Police called in after cabby refuses to pick up drunk passengers at Chinatown
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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 aPolice called in after cabby refuses to pick up drunk passengers at Chinatown
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 passed by a taxi stand near the OG department store in Chinatown at about 5.30pm last Saturday (June 22). «I believe they had a dispute, and someone called the police,» he added. «When I walked past [the area] again at 6pm, they had left.» According to the Chinese evening daily, nobody was injured, and the discourse was settled privately. A Trans-Cab spokesperson told Shin Min that the company regrets the unpleasant experience. They added that their drivers can only refuse service when they are changing shifts. 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. Read more