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BLIND WRITE PS2 DRIVER
The court also heard Mr Mills - who was 59 at the time - did complain to the taxi company but has still had no response from bosses two years on.Īli was convicted in his absence of being a private hire vehicle driver who failed or refused to carry out booking for disabled person accompanied by assistance dog. Tim Holder, prosecuting on behalf of the council, told the court Mr Mills was stranded in the 'middle of nowhere'. I knew that my dog wasn't familiar with that area and that is a real problem. The drive drove off leaving me and my dog on the side of the road. Anyway, he stopped the car at the side of the road and told me to get out of the car. "I just didn't want to pay for the guide dog. I heard the driver tell the operator on the radio that I was refusing to pay the fare which wasn't true. He added: "I was told to get out of the car. I felt that the driver was being a bit hostile and had the impression he didn't like dogs."
BLIND WRITE PS2 WINDOWS
He said: "As soon as my friend walked away, he opened both of the front door windows and said "stop your dog from looking at me". Sign up for our daily newsletter to keep up to date with all the essential information at. In a witness statement, Mr Mills said he felt uncomfortable as Ali gave the impression he 'didn't like dogs', told him to stop Percy 'from looking at him' and 'moaned' about the hound throughout the journey. He then abandoned the customer in Racecourse Lane, near the Greyhound pub.
The 'aggressive' driver confirmed with a colleague there was no extra charge but continued with his demands before proclaiming 'right get out'. Mr Mills insisted the fare should be £6 as it is illegal to charge extra for guide dogs.
BLIND WRITE PS2 TRIAL
He faces losing his licence and will be brought before a Dudley Council committee later this year after he failed to turn up for his trial at Dudley Magistrates' Court on Friday (October 8).Īli - who worked for Stourbridge-based A2B Falcon Elite at the time - picked up his customer from Hagley's The King Arthur just before 10pm on August 8, 2019. Mr Mills, who is 'completely blind', was only able to make it back to his Stourbridge home in Dudley after a kind passerby offered him a lift.Īli has now been handed a hefty financial penalty - almost £1,900 for refusing to take Mr Mills home over the £2 quibble. When the disabled passenger refused, the taxi-man kicked him out of his grey Mercedes Saloon, deserting him on the side of the road at night.
Zafar Ali told Nicholas Mills to pay an extra £2 for bringing his golden labrador Percy with him on the taxi journey back home, Birmingham Live reports. A taxi driver deserted a blind man in the 'middle of nowhere' after he refused to hand over an additional charge for his guide dog, a court heard.