taxi driver

Wig

It would be sexist for the council to give the contract only to a woman.

And why would a woman be any better? There are no gaurantees in life.

nickinoo

Wig wrote:

You only need a chaperone if there are more than 2 or 3 children being transported.

Now that is just stupid, surely a lone child would be more in danger (if there was any than 2 or 3.

As for the prat who Beth is complaining about I hope he it does affect his business as he sounds highly unprofessional. Good luck with it all.

Smiley_Mum

I was thinking about it from a safety point of view but I suppose all taxi drivers have to be vetted/checked etc etc before they are issued with a taxi licence so, you're probably right, having a woman driver may not make a difference. Just I feel that perhaps a woman driver may be better able to see things from BethScott's point of view, no offence meant.

Wig

nickinoo wrote:

Now that is just stupid, surely a lone child would be more in danger (if there was any than 2 or 3.

I knew someone would say something like this. The chaperone is to keep the kids in check, because kids can get rowdy and up to all sorts of mischief, the driver would be distracted. Up to 3 kids they don't get out of order, and if they do, then, a quick "behave" from the driver will shut them up.

All taxi drivers are vetted and are deemed to be safe, which is why the OP's example needs to be taken seriously by the council and the OP. No doubt the council would act immediately the moment they had some hard evidence.

Bendybops19

I get the feeling Wig may be a taxi driver? Or know some one who is?
It would be sexist giving it to a women, but would it be considered sexist she specifically asked for one?

Wig

would it be if she specifically asked....

Yes it would, the council would not be able to comply with her request.

johannamse

this made me really angry - I cant believe he rang you up and complained. If you are like me, and you are sensitive and feel guilty easily - well don't! You are completely in the right, so do not worry. I guess the best thing for you would be if they awarded it to a firm, so if someone has a problem, then someone else can easily step in.

bethscott1970

Quick update.
The taxi still hasn't been fixed so he has been on the phone to say the council are again sorting someone to pick up son (that'll be 5 trips this week he hasn't be able to cover) so hopefully the council will be able to cancel his contract now. Apparently his taxi is sat in the garage in pieces and the garage is going into receivership and closing it's doors on Monday. Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke

jockettuk

bethscott1970 wrote:

Quick update.
The taxi still hasn't been fixed so he has been on the phone to say the council are again sorting someone to pick up son (that'll be 5 trips this week he hasn't be able to cover) so hopefully the council will be able to cancel his contract now. Apparently his taxi is sat in the garage in pieces and the garage is going into receivership and closing it's doors on Monday. Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke

looks like some divine intervention on this lol.. if the council dont act on this man ask them if they will pay for home turoring if they wont provide a proper taxi service