMPTON PHV SPOTTED IN SPAIN GOES VIRAL
A TikTok video has taken the internet by storm after cap- turing a Wolverhampton- registered PHV driving through the middle of Spain. The viral footage, posted on 8 May, by @Geoffbuycars, has racked up nearly a million views as people flock to see the unexpected British vehicle abroad. In the video, a man spots the UK-registered Toyota Estima and can be heard laughing in disbelief. “I think this is one of the best things I have ever seen,” the narrator says. “That ladies and gentlemen is a UK- registered Toyota Estima, but do you know what the best bit is? It’s a taxi. Guess where it is registered? Wolverhampton... What the heck is a Wolverhampton- registered taxi doing in the middle of Spain? That’s absolutely brilliant.” The bizarre sighting has sparked hundreds of humorous comments and theories across social media. Poking fun at the extreme detour, one user joked that the driver was: “just avoiding the M6 Toll.” Another quipped: “That’s one expensive Uber ride,” while a third added to the jokes about the council’s widespread licensing, commenting, “Wolverhampton cabs actually are everywhere but Wolverhampton.”
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“struck the driver in the mouth with a glass bottle,” causing injuries, and tried to climb into the driver’s seat to steal the vehicle. In response, the driver grabbed a fillet knife from his door pocket and “stabbed the passenger once in the upper right chest.” Following the struggle, both attackers fled the scene on foot. The injured driver immediately drove to the police station, reported the incident, and handed the knife over to officers before heading to the hospital for medical treatment. Shortly after, police received reports of a man lying motionless near a restaurant. A passing man and woman spotted the injured suspect and helped transport him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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