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'You are completely vulnerable... they are in control... there's nothing you can do' One woman's story of assault by a taxi driver, as plans are announced for tougher checks on drivers

 

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Anche voi siete dei gran bugiardi e incompetenti come giornalisti ITALIANI

Uber are not taxis there oh

Not a Taxi! so FTFO you poisonous dogs Panorama BBC JohnSweeney Worked hard to earn my right to ply for hire in this great city DO NOT TAR ME WITH THAT RAPE APP SCUM! UberRape UberCrash Corruption UberFraud

Please remove “Taxi” and insert “Uber”! If you don’t report correctly then you will add to the confusion of the travelling public. Uber are not Taxis and do not have the same regulation and training as Taxis. Uber fight against regulation despite their appalling safety record.

Uber is not a taxi company. Get your facts right

Typical BBC. Uber driver is not a Taxi it’s a private car with anyone behind the wheel? Get your facts right please. Change the Taxi driver to Uber driver on your headline?

Ok. I’ll explain. Private Hire (mini cab drivers) have a DBS check on the time they have been living in the UK only. Many have only been hear a few months.

TfLTPH over to you!

Expect nothing less than misleading slants and rubbish from the BBC.

The thing is, I’m pretty sure that BBC know the difference between a taxi and an Uber, but they’re not making it clear. I can only conclude that they are doing it on purpose, but I don’t know why.

Buck yourselves up ... we know you do it on purpose .... tiresome, illegal misrepresentation as well

Ffs taxis😡they are not taxis

U just don’t get it ,amateurish journalism from the British bullshit corporation 😡

They’re not taxis . This is why I’m proud not to have paid you a penny in license fees for 26 yrs.

Uber are not Taxis they are private hire vehicles, unchecked, uninsured, untrustworthy but there cheap. You want safety and a proper taxi, you get a black cab

Typical corrupt BBC. It's not a taxi, you tax thieving bent corporation. Sooner we scrap the license fees the sooner the better. Once respected all over the world. Now don't believe a word you say.

I think they,re deliberately tarnishing the taxi trade. Can,t we have them in court after tfhell & uberk.

UBER is not a TAXI and DBS is only good if you have been charged with a crime, if u never been caught it wont show up on DBS. what about all foreigners that come over here from Syria and other Middle Eastern countries that get a license how do councils no abt their past?

Uber are not taxis please stop using that term they are private hire totally different from taxi tgey should be pre booked I know they use the loophole on the app but they are not taxis

So funny , BBC know to increase circulation by saying taxi , some just don’t get it 😂😂

They are on the roads because the public ,like you want cheap. And that comes with consequences. As you have found out the hard way.

CORRECT THIS NOW!! Uber driver not a taxi!!!!

marc_laz It’s not a TAXIS you plank

We already have enhanced DBS(TFL approved), just like black taxis.

The_LCDC Uber is not a taxi why do the BBC persist in not naming Uber this is not good journalism the BBC is falsely tarnishing the name TAXI when the perpetrator was an Uber driver tell the truth name Uber !!

The_LCDC Maybe can report on this loophole...

The_LCDC Can you change your description of this driver from TAXI driver to Uber driver please...VERY MISLEADING!

UBER NOT TAXI

The_LCDC Uber are not taxis

The_LCDC Taxi driver or mini cab driver fake news

UBER are NOT TAXIS in any shape or form, it’s just a stranger in his car following a Sat Nav

_Mr_Brittle I remember i used to pick my daughter up from school at a point where she would walk down the road and i would meet her. This day she rang and said a taxi pulled up and started chatting to her. She rang me and I could hear him saying ..do you want to get in ... He was never found

Oh look more BBC FakeNews. Why are you trying to target hardworking taxi drivers, by falsely conflating them with Uber drivers? Corruption Panodrama

Panodrama

On the flipside. I don't drink or use drugs. I've driver 4 years and 3 months 4075 trips 4.84 this week I've been Deactivated. For not starting a trip where I was assaulted, Orlando Florida 8am by a piker entitled Businessman drunk Uber hater.

NOT A TAXI DRIVER FFS

UBER FAKENEWS

This is not a taxi a mini cab. This is totally inappropriate reporting by BBC who is meant to be a professional body unbelievable. The taxi trade need to make a public Apology London Licence taxi trade.

CabaxiMark You need to ask Helen Chapman of TFL, she personally vouched for 13,000 private hire drivers (uber) who had no checks whatsoever.

Uber cars are not taxis

The_LCDC misleading sensationalised news headlines calling an uber ph “ a taxi “ yet again ! How can they constantly get this wrong after being told every time they do it that a ph minicab is not “ a taxi “ ?

Misleading wording - this was not a taxi - This was yet another assault in a TfL uber ph car !

MINICAB NOT TAXI

Will you bloody stop calling them taxi drivers ffs

Look the detest us they see us as British working class something they truly despise, they do this out of spite, the sooner we can all get rid of bbc the better.

100’s...

Hey bollocks. For the caring PH drivers out here that love what we do with professional care don't connect us with Uber - an army of satnav addicts from overseas intent on thieving every last penny and taking more than they are invited to take. Get it right

This was not a taxi driver, stop branding London taxi drivers under the same light as these criminals

assault by a minicab driver

BBC fake news, they always say taxi driver , to make people think all taxis are unsafe.

Not Taxis. They're minicabs...uber minicabs. That's like calling a kid with a crayon and colouring book a journalist....oh, wait a minute

tony26962 Uber are not taxis 😡😡

Currently, 11,000 private hire drivers (minicabs) without a valid DBS certificate in London. Most work for Uber. Thanks TfLTPH TFL you know about this but refuse to act because you don't want to upset your pimps at Uber. Not to mention the 'self certified' 'DBS' certs!

I cannot believe what I’m seeing.. The woman clearly says an Uber in Clapham then for some reason calls it a Taxi And at the end finishes the video with a blurred Yellow Taxi light disgusting misinformation and your actually putting the public at risk implying taxis aren’t safe

speedlink75

BBC news are so inept that they STILL after years and years of the same subject, can’t distinguish between a Taxi and a minicab 😆

This is not a TAXI please change the wording. Stay safe use a licensed London Taxi. The one with the orange light on the top!

deleteuber deleteTfL

what about the abuse by BMFA and its members in clubs, anyone now running things should be checked or at least the companies responsible have a duty of care to protect people to start with

It's Uber driver's raping every week in London NOT Taxis - How about reporting there's also 13,000 Uber driver's in London that have not had any enhanced DBS checks,?

tommyparry1 This lady clearly states an UBER car not a TAXI so why are U misrepresenting this ! LISTEN to her words ‘we decided to get an UBER ‘ Retraction required asap

2/2. What the BBC didn’t report was the donation from the Black Cabs to help fund the fight to keep Warboys locked away for as long as possible. No surprise there.

1/2The BBC have always used PH!They used the occasional black cab back in the day but that was for jobs that probably the BBCs PH firms didn’t fancy. So any opportunity to blur the lines re PH and Taxis is jumped on by the BBC.When Warboys was up for parole they were all over it!

Uber’s are not taxis for fuck sake. What is wrong with you absolute tools?

Shouldn’t you invest some of the public bounty on Journalism Accuracy Courses. Deliberately misleading.

UBER ARE NOT TAXIS .....

PaulDDDaughters HEY BBC SORRY I MEAN BRITISH BULLSHIT CORPORATION YOU ARE EVEN INSULTING THE VICTIM WITH YOUR LIES, IT WAS NOT A TAXI IT WAS A PHV BIG DIFFERENCE. TELL THE TRUTH NOT LIES.

tommyparry1 Get it right bbc it was a mini cab driver.from tfl .and not a taxi . I think every body should stop paying licence fee until they start telling the truth.

Hard to dbs someone who's only been here a few months...some are driving on a letter of good conduct from their own country ..😂😂

This story has nothing to do with a. taxi, the lady was in an uber, why are you using Taxi in your headline? Totally misleading and a defamation.. lazy and sloppy journalism at its finest

Have NEVER felt comfortable getting into a cab on my own to this day!.....About time I say!

Where do I write to complain? This is NOT a taxi driver!!!

Not a TAXI , IT”S A MINI CAB

Get it right for Christs sake. This wasn't a taxi driver but Private Hire. Lazy, incorrect and misleading journalism

It’s not just women at risk either! I have been asked a number of times if I want to ‘pay’ for my taxi with favours whengettinga taxi from Manchester’s gayvillage that hardly makes someone feel safe.

NOT A TAXI. AGAIN BBC REPORT WRONG IT WAS A CAB. A CAB NOT A TAXI

The unfortunate lady says 'if they've done bad things then why are they still on the roads.' The question is how did they get their licence initially? TFL allowing Uber to process their own checks while black cabs have always had enhanced checks. Cheap has a price.

kimbarrett This man was reported twice previously. This isn’t just a case of chancing his luck . He thought as an Uber driver nothing was going to happen. Women watching this might think Uber are on top of this . Don’t be naive. Report to police not Uber

It's because of journalism like this, that saville got away with it for so long.

This is just one of the reasons I don’t watch BBC TV. The standard of reporting is shite.

appseyes NOT A TAXI DRIVER,this was MINI CAB/UBER please distinguish between the two.

Uber are not taxis for fu-k sake when will it get through to you people uber are not bothered who drives for them only there percentage they take taxis driver getting very pd of

I think owe London Taxi drivers an apology and promise to never “confuse” black cabs with ubers. Portland Place would be a good destination for a demo.

Well TfLTPH, I'd say that's one for you. Clapham. 'I think it's really important that things are regulated'. 'Taxis just don't like competition' said an ex commissioner of police. Incidentally, despite many references to taxis, there is no taxi involved here. UberRape

ASA_UK have a word the woman clearly states a (minicab) uber

Clearly states in the interview it was a uber! But expect nothing less from the bbc purposely getting it wrong! I mean they thought it was the right thing to do keeping quiet about jimmysaville when they knew he was a nonce. bbc

You do this time and time again. You have been told time and time again. I believe it’s deliberate. The BBC are an absolute disgrace. This irresponsible and deceitful reporting put the public at risk. You are complicit.

FrankBullitt39 This is a Minicab ffs. When will you learn. Not a Taxi !!!

Please can you change these misleading headlines, this was clearly an Uber and not a Licensed Taxi driver. The BBC are repeatedly told when you misrepresent Private hire/Minicabs as Taxis so how can you keep getting it so wrong? Unless of course it’s all part of your agenda?

It's a fucking mini cab aka SCAB.

Surely you are not that deaf or stupid? She clearly states that she and her friend got into an Uber car. People in glass houses? Jimmy Saville at al?

FakeNews WrongFacts

So where’s the outcry to ban taxis like there was with uber?!

This was not by a “Taxi” (Black Cab)driver who already go through enhanced criminal checks, every 3 years. know Uber and mini cabs are not taxis but still print it wrong, why?

BBC knew that their employee Jimmy Saville was a predatory pedophile, yet they did nothing. This makes the BBC accomplices.

Why is somebody with a criminal offence still allowed to drive a taxi especially after so many cases of abuse highlighted? This country is so slow at getting anything done!

So why isn't it illegal in the whole country to employ somebody as a taxi driver if they have a criminal record? Why does it take years in this country to get anything done!

Bit like you and your fake news Panodrama

According to Uber, in 2017, all Black Cab Drivers go through an Advanced CRB check and so do Uber drivers. Isn't this requiring the same thing but, under a different name?

Recommend a service called Get - check them out, think they operate in Scotland. You get an instant receipt by email with a pic of the driver and their name

Is it that paid by cabbie associates

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