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DRIVE TO SMARTEN UP ‘SCRUFFY’ CAMBRIDGE CABBIES
Taxi drivers in Cam- bridge will have a smart dress code from April 1. New rules on ‘what not to wear’ will come into force with 167 hackney cab driv- ers in the city told to ditch scruffy clothes and get smart.
The fashion edict issued by Cambridge City Licensed taxis cov- ers drivers who are allowed to pick up fares at the city’s train station. Members of the group’s committee have told taxi drivers to wear smart trousers - and that jeans are not acceptable.
They are allowed to sport any kind of smart shirt with a collar except paisley shirts, multircoloured Hawai- ian shirts or shirts with the English, Welsh or Scottish flags.
Karl Stamper says being told what to wear ‘is a bit much’
But Karl Stamper, NPHA area representa- tive and a former member of the associ- ation’s committee, who is often seen sporting loud shirts, says the edict is misguided. He said: “l think telling us what to wear is a bit much. It should be more focused on the drivers who are smelly and scruffy.
“It doesn’t really mat-
ter what they’re wear- ing as long as they are clean and look smart.” Glenn Hall, chairman of the association, said: “We have had a lot of opposition to it but some drivers do look a bit scruffy and we hope they will smarten up which will create a good image of Cambridge for peo- ple living here and for visitors.”
WEST YORKSHIRE CABBIE WINS CARJACK APOLOGY FROM POLICE
A taxi driver has won an apology from West Yorkshire Police over the force’s handling of a carjacking which he says left him in fear of his life.
Cabbie Sajid Hussain, who works for Morley Budget Cars, was hijacked following a fares row last month, but says he was “let down” by police who took more than 14 hours to call him back. In desperation, he took matters into his own hands and tracked down the suspects, arranging to meet them for a handover of his stolen car keys. However, despite warning the police of the meeting and of threats to kill him and harm his family, no officers turned up. The 32-year old says
he will sue the force for £10,000, including lost wages, damages and treatment costs for his mum, who he says became ill after learn- ing of her son’s ordeal. An internal investiga- tion has now been launched by West Yorkshire Police, after the case was looked at by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Mr Hussain had picked up a group in Morley and when he asked for his fare at their destination, they refused to pay so he said he would call the police. An argument broke out and one of the gang drove off with the taxi.
Mr Hussain said his car was later found abandoned but his keys, satellite naviga-
tion system, car radio and around £220 in cash were missing. “I was very fright- ened,” Mr Hussain told the Yorkshire Evening Post. “I rang the police a couple of times because I was really scared on my own.” When he and his friends went to exchange the keys and £100 “ransom” cash, they were caught up in a brawl and a neigh- bour phoned police. “The police arrived within three minutes and there were about 20 officers with dogs,” Mr Hussain said. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “We have apologised to Mr Hussain as our service on this occa- sion has not met the standards we set our- selves.”
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