Image caption KMR Cars said the move had been dismissed, following the allegations
A Birmingham taxi driver has been sacked after allegedly was unwilling to vehicle containers of Remembrance poppies.
The boxes were to be transported from the Perry Common Royal British Legion Club in Kingstanding to Aston Villa’s Villa Park on Thursday afternoon.
KMR Car said the motorist had since been rejected for is inadequate to alert the company that the passenger had not been collected.
It said it “apologised for the outrage” caused.
West Midlands Police officers were discovered at both the firm’s Birmingham headquarters and the sorority on Friday.
The force said it was investigating the circumstances after a taxi operator was called to delivery poppies and “threats” subsequently made to a taxi company.
KMR, based on Hawthorn Road in Kingstanding, announced two statements on Facebook, and “re saying it” propelled a “full investigation” after claims of a “driver’s refusal to accompany a passenger who would like to transportation poppies”.
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In regard to the allegations manufactured on the 01/11/ 18. KMR Car have completed the full investigation Please determine summary…
Posted by KMR Cars on Friday, 2 November 2018
Report
End of Facebook post by KMR Cars
It said: “KMR Cars as a company declares and has the most utmost respect for those who push and position their lives on the line for all of us present today and must be deservedly be remembered on 11 November with the poppy being a epitomize of such sacrifice.”
The taxi firm said it received the call of the booking at 13:00 GMT on Thursday, and its record evidenced the journeying had been completed by the motorist, but said it “clearly has not been able to been”.
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Image caption The poppies were due to be taken from the Perry Common Club to Villa Park
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