'Now I keep my doors locked when I’m going through the city. I don't pick up anyone until I talk to them and make sure they look okay'
Junaid Ayub is calling for more protection for taxi drivers, after a recent incident during which he was "battered" by a passenger who refused to pay their fare.
A Pakistan native who has been living and working in Ireland for the past 15 years, Junaid said that he had started driving to a nearby Garda station to look for help after the passenger refused to pay their full fare and started repeatedly hitting him. The cab driver explained: "I was just taking a man home, he handed me €20 while I was driving and I saw he had more money. I figured the remaining amount of the fare could be sorted when I finished dropping him off.
Ayub said that he is now afraid to do his job, adding that he is very cautious regarding which passengers he picks up since the incident.
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