I got a taxi home from Asda tonight with DH and DS (21mo). I popped DS on the backseat and then climbed in myself while DH loaded the bags in. DS was quietly looking out of the window, hands to himself, when the driver told me in a snippy voice not to let him touch the glass (he wasn't) and to get his "dirty" feet off the seats - DS was wearing just socks because he took his shoes off while he was sitting in the trolley.
I didn't say anything, some people aren't kid people and his taxi is his business afterall so he needs to make sure it's not deliberately dirtied. He then told me to "get a seatbelt round it" - it, exact wording. I asked which "it" he was referring to and he told me DS had to wear a seatbelt. He told be to put my seatbelt around both of us. I told him no because
a, the belts are designed for one adult not an adult and child
b, DS is too small for an adult belt, if there was an accident he would be seriously injured by the seatbelt pulling tight
c, I'm six months pregnant and I/baby would be injured too
d, taxis are exempt from carseat laws
He gave me a grumble about it but didn't push the issue further. As we set off he asked which way to go, I directed him, he confirmed he knee that route, and then proceeded to go a completely different and much longer route. Parts of the route were 30 mph zones which he bombed down at 60 mph whilst tutting everytime DH or I spoke to one another or DS.
DS then had the sheer audacity to fill his nappy, much to the driver's disgust. I know a poop smell isn't ideal but the windows were already open in the front, it didn't smell that bad, and we were just pulling into our street. The driver asked us if we could just get out at the entrance to the street because "it stinks, could it have not waited until you were at home?". DH told him no and that we'd be going to the door, he then told us that if there was any on his seats or if the smell "soaked in" then he'd be charging us the £50 soiled taxi fee!
Then to top it off because he went a random long route the fare was £8.00 instead of the usual £5.
AIBU to be completely fucked off annoyed? The other stuff doesn't bother me as much as the seatbelt thing does because if I hadn't known better I'd have done it and referring to my son as "it" the whole time.