A taxi driver got into an argument with two men after he declined to ferry them to their destination. The reason for his refusal? Because the men reeked of alcohol, reported Shin Min Daily News. An eyewitness surnamed Deng said he saw two men in their 40s and 50s and a Trans-Cab driver being questioned by the police when he...
The police were called in to mediate a dispute between a taxi driver and two purportedly drunk men.A taxi driver got into an argument with two men after he declined to ferry them to their destination.An eyewitness surnamed Deng said he saw two men in their 40s and 50s and a Trans-Cab driver being questioned by the police when he passed by a taxi stand near the OG department store in Chinatown at about 5.30pm last Saturday .
It is an offence for taxi drivers to refuse to pick up passengers without valid reasons, according to a media reply by LTA in 2019. One taxi driver surnamed Chen, 62, said fellow drivers can ferry drunk passengers who are emotionally charged or physically aggressive to the police station. A cabby surnamed Liang, 58, said a drunk passenger had once vomited all over his car, and he had to clean it up himself.
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