Glasgow woman backs drive to ban delivery account loopholes

Summarised from Glasgow Live's report · Updated 15 Oct, 08:14 · Archive

A Glasgow woman who was sexually assaulted by a delivery driver is backing calls for the UK Government to close loopholes allowing drivers to let others use their accounts.

A Glasgow woman who was sexually assaulted by a delivery driver has backed a petition calling for the UK Government to close loopholes that allow food delivery workers to let others use their accounts. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, was attacked at her home on 4 January 2024 by Muhammad Faizan Khan, a driver who had rented his account from another person. Police officers told her that account-sharing was a 'grey area' of the law allowing anyone to turn up at doors with little verification in place.

The attack left the woman severely traumatised. She told Glasgow Live she was fortunate that the Morrisons store had recorded the attacker picking up her order via Deliveroo, which helped police identify him. Without that evidence, she said, there would have been no chance of finding him. The petition is calling for the Government to close what it describes as loopholes that pose a 'serious risk' to the public.

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• Glasgow veteran backs calls for ban on delivery driver loophole after sex attack in her homeJJ* was told that her attacker had rented the account from another person – a 'grey area' of the law that allows anyone to turn up at doors with little checks in place.Glasgow Live · 15 Oct, 07:39

In this story: Glasgow · Muhammad Faizan Khan · UK Government · Deliveroo · Morrisons

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