Muslim cab driver refuses guide dog in Letchworth

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A BLIND man says he was refused use of a taxi in Letchworth because the Muslim driver would not allow his guide dog in the car.

Blind journalist Sean Dilley with Chipp

Blind journalist Sean Dilley with Chipp

Stevenage resident Sean Dilley had been at Letchworth Sports and Tennis Club in Muddy Lane with his guide dog Chipp on Sunday evening for a blind tennis demonstration.

Friends had organised for a taxi driver to pick up the 29-year-old after the event and take him back to Letchworth rail station.

But when the driver arrived shortly after 7pm to pick him up, he refused to let Sean and Chipp in the car.

“The driver turned up and said you are more than welcome but I’m not taking your dog,” said Sean, who has been blind for 15 years.

“He said it was because he was a Muslim. I was horrified. This sort of thing happens all the time and it’s not acceptable.”

The debate between Sean and the driver was caught on camera by a friend.

It has been reported that some strands of Islam teach that dogs should be avoided because the animal’s saliva is considered to be impure.

Sean is a freelance broadcaster and parliamentary lobby correspondent for talkSPORT and last year made a film for the BBC’s Daily Politics show highlighting how many businesses and restaurants refused entry to guide dogs.

He called the taxi firm Gary’s Taxis to complain but was told the driver was within his rights.

But Sean believes that the driver was breaking disability discrimination law by refusing to take them and has reported the matter to North Herts Council, which licenses taxis in the district.

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Below is the video the man’s friend shot. I have enhanced the audio to the best of my ability given what time I had available. A lot of it is still unclear but you can very clearly hear the cabbie explaining that it is islam that prevents him from accepting the guide dog.

The original un-enhanced video is here.

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5 Replies to “Muslim cab driver refuses guide dog in Letchworth”

  1. However of you ask for a non-Muslim taxi driver to taxi your 14 year old daughter, to safeguard her from the known sexual depredations of Muslims in England, you get fired, and maybe even face a court.

  2. Nothing more to say than ‘Completely unacceptable’. This story should be on all the front page of major newspapers as another example of what Islam is all about. When are we going to wake up . . .

  3. The Gas station attended in the other post has every right to refuse service for any reason what so ever. Same with this Taxi driver. They are not government they are private businesses.

    BUT this should be put in every newspaper to tell everyone what taxi service is allowing their drivers to do this. Notice they never shown the taxi service company that is doing this which is the most important point in my opinion.

  4. @PD111. It is easy to order a cab with a non-arselifter driver without risking being dragged to court. Simply state in the phone that the cab is for your daughter and her dog.