Just got a fright...probably gave the other guy one too!
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Driving home from work just now, I pulled into our road in Bristol, there is little street lighting so it's pretty dark and it's narrow because of all the parked cars. There is a car coming towards me so I half pull into a space to my left to let the oncoming traffic come in and as I'm starting to pull out again a guy opens up the rear nearside passenger door and starts getting in!
At this point I should say that I'm female and I was on my own in the car. It scared the hell out of me - it was one of those slow motion moments. I started yelling at him to get out (nearly deafened hubby who was on the hands free at the time!) and he says "aren't you a taxi"? No I'm wailing like a banshee here what do you think! What a f
king knob!
I have a little bit of sympathy for him but FFS how difficult is it to check the car that you're getting into has a taxi plate on it?
I think he was legit as I passed a taxi slightly further along the road heading his way...
I imagine he got as much of a fright as I did! Still shaking now....
At this point I should say that I'm female and I was on my own in the car. It scared the hell out of me - it was one of those slow motion moments. I started yelling at him to get out (nearly deafened hubby who was on the hands free at the time!) and he says "aren't you a taxi"? No I'm wailing like a banshee here what do you think! What a f
king knob! I have a little bit of sympathy for him but FFS how difficult is it to check the car that you're getting into has a taxi plate on it?
I think he was legit as I passed a taxi slightly further along the road heading his way...
I imagine he got as much of a fright as I did! Still shaking now....
4nonymous said:
car in question?
7 year old black Saab 93 complete with rattly diesel engine! The irritating thing is that I'm a bit paranoid about personal safety and I had the Saab locking reprogrammed so that I only unlock the driver's door but tonight I'd stopped off for some shopping and slung it on the back seat which meant blipping it twice to unlock all of the doors.
Probably a good time to remind your nearest and dearest about the benefits of locking doors...
errrmm he may have done but my wailing banshee impression probably meant I wouldn't have heard him! Good opportunity to make some money??
Was getting in my car after woprk the other night whilst two guys were failing to find a taxi, one comes over and asked if i wanted to make a quick tenner. Dropped them 1 mile up the road and he gave me a tenner! Result
Then again they could have made me drive them somewhere nice and secluded, tie me up steal my car and fook off! Teners a lot of money to a student though so a risk well taken me thinks!
Was getting in my car after woprk the other night whilst two guys were failing to find a taxi, one comes over and asked if i wanted to make a quick tenner. Dropped them 1 mile up the road and he gave me a tenner! Result
Then again they could have made me drive them somewhere nice and secluded, tie me up steal my car and fook off! Teners a lot of money to a student though so a risk well taken me thinks!
Murray993 said:
chunkymonkey71 said:
That happened to me once, im my 3 door punto sporting.
Bit of a st taxi all in...
Punto Sporting are you sure it said Sporting :-)Bit of a s
t taxi all in...What it didn't say however was slow, poorly built and oops, there goes a headlight again...
Came out of a club many years ago much the worse for wear. I knew I couldn't manage the walk down the hill to the station so spotting a brightly coloured taxi I lurched over and got in.
"Wickford please mate".
No reaction.
"Take me to Wickford please".
I then looked next to me on the back seat and saw two hats, looked up into the face of a rather large copper in the passenger seat who bellowed "GET OUT!!!"
Didn't need telling twice.
"Wickford please mate".
No reaction.
"Take me to Wickford please".
I then looked next to me on the back seat and saw two hats, looked up into the face of a rather large copper in the passenger seat who bellowed "GET OUT!!!"
Didn't need telling twice.
K87 said:
Good opportunity to make some money??
Was getting in my car after woprk the other night whilst two guys were failing to find a taxi, one comes over and asked if i wanted to make a quick tenner. Dropped them 1 mile up the road and he gave me a tenner! Result
Then again they could have made me drive them somewhere nice and secluded, tie me up steal my car and fook off! Teners a lot of money to a student though so a risk well taken me thinks!
Driving for reward equals no insurance in most cases, be careful!Was getting in my car after woprk the other night whilst two guys were failing to find a taxi, one comes over and asked if i wanted to make a quick tenner. Dropped them 1 mile up the road and he gave me a tenner! Result
Then again they could have made me drive them somewhere nice and secluded, tie me up steal my car and fook off! Teners a lot of money to a student though so a risk well taken me thinks!
Also happened to me once, dropped then gfriend off for a girls night out in Dartford. For those not familiar with Dartford, Kent, the town centre has a rather fun one way system that used to (and still does from talking with young un's at work) double as a weekend race track, crossed with cruising circuit. I was in the cruising circuit stretch cued up with many other cars at the lights when two young ladies climb into the back of my car wanting to go to Blackheath. It took every effort of will power to say that I was not a mini cab. The car was a metallic blue Rover 420GSI. The irony, 3 years earlier I had been a mini cab driver so knew exactly how to "cab".
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