Manchester taxi driver says illegal passenger in his car was an inflatable doll

TO Manchester, where Bash Ali has been taken to court for allowing too many passengers into his taxi. The official says he had nine; the maximum is eight.

Mr Ali says the council is wrong. He says the ninth passenger was an inflatable mannequin dressed as a woman.

The explanation might have worked had Ali not altered his plea to guilty. He was ordered to pay £438.12 in fines and costs.

He said after the case:

“I have no faith in the justice system. I see all sorts of sights in this job – men dressed as women, women dressed as men and yes, plenty of dolls dressed up too.”

 Send them all down…