[Wasagdu] Fwd: [List] FW: Hailo driver fined after refusing to carry blind man's guide dog | Crime | News | London Evening Standard

[Marci Carpenter]

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> From: "Oriano" <oriano at shaw.ca>
> Date: November 11, 2015 at 9:42:39 AM PST
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> Subject: [List] FW: Hailo driver fined after refusing to carry blind man's guide dog | Crime | News | London Evening Standard
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> From our friend Carrie:
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> Thought you folks might be interested in this article from the UK
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>                                                 Hailo driver fined after refusing to carry blind man's guide dog | Crime | News | London Evening Standard <http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/hailo-driver-fined-after-refusing-to-carry-blind-mans-guide-dog-a3108631.html> 
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> Hailo driver fined after refusing to carry blind man's guide dog
> Paul Cheston
> Friday 6 November 2015 16:09 BST
> A Hailo driver refused to carry a blind man's guide dog
> A blind man has described the “truly horrible” discrimination he and thousands of
> others face after a Hailo driver was found guilty of refusing to carry a guide dog.
> Journalist Sean Dilly had booked a car with the app in March. The firm sent Shah
> Hoque, 30, and Mr Dilly phoned him to say he was blind and had to be accompanied
> by his black Labrador assistance dog Sammy.
> But Hoque refused to pick Mr Dilly up, telling him: “I am a private hire driver —
> I can refuse a job for any reason.”
> Mr Dilly reminded the driver of his legal responsibilities and warned he would be
> taken to court if he could not produce an exemption certificate.
> Hoque was charged at Hammersmith magistrates’ court with failing to carry a guide
> dog accompanying a registered blind person. He was fined £200, with £200 costs and
> £100 compensation for Mr Dilly.
> Hoque claimed he had not heard Mr Dilly say he was blind or any mention of a guide
> dog.
> Mr Dilly said: “Every single time this happens a little bit of you dies inside. Today
> is about those who may not have the confidence to take offenders to task. Refusing
> guide dogs quite literally ruins lives.”
> A Hailo spokesman said it was making a £250 donation to Guide Dogs for the Blind
> after the blunder.
> In a statement, he said: "Hailo is committed to providing a service that is 100%
> safe, 100% accessible and 100% reliable - which includes helping passengers with
> accessibility issues get safely and quickly from A to B. This incident refers to
> a Hailo Exec minicab driver, a service that we no longer offer since going back to
> black cabs only on 1 October.
> "When we had found out about this case, we acted immediately and removed the driver
> in question from our network.
> "As a gesture of goodwill and to part of Hailo’s commitment to helping people with
> accessibility challenges get around the cities they reside, a £250 donation was made
> to the charity of Sean’s choice, Guide Dogs for the Blind."
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