A mother who was taking a taxi to rush her sick child to a hospital has accused Manchester Police of delaying the emergency dash for 20 minutes over a row about child seats.
At one stage, the mother, 25-year-old Lucy Flynn, reported that the police told her to walk her child to the hospital.
Flynn had originally called the taxi as her 15-month-old son Alex had turned red and started wheezing.
However, during the journey, the taxi was pulled over by the police who insisted that the Alex should be using a child seat.
During the row between Flynn and the police, she showed the officers a web page stating it was legal for her and Alex to be travelling in a taxi, the way they were.
The advice from the government’s gov.uk website states: “A child can travel without a child car seat in some circumstances. Taxis and minicabs: If the driver doesn’t provide the correct car seat, children can travel without one – but only if they travel on a rear seat and wear an adult seat belt if they’re 3 or older.”
When Flynn and Alex managed to get to the hospital, the youngster was treated for 7 hours concerning a viral infection and conjunctivitis.
The mother of two, Lucy Flynn has now made a formal complaint to Greater Manchester Police.
A spokesman for GMP said: “We have received a complaint in relation to an incident that took place on Upper Brook Street, Manchester, on Monday 26 December 2016. We are currently investigating this complaint, and it would, therefore, be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.”
