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The 29-year-old woman said she booked a taxi with the private-hire firm Drive on Monday January 17 at 6.30pm. She said that when she got into the car, the driver began to drive without confirming her location.

But the woman soon realised they were heading to the wrong place and noticed she had put in the incorrect address.

She alleges she asked the driver if he could take her to the correct address and also offered to pay any additional costs.

However it’s alleged the driver became argumentative and told her “he didn’t care what happened to her” because she was no longer on a “booked right”.

The woman says she was terrified at this point, realising she did not know where she was nor where the driver was taking her.

She claims she mentioned Libby Squire, the 21-year-old student who was raped and murdered in 2019, at which point the cabbie allegedly told her: “Libby was p****d, it won’t happen to you'”.

The driver is believed to have taken the woman to the Drive office, Hull Live reports, which is in The Avenues area of the city.

Another member of staff allegedly continued to be rude to the passenger.

The woman said: “She told him to take me somewhere that was not my destination. I’m not sure why but it was setting off panic bells. I felt scared, I genuinely didn’t know whether to stay in the car or get out. I just felt unsafe.”

When the car stopped in Botanic, Hull, she claims the driver locked his car, but says she was able to lower the car window and let herself out by pulling on the handle from the outside.

The woman said: “I was left shaking and I felt so vulnerable. If I was so naive, anything could have happened.

“I just don’t want this to happen to anyone else. I will never be taking Drive again.”

A spokesperson from Drive said: “Hull City Council Taxi & Private Hire Licensing have made us aware of this complaint and we are assisting them with their investigation. It would be inappropriate for any comment to be made at this time.”

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