UK Sikh cabbie to sue Marquess of Blandford over racial slur

A UK Sikh cabbie has decided to sue the Marquess of Blandford over a racial slur directed at him.

London, Aug.9 : A UK Sikh cabbie has decided to sue the Marquess of Blandford over a racial slur directed at him.

According to The Daily Mail, taxi driver Davinder Singh responded to a booking last month to take Charles James Spencer-Churchill, known as Jamie Blandford, to the West Midlands for a morning court appearance on a different driving matter.

The 51-year-old peer, son of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, called for a cab to pick him up from his farm home, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, to take him to Coventry.

Singh, 46, said his problems began when he rang to check the exact location of the rural residence. He claims they escalated when he arrived and was greeted by a torrent of abuse. Blandford never made it to court that day.

The shocked driver contacted police and Blandford was arrested and questioned on suspicious of racially-aggravated behaviour the following day.

Last night, Singh, a father of four, revealed that he felt completely 'paralysed' with shock by the incident, and said that "There is just no excuse for it."

"I was having trouble finding his house. So, I called him and he said 'Why are you f***ing ringing me? You are the taxi driver you should know where you are f***ing going'."

The driver claimed that when he arrived he was greeted by even more derogatory racial remark and called a Hindu.

"He said I should remember I was a guest in this country, and I replied that I was British," said Singh.

"He looked me up and down and said 'You? British?'.

"I was just completely shocked."

Singh, who has been a taxi driver for almost 25 years, said it was then that he turned down the 120 pound fare and drove off.

"I would not take it. Even if it was the Prime Minister, I would not take him if he spoke to me like that. He told me I would never work for the company again. It was like he was saying he could do anything because he was rich and I was poor," said Singh.

Singh plans to launch a claim for damages in the civil courts once the police have completed their criminal investigation.

Blandford's solicitor refused to comment on the allegations whilst the police inquiry was on-going.

Singh said: "I don't know what people think of him but this man should not be out and about."

ANI