Vile, worthless, scum.
A few years ago I used to work in a nightclub and as I wouldn't finish work until 4am most nights, the club would pay for my cab home.
I'd usually be driven home by the same man. Let's call him Sam.

Over the course of a few months I got to know Sam quite well. Our conversations would often begin with me asking "been busy tonight then?" (What is it about getting into a cab that makes me what to ask that question?!)
He'd ask how my night had been and I'd listen to stories about his family and how he found his job stressful at times because it meant time away from his daughter and pregnant wife. But as he put it "It's a job, I've got bills to pay and mouths to feed."

Sam hadn't been to pick me up in a week or so I was shocked when I got in his car one night to see him sporting a rather fetching black eye and a broken nose.
I asked him what had happened and he told me.

He'd been working on a Friday night in Watford and was taking home four pissed up "lads." They'd all had far too much to drink and one of them was sick in the back of the car. So, Sam stopped the cab, told them to clean it up or get out. He can't work for the rest of the night if his car smells like vomit.
I thought this was quite reasonable, they on the other hand didn't. Their response to Sam's request was to call him "a fucking stupid paki." (His parents are from Sri Lanka but he was born and raised in Hertfordshire, so slightly off the mark there boys.)

They then proceeded to beat him and smack his face into the steering wheel before smearing the remnants of their kebab and chips all over the place before doing a runner.

My reply of "WHAT THE FUCK!!" Was met with a shrug and the words "It happens."

I am aware things like this happen every day, but that does not make it ok. To those boys in Sam's cab. You are worthless pond scum. You are a disgrace to humanity and I hope you feel completely ashamed of the way you acted.
( wanderlust, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 14:05, 8 replies)

my friend's sister threw up in a cab once.
she felt justified as she had repeatedly asked him to pull over so she could be sick, but been ignored. i was still embarrassed as hell, though.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 14:11, closed)

They should feel ashamed
but I'll bet they still boast to their mates about that night.

Wankers.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 14:14, closed)

my missus chundered in a cab
only minor, none on the upholstery.

we'd been for a fondue and huge amounts of wine at my Swiss mate's house and the cabby was driving like a fucking loon.

I'd asked him to take it easy and he didn't really listen.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 15:04, closed)

I've nearly nearly been sick in a cab
but thankfully managed to open the door in time.

I think cab drivers expect it every now and then, but to break someone's nose because they asked you to clean up after yourself is a tad harsh.
( wanderlust, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 15:10, closed)

What K2k6 said
wankers
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 15:22, closed)

I've read that being a taxi driver is one of the most stressful jobs in the world
which is because of scum like that, I guess. Grrrrrrr.
(Ovaltina, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 15:40, closed)

I grew up in Watford
that story has not surprised me in the slightest. Needless to say I no longer live in Watford and plan never to return. Not even for the 15 year school reunion I missed last week.
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 16:27, closed)

I remember seeing
on one of those police chase programs that are on late (so when you come back a bit merry from the pub you can watch the scum of the Earth getting what they damn well deserve), a taxi with a hidden camera showing the driver and the back seats.

Some chap gets in, and pulls a knife once they're moving and tries to rob the cabbie. Of course the cabbie panics, and simultaneously tries to wrestle the knife out of the criminal's hand AND deliberately crashes the cab - since he's wearing a belt and the evil bastard in the back isn't.

That second action took care of things, really. The video evidence sent the human wankstain down for a long time.
(Stu Moo winner of five nobble piece prizes, Wed 10 Sep 2008, 17:50, closed)