A taxi driver was tricked out of a fare by two passengers who left a fully clothed mannequin in the car for the final leg of the journey - and promised their 'sleeping ' friend would settle the bill . The driver , known only as 'Stutter ' , was hailed for a late-night journey from Brighton train station to London by three men who agreed on a fee . They all got into the cab and headed up to the capital but one of the passengers was said to be 'sleeping ' . The driver dropped the first man off before heading to the second person 's home . The unnamed taxi driver was duped by two men who carried a mannequin ( file picture ) , fully clothed and wearing a hat , into the cab . Upon arrival , the second man got out , thanked the driver and gave the address of their friend in the back seat and asked him to wake him up when he got to his house . The driver then arrived at the last address and tried to wake the person up to let them know he was home - but realised it was a fully-clothed mannequin . Andy Cheesman , CityCabs boss in Brighton , East Sussex , said : 'Three people got into a cab at Brighton train station . 'It was about 2am in the morning and they asked to be taken to London and agreed a fee with the driver . 'When they got to London the first one got out then asked for his friends to be dropped off at a second address . 'When he got to the second address the guy got out and said `` my mate is still asleep , can you take him to his address , please '' . The driver dropped the first two passengers home and was given the address of the third 'man ' , and told to wake him upon arrival where he would settle the fare . 'When he got there the driver could n't wake him up to start with , then he realised it was a fully-clothed mannequin wearing a hat . 'He was expecting the last passenger to pay the fare so he lost the whole lot . It would have probably been around £140 . 'It has been the funniest thing which has happened to one of our drivers . You can imagine the stick the driver got from the other workers when he got back to Brighton - it was hilarious . '
The men travelling from London to Brighton carried a mannequin into cab . Dressed in men 's clothes , they told the driver their 'friend ' was asleep . After dropping two men home , he was given the address of the third 'man ' On arrival , he tried to wake him only to discover he was a mannequin .