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20th May 2015

WATCH: Meet the ‘heterophobic’ Hailo driver

Katie Mythen-Lynch

Taxi company Hailo are offering free taxis to the polls on May 22 as part of their #DriveForEquality campaign. 

To highlight the initiative, they put a very outspoken driver on the road with a hidden camera as part of a prank “to show just how ridiculous discrimination is”.

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Deccie the cabbie set off around Dublin, confusing passengers with statements regarding his revulsion over heterosexual relationships.

“Women are from Venus, men are from Mars. I mean, why would you get with someone from a different planet?” he says to one bemused passenger.

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The company captioned the video: “At Hailo, all our drivers are stars. But when we had an idea to show just how ridiculous discrimination is, one driver in particular shone through. Introducing the Heterophobic Taxi Driver…”