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Help me find my lost gifts’

 by Lisa Jones, South Wales Echo

A RECEPTIONIST out celebrating her birthday has lost a pile of presents from relatives after she left them in the boot of a taxi.

Jessica Barnett is pleading for the driver of the car she flagged down at around 1am on the morning of Saturday, October 6to come forward.

She toasted her 30th birthday with friends and family members at the Wharf pub, Schooner Way, Cardiff Bay, into the small hours.

But because she and other family members were having trouble booking a taxi, her group decided to walk to nearby Tyndall Street and flag one down. Two cars stopped for them outside the Etap hotel.

Jessica, who works at an accountancy firm in Whitchurch, Cardiff, said: “I was having a lovely night.

“I got my mum and her partner into the first cab and my fiance and I and another couple got in the second. They put my presents into the boot of the car.

“I was staying the night at my brother’s house in Canton and when we got out of the taxi I totally forgot about the bag in the back. It was full of presents and cards I hadn’t even opened.

“I was gutted. I didn’t open any of them because I thought I would enjoy doing it the following day.

“The presents are of sentimental value and it’s put a total dampener on the night.”

The car which stopped for Jessica appears to have been a private hire vehicle, which should be pre-booked.

Hackney carriages, which have roof signs and a white bonnet or look like a London taxi style vehicle, can be hailed at the roadside.

Advice on Cardiff council’s website says: “If a private hire vehicle stops when hailed it is likely that persons travelling would not be insured.”

Jessica, sister Liz, 27, and other relatives have been ringing as many taxi companies as they can think of to track the presents down.

Liz said: “We’ve spent a week phoning around because my sister is broken hearted.”

Jessica, from Whitchurch, Cardiff, but now living in Tredegar, believes the car was a dark-blue Skoda Octavia and the driver was a white man, with blond hair, wearing thick glasses.

If you recognise the description, call Lisa Jones at the Echo on 029 2058 3737.

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/cardiff-news/2007/10/17/help-me-find-my-lost-gifts-91466-19961507/

Captain,

Your Sensationalising again, no proof it was a PH, just attack the PH, I would have thought a man in your position with the NTA should know better.

Regards

BB

The car which stopped for Jessica appears to have been a private hire vehicle, which should be pre-booked.

APPEARS:   To seem or look to be,

Captain,

My point is, you have attacked the PH industry with the title of you post, as you can see the word 'appears' does not mean it was!

Very disappointing, it would appear unlike the GMB PDB, who support both H/C and P/H drivers you are only interested in Hackney proprieters.

Regards

BB

errm what about the poor woman?

and you must have led a sheltered life

WAYNE if i was you i would hoist the white flag,once again you have attempted to tarnish all private hire drivers as being vile, nasty creatures.THERE IS NO PROOF THAT THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS A PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE,i would begin to compose an apology aimed at ALL licensed drivers if i was in your shoes (THANK GOD IM NOT ) YOU CONTINUE WITH YOUR INUENDO, I think that the readers have by now concluded that your nta rabble rousing is not to be believed (remember my earlier advice "when in a hole stop digging" WELL IT DOSNT APPLY TO YOU) go on go for broke!!! 

Just for you Don