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spud · 13-10-2006, 15:45

I once ordered a taxi from CB at 6am on a sunday morningas i had a coach to meet, when the cab arrived some 15 mins late i got in and asked for my destination, the driver automatically said "it's 4 quid can i have it now" i thought the cheek! then looking around the car i thought summat's not right with this car it probably was ataxi at one point as there was no smoking signs but the general appearance was wrog, it was tatty, dirty and smelt quit bad aswell! also it was a wreck clunking and banging over every speed hump.

We were heading towards the town centre when he told me he needed to fuel up, i said to him he must be joking, already 15 mins late and i had a coach to get on at wich point he just grunted and floored it along blackburn rd , streight through the ped zone at the town hall through the bus station at this point i had to tell him to calm the driving down and asked him what his radio number was...after mentioning that he calmed right down, i went on to ask if he was an unlicensed taxi as i hadn't seen the plate on the rear bumper of he car and if so i was not insured to be carried as a paying customer to thgat he said nothing. After he dropped me off at the bottom of avenue parade i rang CB base and told them what had gone on, to that they replied "nobody from our base has picked up a job fro0m your address" to that i told them what i thought of them and their business, and promised to tell everyone i know to aviod them like thge plague.

13-10-2006, 15:45	#9
spud Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: accy Posts: 781 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 43	Re: roadworthy taxis ? I once ordered a taxi from CB at 6am on a sunday morningas i had a coach to meet, when the cab arrived some 15 mins late i got in and asked for my destination, the driver automatically said "it's 4 quid can i have it now" i thought the cheek! then looking around the car i thought summat's not right with this car it probably was ataxi at one point as there was no smoking signs but the general appearance was wrog, it was tatty, dirty and smelt quit bad aswell! also it was a wreck clunking and banging over every speed hump. We were heading towards the town centre when he told me he needed to fuel up, i said to him he must be joking, already 15 mins late and i had a coach to get on at wich point he just grunted and floored it along blackburn rd , streight through the ped zone at the town hall through the bus station at this point i had to tell him to calm the driving down and asked him what his radio number was...after mentioning that he calmed right down, i went on to ask if he was an unlicensed taxi as i hadn't seen the plate on the rear bumper of he car and if so i was not insured to be carried as a paying customer to thgat he said nothing. After he dropped me off at the bottom of avenue parade i rang CB base and told them what had gone on, to that they replied "nobody from our base has picked up a job fro0m your address" to that i told them what i thought of them and their business, and promised to tell everyone i know to aviod them like thge plague.