Unhelpful cabbie

It’s really up to passengers not to leave their property in a cab. Once it’s gone, you have very little comeback. The next passenger could pick it up and take it. it could slip down under the seat and not be found for some time. Or the driver may not be able to reach it and answer it in traffic.

I usually bust a gut to get a phone back to its owner, because I know how much anguish I felt when a passenger knocked off my brand new phone one evening, but sometimes I find a phone with a dead battery in some odd corner of the cab and there’s nothing for it but to drop it off at the lost and found box at the cab company. When I’m next passing by.

Assuming that the cabbie found the phone and stole it is a bit of a stretch. Best bet is to find TX 47 and ask the driver, preferably waving a nicely coloured banknote at him. Likely it will be sitting in the centre console, unloved and unwanted.

I’m currently trying to case down a cabbie who hit my car a few weeks ago. Elite were very polite but said there was nothing they could do unless it was in writing. Means it is on record the exact time, driver, number plate, etc.

While it is a pain, a written account to the company may help you depending how far you want to take it.

Their address is on the website or I can post it for you if you need. Good luck, and may you have better luck finding your cabbie than I.

I know people who have taken others to the small claims tribunal on matters like this. It’s a bit of work, but it is the principal of the matter 🙂

I’m no lawyer, but I think you first have to issue him with a demand or two to return the iPhone. In the demand you need to state your version of events (i.e. all of the evidence that you have).

If that doesn’t work, you go to the tribunal, and unless he has a bloody good case like the taxi company records show was somewhere else, he will have to pay you for the phone.

If you have any friends who are lawyers they should be able to help you.

fnaah said :

Don’t forget to ask in the letter if ou can see the footage from the in car security camera…

… now there’s a helpful suggestion – anyone know what the process might be for actually getting hold of that, or how long the footage is kept?

You won’t get the in car footage.

There are certain inputs that activate the camera. Otherwise the camera takes a photo every 30s. If the driver stole your phone 30s is a long time to find said phone and put it in his pocket.

Quite frankly writing or talking to the base is about as productive as pissing in Googong to raise water levels. I’d be emailing the email address on this page

http://www.tams.act.gov.au/move/public_transport/taxi_services_and_information/complaints

TX47 is one of the Silver fleet. You were definitely in a Silver cab ?? Because I don’t want to go having a chat to the owner/driver of TX47 only to find it wasn’t that car. 🙂

fnaah said :

“I presume you’re not talking about Elite Fitness. If you gave up the grog and lived a healthier lifestyle (including joining a gym) you wouldn’t be involved in such situations.”

Obvious troll is obvious.

But still true, nevertheless.

“I presume you’re not talking about Elite Fitness. If you gave up the grog and lived a healthier lifestyle (including joining a gym) you wouldn’t be involved in such situations.”

Obvious troll is obvious.

luther_bendross said :

I’d be calling them and letting them know you’ll give them 24 hours to track it down. If that doesn’t result in win, then I’d email the company and cc in the taxi ombudsman (or whatever overseeing mob exists for cabbies).

+1

fnaah said :

I should add that while I was waiting at Elite, the receptionist took a call . . .

I presume you’re not talking about Elite Fitness. If you gave up the grog and lived a healthier lifestyle (including joining a gym) you wouldn’t be involved in such situations.

p1 said :

luther_bendross said :

I’d be calling them and letting them know you’ll give them 24 hours to track it down. If that doesn’t result in win, then I’d email the company and cc in the taxi ombudsman (or whatever overseeing mob exists for cabbies).

Don’t forget to ask in the letter if ou can see the footage from the in car security camera…

Jeez, it’s only a phone! It’s not something important like a laptop bag for christs sake.

Don’t forget to ask in the letter if ou can see the footage from the in car security camera…

… now there’s a helpful suggestion – anyone know what the process might be for actually getting hold of that, or how long the footage is kept?