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Julia Banim & Sophie Halle-Richards

Nurse 'speechless' after Uber Eats driver sends stream of 'creepy' messages after 12-hour A&E shift

A nurse said she was left 'speechless' and 'wanting to scream' after an Uber Eats driver sent her a stream of 'creepy' messages.

The woman, named Justine, had just finished a 12-hour shift in A&E when she decided to order a McDonald's breakfast on the app.

Being "hungry as f**k" and tired after her long night on the ward, Justine ordered the food straight to her home, the Mirror reports.

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After handing over the delivery, she claims the driver proceeded to keep talking to her forcing her to make her excuses that she needed to go to sleep.

But things didn't end there.

Taking to TikTok, with a video that has been viewed more than 1.4 million times, Justine said: "He then messaged me on the app. Just look because I’m speechless. I could scream".

She went on to show the messages sent to her by the driver, who proceeded to ask whether she was "single, married, or have a boyfriend [sic]".

Keen to end the conversation, Justine said she had a boyfriend, hoping that would be the end of it.

However, the driver continued to pester her, telling her that he'd give her his number anyway in case "one day" she'd be interested.

Justine - who goes by the username justinejhxo - continued: "He kept calling me from different mobile numbers and he was lingering outside my flat and I live on my own".

Justine posted messages from the driver (Justinejhxo)

When Justine went to rate her experience, the man continued to ring her on her mobile.

Understandably concerned about the situation, she added: "Not only does this man have my mobile number now, he has my address!"

She captioned her clip, writing: "POV you finish a 12.5-hour shift in A&E and get harassed by your Uber Eats driver. @UberEats sort your people out smh."

Unfortunately, others who've seen the video have reported experiencing similar incidents, with one woman recalling: "I got a delivery driver sacked for something like this he kept asking me out on a date and tried to stop me shutting the door".

Another commented: "I had a food delivery driver visit me the next day to ‘check I was okay’. I don’t order takeout when I’m alone anymore".

In a follow-up clip, Justine updated her followers on the situation, explaining that she has since reported the driver to Uber Eats, with the company offering an apology and stating that the man would be spoken to.

She continued: "I'm probably just going to delete the app, to be honest. At least I'll save some money! On a serious note, judging by the comments, it's happened to a lot of women which isn't okay, but am I surprised? No. It's just a shame".

A spokesperson for Uber Eats told The Mirror: "What has been reported is totally unacceptable and we are currently investigating this incident. Couriers found to have behaved in this way face permanent removal from the app."

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