Fed-up taxi drivers say teenagers in north Manchester are making their lives a misery with their continued anti-social behaviour - and that the trouble has only just begun.
Amjad Bar, of Startax Taxis, gave the Manchester Evening News footage of a group of youngsters believed to be aged between 16-18-years-old harassing a colleague in Newton Heath in the early hours of Saturday.
It shows one boy climbing onto the roof of the taxi and 'surfing' while another pal kneels on the bonnet and makes obscene gestures.
The taxi driver can be heard repeatedly beeping his horn trying to encourage them to get off, but the group just laugh.
The incident happened on Old Church Street at around 1.40am.
"My friend was trying to pull out but he was helpless," Amjad said.
"He was going slow and they jumped on top of his taxi and on the bonnet.
"They stayed there for about five minutes.
"There were three or four boys and a couple of girls.
"You can see they are taking laughing gas balloons, the metal canisters were all over the road."
Amjad, 26, says he now refuses to take jobs in the Newton Heath area, although he says he has also experienced problems in Failsworth and Moston.
He says the most frequent issue is teenagers throwing stones at cars, either from the street or on bridges.
On one occasion recently, Amjad had his window down because of the warm weather and one of the stones hit him in the face.
"It went very close to my eye," he said.
"It was sore for a few days.
"I don't keep my windows down any more."
"My car is still damaged on the bonnet.
"There isn't a taxi driver in the area who doesn't have a dent on his car.
"These kids are out of control.
"I won't go to Newton Heath now. It is a 'no go zone' - especially after 10pm.
"Most taxi drivers are refusing to take jobs there."
Amjad says he's spoken to police but hopes that highlighting the issue in the M.E.N will encourage parents to do more to monitor their children's behaviours, especially as the summer holidays are about to begin.
"The problem is worse when the schools are off," he added.
"All the taxi driver are worried about the holidays."
