Derry taxi drivers to install CCTV in vehicles

Security cameras look set to be installed in taxi cabs in Derry to protect drivers from false rape allegations — as well as assault and robbery.
The move comes after footage from a camera led to the successful prosecution of a man found guilty of attacking a taxi driver.
This success prompted other drivers to follow suit, installing the equipment at their own expense.
The driver involved in the court action said that he took the decision to install the CCTV camera after an incident that took place in his cab.
A group of men he had collected turned out to be drunk and one reached over his seat and tried to grab the steering wheel while he was driving.
The man said the incident almost caused him to crash the car and could have resulted in him being charged with a motoring offence without being able to prove what had happened.
And In Derry last December a taxi driver was accused of rape but it was not until March this year that all charges against him were dropped.