30 October 2013

Muslim taxi driver penalised for refusing to carry disabled woman’s assistance dog

A Muslim taxi driver in East Sussex has been given 12 penalty points after he refused to carry a disabled woman in his cab because she had an assistance dog with her.

He claimed it was because of religious objections to the dog that he told the woman to find another taxi.

However, anti-discrimination legislation clearly states that taxi drivers cannot discriminate on grounds of disability. [National Secular Society] Read more