Concerns raised 3 Failure of driver training to ensure passengers are not left in unsafe locations View source Failure to contact the police in circumstances requiring police assistance View source Lack of evidence or documentation of staff training on the police contact protocol View source
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Update DR18 Driver Information & Advice with clearer duty-of-care, incident-response and confrontation-management guidance.
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Action
Distribute the enhanced DR18 guidance to approximately 1,300 drivers across KingKabs and the wider group.
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Distribute the updated CC002 Call Centre Procedures to all staff.
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Document new Driver Incident Procedures in CC002 Call Centre Procedures, specifying when and how staff should escalate incidents to police and emergency services.
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Andrew Howat · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Andrew Howat was intoxicated and left by a taxi in an unlit layby on the A483 dual carriageway, where there was no easy means for a pedestrian to leave. Concerns included the driver’s decision to leave him in an unsafe location, the failure to contact police, and a lack of corroborating evidence that drivers were trained in the relevant protocol.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Kingkabs Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure of driver training to ensure passengers are not left in unsafe locations
Wider context from the report “Oral testimony was given by a representative of Kingkabs that appropriate training was being provided to drivers seeking to balance the risk to themselves with their duty of care to their passengers, however the taxi driver stated in his evidence that if similar circumstances arose, he would do nothing different and would still be prepared to leave a passenger in an unsafe location .
Furthermore, the firm’s representative advised that usual practice would be to contact the police in circumstances such as these, but this was not done on this occasion and no evidence or documentation was available to corroborate that staff were being trained in respect of this protocol.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Kingkabs Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to contact the police in circumstances requiring police assistance
Wider context from the report “Oral testimony was given by a representative of Kingkabs that appropriate training was being provided to drivers seeking to balance the risk to themselves with their duty of care to their passengers, however the taxi driver stated in his evidence that if similar circumstances arose, he would do nothing different and would still be prepared to leave a passenger in an unsafe location.
Furthermore, the firm’s representative advised that usual practice would be to contact the police in circumstances such as these, but this was not done on this occasion and no evidence or documentation was available to corroborate that staff were being trained in respect of this protocol.
” Open source report × Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Kingkabs Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of evidence or documentation of staff training on the police contact protocol
Wider context from the report “Oral testimony was given by a representative of Kingkabs that appropriate training was being provided to drivers seeking to balance the risk to themselves with their duty of care to their passengers, however the taxi driver stated in his evidence that if similar circumstances arose, he would do nothing different and would still be prepared to leave a passenger in an unsafe location.
Furthermore, the firm’s representative advised that usual practice would be to contact the police in circumstances such as these, but this was not done on this occasion and no evidence or documentation was available to corroborate that staff were being trained in respect of this protocol .
” Open source report
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Update DR18 Driver Information & Advice with clearer duty-of-care, incident-response and confrontation-management guidance.
Verbatim wording from the response “The driver’s decision to discharge the passenger at an unsafe location is deeply regrettable and we acknowledge that their actions on this occasion fell short of the standards we would expect. While drivers are trained to balance their own safety with their duty of care to passengers, we recognise that this tragic outcome signals a need to reinforce and clarify our procedures with drivers.” Source location Response from KingKabs
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Distribute the enhanced DR18 guidance to approximately 1,300 drivers across KingKabs and the wider group.
Verbatim wording from the response “On the 3rd January 2025, using our document sharing feature, we have updated all our drivers with the enhanced clearer guidance. As a Company we have taken this opportunity to reach out to all our c. 1,300 drivers covering not just KingKabs but to the wider group, ensuring consistency and firm commitment in our message.” Source location Response from KingKabs
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Distribute the updated CC002 Call Centre Procedures to all staff.
Verbatim wording from the response “The updated version of CC002 has been sent to all staff on 3rd January 2025.” Source location Response from KingKabs
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Document new Driver Incident Procedures in CC002 Call Centre Procedures, specifying when and how staff should escalate incidents to police and emergency services.
Verbatim wording from the response “On review, the process followed by ████████ was not adequately documented and the procedures within it could be made more robust. As such and in tandem with the driver” Source location Response from KingKabs
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