CAR CATASTROPHES
BRISTOL PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER IN A STATE OF SHOCK AFTER HIS CAR WAS SET ALIGHT
A PHV was set alight by a group of mask-wearing people in a sus- pected arson attack. Bristol PH driver Ihsan-Ullah Yousaf was woken up in the early hours of 2 September, to find his car on fire. He had only returned home from working an hour before. Mr Yousaf, from Henbury, said: “I returned home just after 1am. There was a group of people in the street, some were wearing masks. “I parked up and went to sleep, but after about an hour I was woken by a loud noise. It was a car alarm and when I looked out of the window I saw my car was in flames.”
He said he rushed outside and was joined by other
neighbours and someone called the fire brigade.” The 35-year-old added that he rang the police, but was still waiting for a reference number. When Mr Yousaf
contacted Bristol Live, he said he was ‘still in a state of shock’. “My car is completely destroyed and I can’t work.” He questioned why a group of people were hanging around his residential area in the early hours of the morning. “I contacted my neighbours with a doorbell camera and you can see someone standing next to my car and then it’s on fire.”
CARS DAMAGED IN CARDIFF AFTER PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE ALLEGEDLY HITS VEHICLE AND DRIVES OFF
Two cars have been left damaged after a PHV allegedly hit one and drove off. A man claims his mobility car and his neighbours’ car have been left “undrivable” after a
Dragon Taxis vehicle reportedly collided with one of them in the early hours of Sunday, August 27. David Blannin said he heard “really loud crashes” when a vehicle hit his neighbours’ car on Carlisle Street in Splott, Cardiff. He said he “looked out to see a car disappearing down his road”. His neighbours shared CCTV which reportedly shows the Dragon Taxi vehicle driving on the street. He claims that his vehicle which he has had for a year and is a mobility vehicle is undrivable as a result. “I’m stuck in now and can’t do anything or go anywhere,” said David. “It looks like it [the car] has hit my neighbour’s car with such force that it’s then hit mine out of the disabled bay.”
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David, 65, says he has lived on the street for 30 years and claims that his neighbours have had other vehicles “written off” due to being hit on the street over the years. Dragon Taxis say an investigation has been launched into the incident. A spokesperson said: “We have been made aware of an incident in Carlisle Street, Splott, Cardiff, in the early hours of August 27. An investigation has been launched, and pending the outcome of this investigation a Driver-Partner has disengaged from the Dragon Taxis booking system. “The company has made contact with the person who highlighted this incident, and is currently helping to resolve the issue of insurance with those affected as quickly as possible.” The firm says it is also in contact with Cardiff Council, as the relevant local licensing authority.
OCTOBER 2023 PHTM
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