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Article: 'British' cab stickers are racist, says taxi driver
- Article from:
- The Northern Echo
- Article date:
- March 16, 2007
- Author:
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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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