Taxi Driver - Incident in Terenure

RentDayBlues · 15-09-2008 2:38pm #1

Ladies, warning for you all, please be careful:

Girl tried to hail a taxi outside Brady's in Terenure on Saturday 13th September - taxi pulled up and it was been driven by a foregin national. He insisted that the girl get into the front of the car and she refused a number of times, thought he was just being silly. As she went to open the back door of the taxi she saw another guy lying on the back seat hiding. Luckily she managed to run at that point and get help.

LolaDub · 15-09-2008 2:40pm

Janey thats pretty bad, how did you hear about it? I hope it was reported

RentDayBlues · 15-09-2008 2:42pm

Some of the guys from the pub who helped her are friends of friends. She reported it and got the reg number

whiskeyman · 15-09-2008 2:42pm

where'd you hear this?
Sounds like a scare / scam to be honest.

Like all advice, just be careful when you're out and have your wits about you... no point spreading fear stories unless you know they 100% true.

fullstop · 15-09-2008 2:42pm

This has been posted on boards several times before. Urban myths FTW

Popinjay · 15-09-2008 2:42pm

Indeed.

It happended to my mate's brother's dog's puppy's owner's next-door-neighbour's aunt's sister-in-law's, nephew's doctor's husband's golf buddy's son's ex-girlfriend.

True story.

That took way more effort to type than it was really worth.

Cathmandooo · 15-09-2008 2:43pm

Was this someone you knew?

I've heard this story many times before, never actually heard of it happening to someone anyone knew in person. If a taximan insists on anything they should be avoided.

Good to be careful though.

stovelid · 15-09-2008 2:46pm

Friends of friends, eh?

Why is the fact that it was a non-national driver important?

Should women be reassured and drop their guard as long as the driver is Irish?

Popinjay · 15-09-2008 2:46pm

Cathooo wrote: »

Good to be careful though.

I should probably clarify that I agree whole-heartedly that it is more than just good, it's vital, to be careful.

I'm sure this may have happened at some point but fear-mongering really gets my goat.

Clare Bear · 15-09-2008 2:49pm

Yeah this story has been doing the rounds for ages.

Still, there are incidents that happen so just be careful.

Heathen · 15-09-2008 2:52pm

might just be myth but this actually DID happen to my brother and his Girlfriend

They were hailing a taxi a few weeks ago, and there was already a passenger, they agreed to share.. however when the taxi started driving in the wrong direction my bro said "hey whats the story, yer going the wrong way" the driver responded with something like "well how about we just let you off here and take your girlfriend with us" and the passenger started staring at my bro and laughing to the driver, so my bro decked him the driver stopped and tryed to grab my bro's GF so he smacked him aswell, they both jumped out and ran, my bro has been in many fights so he was ok, but his GF was shook for weeks over it.. they were propper scum!

15-09-2008 2:52pm

When things like this happen it ends up in the new.
Jaysus someone stole the flowers from the roundabout down here last year and it ended up in the news.

Gyalist · 15-09-2008 2:56pm

RentDayBlues wrote: »

Ladies, warning for you all, please be careful:

Girl tried to hail a taxi outside Brady's in Terenure on Saturday 13th September - taxi pulled up and it was been driven by a foregin national. He insisted that the girl get into the front of the car and she refused a number of times, thought he was just being silly. As she went to open the back door of the taxi she saw another guy lying on the back seat hiding. Luckily she managed to run at that point and get help.

So the taxi driver kindly hung around long enough for her to get her friends and get his reg? How thoughtful of him.

If you're going to post an urban legend at least try to make the story credible.

fullstop · 15-09-2008 2:57pm

Heathen wrote: »

might just be myth but this actually DID happen to my brother and his Girlfriend

They were hailing a taxi a few weeks ago, and there was already a passenger, they agreed to share.. however when the taxi started driving in the wrong direction my bro said "hey whats the story, yer going the wrong way" the driver responded with something like "well how about we just let you off here and take your girlfriend with us" and the passenger started staring at my bro and laughing to the driver, so my bro decked him the driver stopped and tryed to grab my bro's GF so he smacked him aswell, they both jumped out and ran, my bro has been in many fights so he was ok, but his GF was shook for weeks over it.. they were propper scum!

Write fiction much?

Popinjay · 15-09-2008 2:57pm

Moonbaby wrote: »

When things like this happen it ends up in the new.
Jaysus someone stole the flowers from the roundabout down here last year and it ended up in the news.

Ah yes but up here in the big schmoke, fordiners are constantly getting jobs as taxi drivers just to let their mates hide in the back to assault young women.:rolleyes: Sure people don't even bother ringing Joe Duffy about it any more.

Women walk everywhere instead of getting taxis now because they're so much safer on foot... Hardly newsworthy.

Seriously though, bad things do happen and it's bloody important to always be as safe as you can.

SarahJ · 15-09-2008 3:11pm

Ok, so this might be one of those friend of a friend stories, but its not so far fetched as it couldn't happen, ya can't rule anything out in this day and age!

WindSock · 15-09-2008 3:14pm

So there we have it ladies. Don't get into taxis. Walk home instead, it's far safer.

SarahJ · 15-09-2008 3:15pm

WindSock wrote: »

So there we have it ladies. Don't get into taxis. Walk home instead, it's far safer.

hahah we should just all stay at home!!

Lock the doors!!

WindSock · 15-09-2008 3:18pm

No, we can't stay at home even. What if someone breaks into the house?

Popinjay · 15-09-2008 3:19pm

WindSock wrote: »

No, we can't stay at home even. What if someone breaks into the house?

Or what if there's a fordiner hiding in one of the rooms when you buy/rent the place in the first instance? Just waiting patiently for that night you stay in on your own.

I heard it happened in Terenure once.

Honey-ec · 15-09-2008 3:19pm

WindSock wrote: »

No, we can't stay at home even. What if someone breaks into the house?

Better we all just kill ourselves and be done with it...

WindSock · 15-09-2008 3:21pm

...And we're done. I started a new thread, you are invited to come and post over there

It's safe, and it's sexy.

Taxi Driver - Incident in Terenure

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