Man arrested after women mistake his car for a taxi in Newcastle

by News admin on November 4, 2011

in Illegal plying for hire, Security, Violations

How much expense have local authorities put Hack drivers through over the years?,painting cars, big yellow signs, door decals,plates front, back, sides and in the windscreen, two badges, CRB checks and four lasses on a night out jump into a Ford Ka thinking it’s a Taxi!!!!! What??

A MAN was arrested after he drove off when four women got in his car mistaking it for a taxi.

Police are today warning women to take extra care following the incident, early on Saturday morning.

At 4.20am four women,  aged 30, 32 and two aged 21, got into a silver Ford Ka outside the Happy Chippy in Waterloo Street, Newcastle, thinking it was a a taxi.

The three women in the back seat realised their mistake and began arguing with the man.

The women who were on the back seat of the car got out. However, the front seat passenger was prevented from leaving the vehicle,which was then driven a short distance down Waterloo Street before stopping. The woman was able to get out of the car after a short struggle.

A 32-year-old man was arrested on Friday morning in connection with the incident and is still being questioned by police.
Source: Journal Live
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Admin November 4, 2011 at 9:28 pm

Can you get 4 people in the back seat of a Ford Ka ?

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Les3110 November 4, 2011 at 9:46 pm

Ford KA are all two door, the women in the back cannot get out, without the woman in front getting out first.

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