Female Taxi Driver Hurls Abuse at Passenger...

Most of the time, getting a taxi is a simple process – you tell the driver where you want to go, they take you, you pay them for their service and then you toddle off on your merry way. Sometimes, however, it isn't so simple as this video illustrates. This is a video of a female taxi driver in Ballina who was secretly filmed by her passenger as she hurled abuse at him and ranted about how she didn't have a clue where she was going. Have you ever had a bad experience with a taxi driver?

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Amy Wall

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Sinéad Murphy

August 7, 2012 16:37

oh my god !! awful woman !! answering her phone? aren't taxi drivers meant to know where they're going? she's woeful !

Amy Griffin

August 7, 2012 17:28

Ah give the poor woman a break - she was obviously just having a bad day, making a video of it was pretty bad form from him!

Laura Cahill

August 7, 2012 17:31

Amy are you serious?! Imagine if it was you in that taxi! I would be absolutely raging - who is supposed to know where they're going? Ah - the taxi driver?!

Sandra Egan

August 7, 2012 19:10

That is a disgrace, although I do not believe she should have been filmed like that, her manners , language and attitude to a customer is disgusting. How many times did she use the phone, god she could have caused multiple pile ups and she's not wearing a seat belt either. License should be removed.

Elaine Hickey

August 7, 2012 20:50

She comes across as pig ignorant and shouldn't be answering her phone like that but the passenger seems like an ass too and his filming doesn't seem too discreet

Niamh Forde

August 8, 2012 19:45

I think they are both in the wrong here, if he was angry at how she was behaving he should have reported her to the Taxi Ombudsman, rather than posting this on line making a fool out of her! That way, at least if she got penalty points/lost her licence it wouldn't be in the national media! Having said that, her behaviour was disgraceful, and she is a shame to her profession, maybe she was just having a bad day, but is that really an excuse???

Deirdre J Lynam

August 9, 2012 15:42

Irish transport is a joke and more horrid taxi/ bus drivers should be caught in the act. Just maybe not posted online.... unless no action from the company was taken.

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