When you see a blind man, most people go out of their way to help him. This is especially the case for taxi drivers who are legally required to accept passengers that have a guide dog.
But Ahmed Kayd, a Muslim Uber driver, refused to accept blind man Charles Bloch on the basis of his religion.
Kayd asked Bloch whether his pet Labrador would ‘lick him’, and after Bloch answered his question, Kayd refused to take him as a passenger.
This is even after Charles Bloch warned him via Uber that he would have his guide dog with him. Kayd told Mr Bloch that it was against his religion but Bloch warned that it was illegal to refuse him a lift.
This didn’t matter to Kayd though and he decided to drive off. This occurred in Spinney Hill in Leicester and Kayd was fined 140 pounds in fines and 327 pounds in costs under the Equality Act 2010.
Councillor Piara Singh Clair warned that fining Kayd sent a clear message to drivers that actions like this are simply not on.
She made a point that is illegal for taxi drivers to reject bookings from passengers with guide dogs.
She also said that Mr. Kayd had no legitimate reason for not accepting Mr. Bloch as a passenger.
Ms. Clair hopes that this sends a clear message that discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated.
muslim or who ever they should be fined
if its against his religion then he needs to find a another job where religion doesnt stop him.
Should be banned.
What excuse do they have for leaving black men stranded, I wonder? Oh ya, bigoted and xenophobic America. 🙁
Should be fined fired and deported to the shit hole he came from.
Why do you emphasise the fact that he is a muslim taxi driver when this rule applies to all taxi drivers, therefore he is just a bad taxi driver and not necessarily a bad muslim. Fact people with honest sensible reporting.
He’s a lair, I’m a Muslim and I have never ever heard something like that in Islam ,maybe he got some different reason for not pickining the guy up ,but lying in the name of the religion that’s just trouble what a fool .
That’s just an excuse or a case of religious ignorance. It’s not against the religion he follows. I know because I follow his religion…
A true follower of Islam will always be kind and eager to help especially in case of clients such as this one…
Just unfollowed this rag obviously it’s a lie. This is the inquirer type of journalism. They think you’re stupid.
Well you know one case now.
Tosser mussie
What a shame , idiot.
Uber driver should be fired from uber as driver is racist is all.. idiots
I don’t believe this.
True (y)
Nay Allah give both of them hidayah…
Probably doesn’t want the dog in his cab , if it’s true
The problem is for you that are here to assimilate to our Country, it’s laws and culture, these type of individuals smear the bad all over themselves as well as all over you too.
Stupid man.. He shouldn’t do it.. It didn’t agains islam to lift blind man or a dog.. He just panic about the “najis” but that should taken care just by wash it..
Creep
Old prick
Define ‘our country’ you do know that a religion isn’t associated to a specific country, you know you can be Muslim and British, right?! Or when you say “our country” do you just mean white people?!
Send back this mother F/u#cker
Yes his reason is he is a racist prick.
Of course it’s just an excuse, one used all too often where islam is concerned, sadly this is why there is so much animosity surrounding your religion, conveniently dismissed by labelling it as islamaphobia. I’m actually stunned something was done but not what should have been done, the ugly reality is that if a non muslim refused to take a muslim customer they would have been charged with racism and a hate crime. Another inconvenient truth swept under the carpet.
take him to the airport ..tell him it’s our religion …cya
Firstly, the judge was right in slapping a penalty. I agree with you that more should have been done. I think he should have been warned that a repeat of such or similar incident in future would result in cancelation of his license.
Secondly, I am sorry but I don’t agree with your analogy “if a non muslim refused to take a muslim customer….” That’s judging the entire muslim community based upon this one incident. We can’t generalize things based upon such stray incidents. I stay in India. I don’t know much about your country but I am sure there are many muslim taxi drivers there and surely their services are not confined to muslims alone. I am also sure that muslim drivers, in the past, have not made a fuss over customers with dogs.
Thirdly, fact of the matter is, this ignorant driver would have still refused even if the customer was a blind muslim with a dog …
Was there any word or implication of color ? “Our Country”, Americans, any color, origin, or background, that support and maintain our way of life, customs, traditions, our laws and Constitution.
Perhabs just being silly and ignorant.. I love that dog..