Lucy Siegle's report on 'The One Show' -in regards to Dara Khosrowshah's visit to London to sort out Uber's revocation- was biased beyond belief. Not once did she mention last year's 48 Uber drivers convicted of serious sexual assaults including rapes, a 50% increase on the previous years 32.
#UberRape is presently running at one every eleven days....that's just from the 10 percent of reported attacks. In reality it could be as high as one actual attack every fifteen hours.
The One Show presenter touched very lightly on "a problem with background checks and medicals" but didn't give any details. She didn't mentioned the 13,000 Uber drivers who have fake DBS certificates with about the same again, having fake medicals. No mention either about Fake topographical pass certificates.
But things took a dramatic turn when Lord Alan Sugar was asked, "would you support he call to keep Uber? "
To the presenters surprise he answer... "Not at he moment, I have to think about our friends the black taxi drivers that have gone through a lot of training and testing before...." He was then cut off by guest presenter Amol Rejan, who then moved on.
The BBC -itself riddled with staff who have a history of collusion and suppression of stories about rape and Paedophilia- have tried repeatedly to muddy the waters between Taxis and Private Hire.
They insist on calling Minicabs/Private Hire Vehicles 'Taxis' at every possible opportunity and continue to call Minicab drivers 'Taxi drivers' or 'Cabbies', even after complaints from the Licensed Taxi trade. Presenter Jeremy Vine, aggressively attacks the Taxi trade and supports Uber at every opportunity.
Worst of all....TfL knew about all of this since January and was going to sweep it under the carpet until inspector Neil Billany wrote to TfL demanding action. His letter was subsequently found by DBS check and past to the Sunday Times by the LCDC.
Now we find that the Inspector, who suddenly went in garden leave, is leaving his job???
Was he pressured into leaving?
Well the London Taxi trade would like to take this opportunity of suggesting Mr Billany for the role of Director of On Street Compliance at TfL. It would be so refreshing to know that we would finally have someone in TfL who would do the job without bias against the Licensed Taxi trade and would put public safety above all else.
Taxi Leaks Extra Bit:
Drivers at London airport have alleged that BBC reporters were seen trying to get Licensed Taxi drivers on the rank to refuse to take Mr Khosrowshah into town. But had to abandon the set up when every driver agreed to take him regardless of who he was.
We recently saw a film crew from ITV news company try to fix a news item which purported to show Taxi drivers not stopping for a wheelchair passenger.
Fortunately for the Taxi trade, it was quite evident that all the Taxis 'Hailed' had their lights off or had passengers on board. When this was pointed out, the disabled actress in the sting attempt apologised to the Taxi trade saying she didn't realise what was happening and that she always uses black cabs and has had no problems in the past. This was reported on Taxi Leaks.
A question that would be interesting for The One Show:
Is TFL's continuing licensing of Uber, illegal state aid...as all other PH operators have to pay VAT?
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Over to you Lucy Siegle.
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