A SWINDON taxi driver has accused reality TV star Marco Pierre White Junior of dodging a £33 fare after he gave him a lift to his famous dad’s lavish hotel.

Gary Edwards, 37, picked the tattooed model up from his celebrity chef dad Marco Pierre White’s Italian restaurant Bardolino, in Wood Street, before making a 60-mile round trip to the Rudloe Arms, in Corsham.

But he says the 22-year-old Big Brother star passed out on the back seats then disappeared into the hotel after being dropped off, despite promising to get the money from his dad.

Gary had been waiting for clients at Swindon Railway Station when he was called to Bardolino at 10.30am.

When he realised he wasn’t going to get paid he called the police then gave up on the rest of the day, demoralised after travelling a long distance for nothing.

“I picked him up from Bardolino and he came out and asked for a receipt for the £33, then went back inside to get the money,” said Gary.

“They obviously refused to give him the money – he came back out and said ‘I don’t have the money but my dad will pay when we get there’.

“I had heard stories about him but I gave him the benefit of the doubt.”

Gary said the star then rambled about his wild night out before passing out on the back seats for the whole journey.

He said he had to rouse him to ask where he wanted to be dropped off.

“He got out and said ‘I’ll just go get you the money',” said Gary.

“After five minutes he came out and said someone would be out to out to pay me in a minute.

“He just disappeared. After 10 minutes no one came out.”

Gary said he was ushered into the reception area where he had a conversation with the receptionist: “She said ‘he does this all the time. His dad has had enough of him and has washed his hands of him. His dad said just call the police'.”

Gary said he waited in the lounge area while staff tried to get hold of Marco Pierre White Jr, but he was then asked to leave because the matter had nothing to do with Marco Pierre White or his company.

In a statement, Wiltshire Police said: “We received a call at midday on November 19 from a taxi driver reporting that his passenger which he drove from Swindon to Corsham, refused to pay for the journey once he had arrived at his destination.

“This has been reported as a bilking incident and an officer will be assigned to investigate.”

Marco Pierre White Junior was ordered to carry out unpaid work in December last year after racking up thousands of pounds worth of purchases on his ex-girlfriend’s bank card.

The Rudloe Arms and Marco Pierre White Junior could not be reached for comment.

The same year he was fined £400 after admitting driving while high on cocaine and the trial of his mother – who was accused of assaulting him – collapsed weeks later after he failed to turn up to court to give evidence having been on a boozy bender in Hampstead the night before.