A blind woman says she was forced to walk a mile in the rain after being told she would have to wait for a ‘dog-friendly taxi’.
Steven Yates and Adele Kinch had travelled from their home in Southport to visit Steven’s mother in Stalybridge on Tuesday, July 11.
The couple called for a private hire vehicle from Radio Cabs Ashton and Swift Radio Cars to get from Stalybridge train station to their destination, but say they were ‘refused a taxi’ twice by staff.
They say they were told they couldn't have a cab because they had a guide dog, Zebedee, with them. They say they were told they would have to ‘wait for a dog-friendly’ car by private hire company staff.
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