I left the house over Christmas, I had a nice day with my brother, but at the end we did have an argument, so instead of staying I ordered a taxi to go home. I got into the taxi, asked the driver if he had any Christmas music (trying to be upbeat), he said no, it was snowing heavily and he said he needed to concentrate which was fair enough. I then was quietly crying as the family argument had really upset me. The taxi stopped and the driver refused to drive unless I stopped crying. I did. He still wouldn't drive. I waited quietly, then eventually asked how long I had to be quiet before he started driving... he then said I wasn't being quiet because I asked that question but still didn't tell me how to get him to drive again, we were in the middle of nowhere in heavy snow. I explained I suffered from bad anxiety and that he was frightening me by us just sitting in the car. He still wouldn't drive, or tell me how to make that happen. I called the police because I was so frightened and didn't see a way to fix the situation. My friend says I should press charges, I do have a bruise on my arm from where the driver hit me when I tried to hand him the phone when the police asked to speak to him. Plus I did explain how anxious he was making me. My main concern with pressing charges is it's just going to be a giant pile of anxiety for me, which will stop me making progress to get better, and I will no doubt be required to leave the house. On the other hand, I don't think someone like that should have a licence or ever be able to be like that to anyone else ever again. He is in a position of trust and is not trustworthy. Opinions please. Even if they're anti-me.
Im so sorry to hear that ,wow im shocked but also not really, my friend got hit my a taxi driver while he was on ped crossing and the driver came up to be from different country and nothing was ever done my friend got hit in head this bad that lost sence of smell(
Next time take uber plz those people care and u know who and where to ask for help,
So sorry for whst happened to you, and i understand you so much suffer seviere anxiety too
Hugs
Louise
If He has bruised your arm and caused your anxiety to erupt, yes you have a case of assault; Depending what happened with the police and how you got home, that may be in some way relevant on the Taxi Driver and how He treated you.
You mention the snow did He stop because on being concerned He may not get back, was He waiting for the snow to ease off
BOB
Hi Louise what a horrible person.He assaulted you so personally I think you should take it further however if you don't feel you can ring his place of work and put in an official complaint.You handled yourself very well so well done.Do not allow this to set you back.
I really really really need anyone's advice. I have had this incident on my mind since it happened. I asked the non-emergency police number just now to ask for a copy of my call recording. Mainly so I can get it out of my head. I haven't left the house since, so it's quite a big deal for me. Anyway... they couldn't find my recording because they had responded to his call, not mine! So I had called them, said I was frightened by my driver, they spoke to him, on handing the phone back to me he had smashed the phone and broken it so I couldn't call anyone. But his rank called the police and said I'd assaulted him. I can't believe the only reason the police came was to help him, my call which essentially said I was frightened, then they spoke to the person frightening me, then the phone got cut off whilst being handed back to me, got zero police response. 2 cars came after his rank and he called. Mine zero response. I can't even think how this could happen. Why would they send cars to him and not me? When they arrived and drove me home I thought they'd come to save me. But they'd only come because of the assaulting driver and his lies.
I find this horrendous and am now wondering what on earth to do because I can't believe the police just left my call. I really thought they had come because I called. I think that's negligence and on the part of the driver who I would never trust to drive anyone ever again.