OP
OP
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
Oh yes! What an odd thing to say.
The responsibilities of a taxi driver
- Thread starter Matthew_T
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snapper_37
Barbara Woodhouse's Love Child
- Location
- Wolves
Odd and creepy.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
Sounds like premeditated intimidation with deliberate malice.
PMarkey
Guru
- Location
- Queensbury,West Yorkshire
Well done for keeping calm Mathew ,I would look back through your old video's as it sounds like the female occupant could be possibly a taxi driver that you have filmed previously and holds a grudge ? Also speaking as a parent of a 17 year old with ASD please make aware to the police and local authorities that you are young person with Autistism/Aspergers so that they are aware just in case there is more to this than a driver with a grudge .
Paul
Paul
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
There are a few with Taxi incident's - one with Busy Bee, one with Horizon, and December's close passes feature both Ace and Roberts. One can only assume that the driver has been watching Matt's channel, and decided to get his own back - rather stupidly ! 
These guys will probably talk at the various 'ranks' in the town.
These guys will probably talk at the various 'ranks' in the town.
Little yellow Brompton
A dark destroyer of biscuits!
- Location
- Bridgend
There are a few with Taxi incident's - one with Busy Bee, one with Horizon, and December's close passes feature both Ace and Roberts. One can only assume that the driver has been watching Matt's channel, and decided to get his own back - rather stupidly !
These guys will probablytalkgrunt at the various 'ranks' in the town.
Fixed your spelling for you!
Little yellow Brompton
A dark destroyer of biscuits!
- Location
- Bridgend
There are a few with Taxi incident's - one with Busy Bee, one with Horizon, and December's close passes feature both Ace and Roberts. One can only assume that the driver has been watching Matt's channel, and decided to get his own back - rather stupidly !
These guys will probablytalkgrunt at the various 'ranks' in the town.
Fixed your spelling for you!
OP
OP
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
I suspect that they are a Coatline taxi driver though.There are a few with Taxi incident's - one with Busy Bee, one with Horizon, and December's close passes feature both Ace and Roberts. One can only assume that the driver has been watching Matt's channel, and decided to get his own back - rather stupidly !
These guys will probably talk at the various 'ranks' in the town.
Cycling Dan
Cycle Crazy
sounds like a 5year old boy.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
I now hope said people don't find this thread.
Perhaps it might not be a bad idea to remove any mentions of the phone number made in posts here so that if the driver googles their licence plate they don't find this thread.
That being said we've got nothing to be ashamed of, and I can't think of anything in this thread that would even vaguely make it look like Matt was in the wrong.
Perhaps it might not be a bad idea to remove any mentions of the phone number made in posts here so that if the driver googles their licence plate they don't find this thread.
That being said we've got nothing to be ashamed of, and I can't think of anything in this thread that would even vaguely make it look like Matt was in the wrong.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Hindsight is great isn't it.
Don't forget this main incident wasn't until later on during page 2. Initial incident was minor, but it later 'adds up' when the second incident was mentioned, and the taxi driver's own video is found !!
Hip Priest
Veteran
Ashamed? No. My advice to Matt was well intentioned. When it became clear the incident was more serious than first thought, I held my hands up and admitted I'd called it wrong.
CopperCyclist
Veteran
Something the transcript above misses, which is important is that the passenger calls the driver 'babe' a couple of times - its clear they know each other, and are most likely boyfriend/girlfriend.
Amanda P
Legendary Member
- Location
- York. Well, York-ish...
Just trying to look in objectively for a minute here...
The taxi driver seems to feel intimidated at being caught on camera. Perhaps he doesn't realise that Matthew routinely keeps his camera running at all times.
Once you realise that, then the driver's behaviour isn't so different to Matt's. Ok, so he films him - nothing more than Matt did. He has a word with him - again, nothing more than Matt has done, and no more than many of us would do.
It's only the premeditated nature of the following incident, and the fact that he did follow Matthew, and look for him when they lost him, that are disturbing.
Other than that, perhaps they aren't really guilty of 'harassment' or 'intimidation' any more than Matthew is - or any of us who use a camera?
The taxi driver seems to feel intimidated at being caught on camera. Perhaps he doesn't realise that Matthew routinely keeps his camera running at all times.
Once you realise that, then the driver's behaviour isn't so different to Matt's. Ok, so he films him - nothing more than Matt did. He has a word with him - again, nothing more than Matt has done, and no more than many of us would do.
It's only the premeditated nature of the following incident, and the fact that he did follow Matthew, and look for him when they lost him, that are disturbing.
Other than that, perhaps they aren't really guilty of 'harassment' or 'intimidation' any more than Matthew is - or any of us who use a camera?
