Article: 'British' cab stickers are racist, says taxi driver

A COUNCIL has told cabbies to remove stickers from their vehicles which state they are being driven by "British drivers".The stickers have been displayed by some taxi drivers in Bishop Auckland, concerned about competition from foreign drivers.But they have angered one Polish taxi driver, who said one of the stickers was passed to him by one of his passengers.Stanislaw Mackowiak said: "In my opinion, this is racist. A taxi is a taxi."The 52-year-old, who lives in nearby Coundon, said: "Europe is a free market for everybody."If British taxi drivers want to come to Poland, then come on."Earlier this month, Mr Mackowiak, who moved to the region from his home city of Poznan, said he was ...

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