Taxi driver left blind couple stranded after seeing assistance dog

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A disabled husband has described feeling like a 'second class citizen' after a taxi driver who was booked to pick him and his wife up drove off after seeing their assistance dog. Gavin Griffiths, 49, spoke of the ordeal he and wife Mel Griffiths, 57, went through following the incident.

READ MORE: Nottinghamshire family 'can't start grieving' daughter's death as they continue fight for justice Mr Griffith said such an incident had left him feeling like a "second class citizen". He explained that at the time of the incident, he and his wife were angry. But he said: "The first thing that was on both our minds was 'here we go again', as it wasn't the first time and it wasn't the last."

He said: "It's happened before then and it will happen again. It makes you feel like a second class citizen, as your money and your business is not as good as someone who hasn't got a guide dog with them.

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