Driver Ahmed Kayd, 42, told Charles Bloch it was ‘against his religion’ to take a dog in his car, asking if Labrador Carlo would ‘lick him’.
During the incident on April 22, Mr Bloch explained it was illegal to refuse him and Carlo a lift.
But Kayd refused to take Mr Bloch and his partner to Spinney Hill Park, Leicester.
Mr Bloch left negative feedback on Uber, and Kayd called back to apologise – but Mr Bloch had already made other arrangements.
Kayd, of Beaumont Leys, Leicester, admitted refusing to convey a guide dog under the Equality Act 2010 at Leicester Magistrates Court.
He was handed a £140 fine, ordered to pay £327 in costs and a victim surcharge of £30. [Metro.co.uk] Read more
