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He was a driver for a taxi firm for 14 years and was known as car zero in the sex ring. Qari abdul rauf is out of jail and living off benefits while he visits his wife and kids who live near two schools. If youre in search for a cab in rochdale from a more remote part of the country then we can find rochdale taxi companies that you can book online with ease. Best driving school in rochdale expert recommended top 3 driving school in rochdale, uk.
A highprofile press conference organised by rochdales local businessmen, taxi driver associations, community leaders, bloggers, rights activists and victims, aimed to challenge this narrative and to highlight the grievances of rochdales muslim community on the issue. Rochdale taxi firm admits providing white drivers on request uk. It appears as though you are currently outside of great britain. Put that together with grooming gangs and then boom. Oct 24, 2014 some taxi firms only employ female drivers, just as some gyms only cater for women.
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