Being insulted by a taxi driver

[Roukaya]

I had problems with a taxi driver who was asking too many personal questions and I had stopped talking to him a few years ago.Last October he asked to resume communication and I paid him to collect my Mother from the Airport.

Each time he would pick me up he would insult my home and he was unshaven last time he picked me up when I had my implants and kept asking if my Mother was a pensionable age

He stopped taking my booking to visit my Father at the cemetery and because I stopped taking his messages he started to insult me saying I am scrounging off my Mother and I and rude and disrespectful plus he said who would employ me

I have blocked him from my messages and I struggle to find a job

[b1b1b1]

There are many, many taxi drivers. Find another one. They are all eager to get work.

[wholesome_todd in reply to b1b1b1]

Yeah, true. Exactly!

[Darkhouse]

He sounds mentally unbalanced and potentially dangerous. I'd stay away for your safety. Like b1b1b1 said, there are many taxi drivers that want work without getting into your personal business...

[Blueruth]

how is it that you keep getting the same taxi driver for years?

[Roukaya in reply to Blueruth]

I had stopped talking to him since seven years ago .

He stopped me last October asking to resume contact and he picked Mum up from the Airport and he took me to the Dentist for the Implants and he was paid well

He started asking about Mums age and at this point I stopped talking to him and since Wednesday he tried to contact me and I ignored his messages and yesterday he sent me a long text message saying who would employ me

[Blueruth in reply to Roukaya]

I must be missing something. Is he an ex you feel some sort of obligation to? Honestly I was screwed enough times by taxi drivers…blown off at midnight because the drive was too far, over charged for a flat rate fee, too lazy to drive to my building door so I ran with my luggage only to watch him drive off. I had to drive to the airport. Thankfully I had a car cause Uber didn’t exist yet. Uber and Lyft cost the same on a normal day and are incentivized by reviews. When taxis collectively change their reputation I’ll try one again but until then his whiny, self entitled behavior seems status quo. If he has some sort of other relationship tell him it’s a bad idea to do business with a friend and get an Uber. They even have drivers for elderly riders who need extra consideration but not a special vehicle. .

[Roukaya in reply to Blueruth]

thanks for reply.

He is not an ex at all .Simply an acquaintance I had known but I had stopped the friendship seven years ago as he was asking too many personal questions.

Again, he pretended to be a friend and clearly saw me as a lone female, mature and lonely and sought to become abusive.

When he started asking if my Mother was of a pensionable age , I had to cease contact and everything came to an end yesterday.

I have another taxi company who will take my Mother to the airport and the taxi driver will be monitored by his company .

[Blueruth in reply to Roukaya]

great. Sounds like you have a good solution. All Uber drivers are held to account if that gets toxic too.

[bethelbee]

Please do not have any further contact with him and find another driver on your own. He sounds unstable. I don't know where you're from but try Uber if you have it in your country or another ride share company. Stay safe!

[Midori]

Sounds like a real nasty piece of work. Also he's a bigot. Ignore him, other taxi drivers around. How are you keeping in general?

Cheers, Midori