
"On Sunday 19 July at approximately 8:30am, we had a booking from Odsal to Ilkley with an estimated fare of around £40.
Our driver collected two adult females and five or six children. As a gesture of trust, and believing there was no reason to request payment in advance, he proceeded with the journey without taking pre-payment, despite it being an out-of-area booking where we would usually do so.
Just a few minutes before reaching the destination, the adult passengers suddenly alleged that the driver had been asleep while driving and instructed him to stop and let them out. They then left the vehicle without paying the fare.
As they walked away, some of the teenagers, believed to be around 14 or 15 years old, made offensive gestures towards our driver and laughed at him.
All of our vehicles are fitted with CCTV, and the entire journey has been recorded. The footage has been retained and the matter was reported to the police. We were advised that it is a civil matter and that no further action would be taken by them.
We are extremely disappointed that one of our drivers has been treated in this manner while simply doing his job. Incidents like this have a real impact on small local businesses and hardworking drivers.
We will now be reviewing our policy and will require payment in advance for out-of-area journeys to help prevent similar incidents in the future.
Our question is this: should we publish the CCTV footage and identify those responsible, or should we simply accept the loss and move on?"

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