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Samuel Port

Leeds Uber driver on city's 'no-go' areas, racist passengers and cleaning up sick

A Leeds Uber driver has revealed what the day in the life of a taxi driver is actually like.

From the “no-go” areas, the best petrol stations for a toilet break, cleaning up vomit from drunk passengers, educating racists and revealing where drivers meet-up during the quiet times of a shift. Taxi driver Yasar Aziz, affectionately known as Disco Dave, has left no stone unturned in divulging the tumultuous life of a hard-working cabbie.

The 46-year-old Yasar, who’s a father-of-three, decided to call himself Dave on the Uber app, as he says the Anglicised name is “more memorable” for customers. He also loved the ongoing joke in Only Fools and Horses, where Trigger incorrectly calls Rodney 'Dave'.

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