Three-quarters of guide dog owners are refused access in the UK. Bhavini & Daniel highlight the issues on BBC Rip Off Britain, aired Tuesday 7th July 2020.
The dogs have more brains that most Uber drivers! So it doesn't surprise me you call them the best people you've met. Luckily my dog is not for sight or hearing and I'm not a push over. I'd just get in the car whilst already recording waiting for the issue to start and then refuse to leave, stating I'm now recording the drivers illegal activities and there will be legal action over the discrimination. That seems to scare most. Maybe it helps I'm not a small person too.
i used to have layovers in England several times a year and the cabs often tried to refuse me with my wchair bc it took up the whole space so they only could fit me and no extra fares. the last time it happened, the other ppl in line for cabs noticed and started telling them they would nit get into a cab until i was on my way. there's good and bad out there.
Yes there sure are great people out there, well there was lots of them on one day a bus driver refused me because of my seeing eye dog. 5 years ago I was with my first dog at the bus stop, and when the bus came, we got on, but then the driver said no dogs allowed, and when I explained that he was a seeing eye dog and it’s illegal to refuse access, he got argumentative. When people saw my dog and realised I’m blind, about 15 people got off the bus and at least 3 gave the driver an earful saying shame on you doing this to a vulnerable member of our society, and they all rallied around me and said don’t worry mate, we’ll wait with you for the next bus and we’ll help you report that a hole driver he is a disgrace.
You sir are a fkn champion!!!! Any one lucky enough to have a guide dog visit their establishment should be honoured. There’s only a few thousand in the country most businesses aren’t lucky enough to ever have one visit .
It's because a lot of mini cab drivers are muslim and consider dogs to be "unclean" so won't take a passenger with a guide dog. I think that if someone out there can set up a minicab company that will only hire drivers who will take passengers with guide dogs consistently, if they don't they will be very quickly unemployed. The problem with a lot of cab companies is that the drivers use their own cars.
But they do and just try they’ll call you a racist, and probably transphobic too. I mean i just saw it and they framed it as 70% muslim doesn’t allow muslim with guide dog in their taxi incidents. One token blind white woman, how did she pass BBC few’s diversity test? Er no on second thoughts i don’t want to know.
"The Muslim Shariat Council have clarified that Muslims should accept assistance dogs in their businesses." Equality and Human Rights Commission www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf
Uber need to have a Category for Guide Dog Users that indicates to the driver, You May Not Refuse This Passenger Without Consequences. Applied for with the Seeing Eye Dog License (I'm assuming there is one) and Doctor's Note. And consequences being one month suspension for the first offense. Increasing as you go.
unfortunately it IS the law but I bet you anything if you looked at the drivers faces you would find them of a darker hue and a Muslim faith and we dont want to upset the minority, do we? So people with a disability is less important than someone practising their faith!!!
Yes, but now we have things gone to extremes where bogus "service animals" and "emotional support animals" are everywhere and no regulations whatsoever to prove their authentic. Restaurants, Airlines , Communal housing have all been plagued by these frauds and to the detriment of genuine service animals and their owners. At least in the UK folks with allergies have some protection whereas in the States there is nothing to protect genuine allergy sufferers from these selfish frauds and their dogs imposing themselves on us in every walk of life.
@@rnstoo1 only time allergies come into it is if a taxi driver has a medical certificate to prove allergies. The law only covers taxi drivers though, in a shop they just have to keep their distance
I do uber as a part time. I keep tissues my side and 1 bag on all door cart This helps drunk or feeling unwell customers feel calm knowing they have a bag. Ive tailored the back seat/floor with pet proof covers. Making it easy to clean for every obsticals related to mess. Its a Volvo D4 S90 2020 So far i have not come across any guild dogs customers, i love dogs and my main job i work along side dog hander. Few customers tipped me and made me wait so i could see there dogs, since we would talk about them.
Barf bags and other pre-emptive measures is a damn good thing. We had pre-emptive measures for security etc when I was doing pizza delivery when the wife and I first got together too. Only had enough change for a 50 note max (with extra stashed in the car in-case of a 100), the wife would lock the doors as I got out so no-one could creep and we had constant contact with some burly mates on 2way radio and only had to mention help and the location and it was on for young and old. Had a few weapons that were easy to put hands on too. Luckily we never had an issue, even in povo areas. It makes the job go so much better with a little pre-thought.
@NullaNulla thats very smart, i agree we need those pre plan things to stay safe. I tell people even if you dont have a camera. At least have stickers. "This car is fitted with cameras for public safety. This 50/50 chance makes the person think twice before they say something they will regret. never open my driver side window fully down, just in case a random person grabs my phone.
It is illegal to refuse a guide dog in a taxi in our area please report these drivers to your local councils and follow it through forcefully , if you can take a picture of the taxis Hackney plate ,and the number plate and report report report , dont let it go please
I'll thumbs up because I get what you're saying, it's NOT a good case study. However technically 2 of 4 being refusals is still 50% though, just again not a broad enough test case.
To be fair emman, there should still be a fair judicial process. Force the use of in-car cameras if not already in place and force the legal hold of said footage. Unfortunately just siding with the animal handler could mean the dog had been rolling in cow crap but the driver looses their job for refusing an unhealthy animal. There needs to be video evidence I feel proving which side is right and why else it opens it to abuse from either side.
All the taxi drivers seem to have a rather similar appearance? Or is that just a coincidence.... I bet it it was a teenage girl that’s be fighting to do the job
I'm a Muslim and a uber driver. If its a guide dog I will pick.them.up. yes it's a hassle and I got to clean the car after but so as a Muslim I like helping people
That’s a good thing as it is breaking the law if you didn’t. Also as a Muslim you’re required to follow the laws of whichever country you reside in as far as I have always been informed.
"The Muslim Shariat Council have clarified that Muslims should accept assistance dogs in their businesses." Equality and Human Rights Commission: www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf
They should up the fine for refusing entry from £1000. In the US the fines start from $75000 for the first offence, and they are still open to civil lawsuits on top of that. Guess what? It happens less often!
It's. Against the law to refuse a guide dog. Absolutely disgusting that they refuse to carry a guide dog. They should be locked up and lose their job if they refuse.
muslim cab drivers think culturally of dogs as very low class animals and wouldnt have one in their house, their car or as a pet, so its no wonder they refuse to take them in their cars. all the refusal cab drivers shd b reported to the police.
If you don't like taking a guide dog in your cab, then you shouldn't be a cab driver. If you are worried about getting a little dog hair getting on the seat, get a damn blanket for the dog. Stop flouting the law. We take disability seriously in the UK especially this issue and drivers and shops should lose their trading licenses for this >:(
@@mynahbird20000 Uh-huh, sure, lug a blanket around and waste time having to set it up. Brilliant(!). It's not like the dogs SHOULD be getting on the seats. I'm sure kids make much more of a mess than one dog for a trip. I'm betting the driver at least has like a little vacuum cleaner too. Just given the back a quick hoover during lunch.
A possible runny nose for a hypothetically allergic future passenger is no comparison to being blind and left at the side of the road. It’s strange you can’t see that.
Also you don’t need separate service when the law is on your side it just needs to be enforced. If they can’t abide by the law quit being a taxi driver and go do something else.
@@lailahepburnandmischka Whilst I am against refusing someone who has a guide dog, some people with nut allergies have severe allergic reactions just going near nuts so dog hair could also trigger a severe allergic response. The driver could easily take steps to minimise any dog hair before taking the next fare though.
Foreignors from Islamic countrries do not regard dogs as pets. They don't have the same respect for our dogs. Do not be afraid to say it, but a clash of cultures is the cause of this problem.
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This is just another example of incompatible belief systems and cultures, and frankly dogs are some of the best "people" I've met.
The dogs have more brains that most Uber drivers! So it doesn't surprise me you call them the best people you've met.
Luckily my dog is not for sight or hearing and I'm not a push over. I'd just get in the car whilst already recording waiting for the issue to start and then refuse to leave, stating I'm now recording the drivers illegal activities and there will be legal action over the discrimination. That seems to scare most. Maybe it helps I'm not a small person too.
i used to have layovers in England several times a year and the cabs often tried to refuse me with my wchair bc it took up the whole space so they only could fit me and no extra fares. the last time it happened, the other ppl in line for cabs noticed and started telling them they would nit get into a cab until i was on my way. there's good and bad out there.
Yes there sure are great people out there, well there was lots of them on one day a bus driver refused me because of my seeing eye dog. 5 years ago I was with my first dog at the bus stop, and when the bus came, we got on, but then the driver said no dogs allowed, and when I explained that he was a seeing eye dog and it’s illegal to refuse access, he got argumentative. When people saw my dog and realised I’m blind, about 15 people got off the bus and at least 3 gave the driver an earful saying shame on you doing this to a vulnerable member of our society, and they all rallied around me and said don’t worry mate, we’ll wait with you for the next bus and we’ll help you report that a hole driver he is a disgrace.
Sending love and warm wishes from America.🐾
I prefer dogs in my taxi to humans
You sir are a fkn champion!!!!
Any one lucky enough to have a guide dog visit their establishment should be honoured. There’s only a few thousand in the country most businesses aren’t lucky enough to ever have one visit .
At least they'd be FAR less likely to barf all through the bloody car, trash it, throw shit out the window etc and ironically less likely to bite.
Notice their middle eastern / Pakistani / Indians 💁🏻♀️ drivers
It's because a lot of mini cab drivers are muslim and consider dogs to be "unclean" so won't take a passenger with a guide dog. I think that if someone out there can set up a minicab company that will only hire drivers who will take passengers with guide dogs consistently, if they don't they will be very quickly unemployed. The problem with a lot of cab companies is that the drivers use their own cars.
Regardless by law they can’t refuse guide dogs.
But they do and just try they’ll call you a racist, and probably transphobic too. I mean i just saw it and they framed it as 70% muslim doesn’t allow muslim with guide dog in their taxi incidents. One token blind white woman, how did she pass BBC few’s diversity test?
Er no on second thoughts i don’t want to know.
@@mygreatbigfoot1679 They do because they think they are exempt from obeying the law.
@@mygreatbigfoot1679 Muslims don't use guide dogs. Just stop your nonsense.
"The Muslim Shariat Council have clarified that Muslims should accept assistance dogs in their businesses." Equality and Human Rights Commission www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf
Uber need to have a Category for Guide Dog Users that indicates to the driver, You May Not Refuse This Passenger Without Consequences. Applied for with the Seeing Eye Dog License (I'm assuming there is one) and Doctor's Note. And consequences being one month suspension for the first offense. Increasing as you go.
Nearly always a certain demographic who turn dogs away.
Funny that aye. And most of them are dirtier than my dogs even if they haven't for a change been bathed this week.
@@NullaNulla you can say that again 😂😂😂
Disgraceful, the law should be enforced on this and fines issued.
unfortunately it IS the law but I bet you anything if you looked at the drivers faces you would find them of a darker hue and a Muslim faith and we dont want to upset the minority, do we? So people with a disability is less important than someone practising their faith!!!
They need separate Taxi service for those with guide dogs. The next fare for a Taxi could be allergic to dogs.
@@gordon020958 I would suggest a separate taxi service for those allergic to dogs, and perhaps a separate bus service for those allergic to nuts!
@@julieeverett7442 In the video the staff have foreign accents and although their faces are blurred out you can see they have brown skin.
@@marychristmas4911 Nope. Dog and peanuts allergies is a small segment of the population.
In America it's illegal to refuse a service dog anywhere. They can get seriously fined if they refuse.
Yes, but now we have things gone to extremes where bogus "service animals" and "emotional support animals" are everywhere and no regulations whatsoever to prove their authentic. Restaurants, Airlines , Communal housing have all been plagued by these frauds and to the detriment of genuine service animals and their owners. At least in the UK folks with allergies have some protection whereas in the States there is nothing to protect genuine allergy sufferers from these selfish frauds and their dogs imposing themselves on us in every walk of life.
Its illegal in the uk as well they can loose thier taxi licence
@@rnstoo1 only time allergies come into it is if a taxi driver has a medical certificate to prove allergies. The law only covers taxi drivers though, in a shop they just have to keep their distance
@@lailahepburnandmischka That doesn’t only cover taxi drivers.
@@danielledewitt1 technically only taxi drivers are mentioned in the law...I suggest you read it
Report every single refusal to the police, demand a crime number, it's illegal.
Assert your rights. Wear a video camera. Film everything. Post to TH-cam. Shame them.
Those of us who film assistance dog access issues in shops and post to youtube get called drama queens :(
I do uber as a part time.
I keep tissues my side and 1 bag on all door cart
This helps drunk or feeling unwell customers feel calm knowing they have a bag.
Ive tailored the back seat/floor with pet proof covers. Making it easy to clean for every obsticals related to mess.
Its a Volvo D4 S90 2020
So far i have not come across any guild dogs customers, i love dogs and my main job i work along side dog hander.
Few customers tipped me and made me wait so i could see there dogs, since we would talk about them.
Barf bags and other pre-emptive measures is a damn good thing.
We had pre-emptive measures for security etc when I was doing pizza delivery when the wife and I first got together too. Only had enough change for a 50 note max (with extra stashed in the car in-case of a 100), the wife would lock the doors as I got out so no-one could creep and we had constant contact with some burly mates on 2way radio and only had to mention help and the location and it was on for young and old. Had a few weapons that were easy to put hands on too. Luckily we never had an issue, even in povo areas.
It makes the job go so much better with a little pre-thought.
@NullaNulla thats very smart, i agree we need those pre plan things to stay safe.
I tell people even if you dont have a camera. At least have stickers. "This car is fitted with cameras for public safety. This 50/50 chance makes the person think twice before they say something they will regret.
never open my driver side window fully down, just in case a random person grabs my phone.
This is why I don’t want to have a assistance dog as I don’t want this to happen to me
It is illegal to refuse a guide dog in a taxi in our area please report these drivers to your local councils and follow it through forcefully , if you can take a picture of the taxis Hackney plate ,and the number plate and report report report , dont let it go please
You can't say you have a 50% success rate on a sample of 2.
Err yes you can …. You could say it’s far from a comprehensive survery though
Sure you can. It is just not representative of the population.
I'll thumbs up because I get what you're saying, it's NOT a good case study. However technically 2 of 4 being refusals is still 50% though, just again not a broad enough test case.
Vast majority of driverd sre Islamic and they hate dogs
Taxi drivers should have their taxi badges taken off them immediately
They need separate Taxi service for those with guide dogs. The next fare for a Taxi could be allergic to dogs.
@@gordon020958 Actually by law taxis have to accept assistance dogs.
@@gordon020958 shut up
@@gordon020958 that is so short sighted and outright bloody stupid that statement!
To be fair emman, there should still be a fair judicial process. Force the use of in-car cameras if not already in place and force the legal hold of said footage. Unfortunately just siding with the animal handler could mean the dog had been rolling in cow crap but the driver looses their job for refusing an unhealthy animal. There needs to be video evidence I feel proving which side is right and why else it opens it to abuse from either side.
All the taxi drivers seem to have a rather similar appearance? Or is that just a coincidence.... I bet it it was a teenage girl that’s be fighting to do the job
Keep turning them in.
There are some very ignorant people in the world!🤨
They need separate Taxi service for those with guide dogs. The next fare for a Taxi could be allergic to dogs.
@@gordon020958 No they don’t.
I'm a Muslim and a uber driver. If its a guide dog I will pick.them.up. yes it's a hassle and I got to clean the car after but so as a Muslim I like helping people
A lot of Muslims see dogs as dirty & impure & this causes a lot of problems but kudos to you for rising above that
The shariah lift bans on assistance dogs and say they should be allowed in taxis and establishments held by Muslims
Not just guide dogs I assume because there is other service dog to. 😊
That’s a good thing as it is breaking the law if you didn’t. Also as a Muslim you’re required to follow the laws of whichever country you reside in as far as I have always been informed.
No one cares about your private belief in an imaginary being. You're not to be congratulated for following the law
This is the Sunna of Mohammad pure and simple.
"The Muslim Shariat Council have clarified that Muslims should accept assistance dogs in their businesses." Equality and Human Rights Commission: www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf
Which divers
They should up the fine for refusing entry from £1000. In the US the fines start from $75000 for the first offence, and they are still open to civil lawsuits on top of that. Guess what? It happens less often!
Imagine if Uber got a big fine like that as well as the driver, for each time! I'm sure Uber would take it more seriously then.
Yeah, but America is a ridiculous country
When was the last time any taxi or uber or lyft got that fine? Oh right. NEVER.
@@monkeytennis8861 So is England. I mean just LOOK at the King!
It's. Against the law to refuse a guide dog. Absolutely disgusting that they refuse to carry a guide dog. They should be locked up and lose their job if they refuse.
They need separate Taxi service for those with guide dogs. The next fare for a Taxi could be allergic to dogs.
@@gordon020958 The law is clear.
Locked up? Don't be ludicrous
@@monkeytennis8861 Well it is illegal to refuse guide dogs.
muslim cab drivers think culturally of dogs as very low class animals and wouldnt have one in their house, their car or as a pet, so its no wonder they refuse to take them in their cars. all the refusal cab drivers shd b reported to the police.
They also think horses can fly. Your silly beliefs (not you personally) are not an excuse to violate people's rights.
who's gonna clean up the dog hair on car seats?
The damn driver. The dog has the right to be there with the person they are doing a job.
If you don't like taking a guide dog in your cab, then you shouldn't be a cab driver. If you are worried about getting a little dog hair getting on the seat, get a damn blanket for the dog. Stop flouting the law. We take disability seriously in the UK especially this issue and drivers and shops should lose their trading licenses for this >:(
@@markhorneyuk more appropriate for people using dogs to have a blanket ready in case they ride a cab.
@@mynahbird20000 Uh-huh, sure, lug a blanket around and waste time having to set it up. Brilliant(!).
It's not like the dogs SHOULD be getting on the seats. I'm sure kids make much more of a mess than one dog for a trip. I'm betting the driver at least has like a little vacuum cleaner too. Just given the back a quick hoover during lunch.
@@mynahbird20000 you're being ridiculous. im sorry but you're concerned over a bit of fur? I hope no one you love loses their sight my guy...
They need separate Taxi service for those with guide dogs. The next fare for a Taxi could be allergic to dogs.
Really? OOPS! You wrote that out loud.
Omg you're kidding right 😭
You're not guna die cuz a dog was previously in the taxi, should there also be certain shops for guide dogs?! 😭😭🤣😭😭
A possible runny nose for a hypothetically allergic future passenger is no comparison to being blind and left at the side of the road. It’s strange you can’t see that.
Also you don’t need separate service when the law is on your side it just needs to be enforced. If they can’t abide by the law quit being a taxi driver and go do something else.
@@lailahepburnandmischka Whilst I am against refusing someone who has a guide dog, some people with nut allergies have severe allergic reactions just going near nuts so dog hair could also trigger a severe allergic response. The driver could easily take steps to minimise any dog hair before taking the next fare though.
If they don't want to allow service dog users access to their premises or vehicle, they need to find a different job.
Foreignors from Islamic countrries do not regard dogs as pets. They don't have the same respect for our dogs. Do not be afraid to say it, but a clash of cultures is the cause of this problem.
Any UK taxi driver or private hire (mini cab) driver who refuses to take a guide dog, should have their taxi licence taken and FINED!
It won't happen. People are not that supportive of disabled people.
@@boycott2720 That's an understatement.