accused of taxi touting

[raantheman]

i was accused of taxi touting after agreeing to take a guy to tower hill. i did not approach him in anyway i was sitting in my car in the rain reading a newspaper when he approached me i was stopped by the police when driving him home and arrested for touting. what do i do as i did not tout him to get into my car at all

[cazzz1975]

the bloke has obviously told police that he thought you were a taxi, generally most people wouldnt drive a stranger somewhere.

[pianoman81]

Do you drive either of these vehicles ??
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Carina

sorry buddy, but i have to say, i refuse to believe a guy just came up and asked you to take him somewhere .
?


lesson- dont give randoms a lift somewhere, maybe thisll give you some common sense ?


if it is in fact true, which it may well be,

sell the car and pay the fine with the proceeds.

[BRAVO1]

Hand's up guv it's a far cop !!.

Let's hope that you are fined and your car is crushed.

I would hang the drivers of Illegal taxis and mini-cabs that drive our streets.

Women have been raped and assualted by the animals that drive these un-insured deathtraps.

[david1702198]

doesnt matter if you encouraged him or not, you were caught using your vehicle for hire or reward without the appropriate licence and insurance to do so. why would you drop off a complete stranger nowadays if youre not a taxi??!!!

[LAW_DROP-OUT]

yes but in Baghda ..we are a just give a verbal caution , for thid type , of offence,,, we remain cordial with police in Baghdad ,,,and offer to take , police officers of bagdad , out to dinner ......

[david1702198]

with all due respect law drop out Baghdad is a bit different at the moment than the UK!!Theres probably a lot of things you could do there that you couldnt do here!!

[LAW_DROP-OUT]

Bagdahd ..is a random example ..how about Delhi , Moscow , buenos aries ,,,,,,, " I touted for a �15 fee, ..it was raining thunder -man approACHED ME ! "

[jno]

Did he pay you? If so, you're a taxi. If not, you're not. I have occasionally given rides to total strangers who've been caught in the rain but I've never taken money from them.

[LAW_DROP-OUT]

jno , is right ...... "raantheman" in future in this situation, why not "say to any person you give a lift to ,,,,,,,the money they give you - "you will pledge the fulla mount to charity " ,,,,, (in this case the �15 - to "tower hill " .....

[oldhamfan]

**** and bull, get a life mate

[terambulan]

In Baghdad you would have ur hands cut off for stealing anothers livlihood.......go there and disprove me!

[Lakitu]

So when my mum says to me "can you give me a lift into town and I'll give you a fiver for petrol", this means I am illegally hiring my vehicle for financial reward????

[seare]

No cos its ur bl00dy mum!!!

[chadad]

If you use your car for hire or reward then you are rendering your insurance Null & Void.
So in effect you would be driving without insurance.