If you have an accident with a taxi anywhere in the northern suburbs – watch out for the metro police. You will notice that they get to the scene in double quick time if there is a taxi involved. The reason for this is that the taxi driver called them.

Reckless Taxi Driver

In a recent accident in four ways, a taxi ran a red light and collided with a turning car. The police were on the scene within minutes. Statements were taken. The driver of the taxi, a Zimbabwean with no S.A. ID, showed his international drivers license. The scene was then cleared after the ambulance had taken the driver of the car to hospital.
The trouble started when the details on the accident report were checked. The registration of the taxi was incorrectly recorded.
The con works like this. Taxi has an accident, Metro police are called by the owner/driver. Police take statements but do not record the correct details of the taxi and the driver. The result is that everything gets tossed out of court when you try and claim. (more…)

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