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Ah, the scene where I was Ubering one weekend and had the misfortune to be booked by an absolute c*unt and her lady friends coming out of the Pride Festival, a few years back. She turned up drinking from a can of lager and tried to climb in. I guided her behind the car and said I will wait until she finishes the can, which she did, but not before whinging and swearing at me not wanting to break my licence conditions or have her spill alcohol in my car. She climbs back in, her friends already in and waiting for her, and so I ask her politely to buckle up. She begins to get all sweary and aggressive so, having already forgiven her for trying to take drink in, delayed my ride so she could finish her drink, warned her about her swearing and general aggressiveness, and still wanted to ensure she was protected by a seat belt, I apologised to the rest of her party, stated that I can't risk the alcohol now sitting in her stomach causing her to potentially kick off more whilst I'm driving, informed them I was happy to take the rest of them but not her. They decided to all leave in sisterhood, fair enough, but the fool then tapped on my front passenger window, motioned for me to open it then, when I cranked it a few inches, she pointed at me and, in her finest Ned-ish, said: "Repooooorrrrrtttttteeeeeeeeeed".

I replied: "Reported for what? Not taking abuse? Not taking an drunken, aggressive passenger? Not taking an unbuckled passenger? Report me, Uber won't do anything". We'll, the bitch actually did. And the pathetic individuals within Uber's Limerick HQ suspended me. This despite me informing Uber exactly what happened, and providing dashcam footage that confirmed everything happened exactly as I said. The bitch said that I unfairly refused to take her, that I ejected her from my car without just cause and that she suffered a panic attack on the kerb. My dashcam footage showed her for the scummy, bottom-feeding liar that herself, her parents, her upbringing and her friends created. My rear dashcam showed her laughing and walking aft with her friends, getting straight onto the free Pride Festival coach parked behind me.

Uber suspended me for a total of 21 days because of her lie, and this despite them being provided with my dashcam footage they asked me to upload within 24 hours. Uber's Special Investigations Team at Limerick are a disgrace for denying me an income for three weeks despite knowing I was not just innocent, but had provided over and above service in a very difficult situation. Uber Limerick knew I was innocent but have a' garden wall' where they refuse to allow you to speak to any member of their Special (Helpful) Investigations Team and refuse to respond to the tens of in-app messages I sent them. In hindsight I should have taken both Uber and that bitch to a Small Claims court for the loss of income. That bitch deserved to have her face and antics made viral so those who encounter her and employ her were forewarned, but I use dashcam footage solely to protect myself and the citizens of Glasgow I drive past at night, as tempting as it was to make an exception for this bitch who denied my children three weeks of income.

Glasgow City Council also need their balls dragged across hot coals for allowing Uber to do as they please and to treat them as an inconvenience instead of the regulator they are supposed to be.

To any scumbags reading this, please do not make up lies about drivers to Uber simply because you fancy a few free rides from Uber or are annoyed your driving wouldn't let you decorate their seat upholstery with your chips and curry sauce/not stop for ten minutes so you can buy cigarettes, alcohol and sweets/change your one stop on their way home at shift end into a multistop nutcracker. These drivers are out trying to make a living, they should not lose money just because you are a spiteful bawbag with a vendetta who fancies a free tenner 'compensation' for your next Uber trips. The reality is that had it not been for me protecting myself with dashcam footage I would have been permanently deactivated.

To any privacy drama quuens moaning about dashcam invasion, please don't think it is appropriate for you to discuss how crap your boss is, how your two-timing your partner, stealing from your parents, etc. You wouldn't do it in any other place of work so don't do it in mine. Drivers aren't interested in your lives, we only care about getting you and I home safely - boring us with your incessant gibberish, insulting and dehumanising us DOESN'T aid the task of getting us home safely, it has the potential for the exact opposite, so please try to remember we are in a metal cage moving at speed along the same roads as the drunk, the blind, the boy racers and the stupid.