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john m

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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #60 on: October 13, 2020, 02:49:19 pm »
So was there any mention of any concessions to taxi drivers ?

No why would there be .
"Measures" for taxi drivers were specifically mentioned over the last week.

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By Who ?Will you people cop on they are not interested in your dilemmas what makes you think you are more important than any other self employed worker .Boyd Barrett and any other Politician knows this but they see a few 1000 voters they can appeal to and look like they care .
Jaysus Johnny you're an awful aggressive man.

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NO im a realist .If they decided Taxi drivers should get free Licences to operate then the Fishermen would of been up in arms Nurses who pay an annual licence fee would ask why them and not us ..

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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #61 on: October 13, 2020, 02:51:36 pm »
Anybody who is 66 next year will get the pension .The age limit was to be increased to 67 but that has been put off .

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« Reply #62 on: October 13, 2020, 03:15:54 pm »
So we can earn 120 a week and still claim. Thats good news. I'll be going back ASAP now. More to get out and about than for the money. I was afraid up to this point because there's no work but now we've nothing to lose. So does that mean drivers will be back in their droves thus diluting the bit of work that is there? Does it also mean that the drivers that are already back will now be claiming the pup? Not that I care too much, main thing is we can go back to work. Happy days.

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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #63 on: October 13, 2020, 03:16:26 pm »
About VRT....Unless there is something specific for taxis it will cost more to import or buy a new hybrid/plug in hybrid as the reliefs have been taken away.

The road tax reduction for regular motorists doesn't apply to us.
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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #64 on: October 13, 2020, 03:21:21 pm »
So we can earn 120 a week and still claim. Thats good news. I'll be going back ASAP now. More to get out and about than for the money. I was afraid up to this point because there's no work but now we've nothing to lose. So does that mean drivers will be back in their droves thus diluting the bit of work that is there? Does it also mean that the drivers that are already back will now be claiming the pup? Not that I care too much, main thing is we can go back to work. Happy days.

Yes lads that worked away will now get swamped .

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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #65 on: October 13, 2020, 03:22:14 pm »
About VRT....Unless there is something specific for taxis it will cost more to import or buy a new hybrid/plug in hybrid as the reliefs have been taken away.

The road tax reduction for regular motorists doesn't apply to us.

The VRT is a sneaky one .

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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #66 on: October 13, 2020, 03:25:44 pm »
If there is any waiver on licence fees that might come from the NTA as they are responsible for it not the Minister but I doubt it .

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« Reply #67 on: October 13, 2020, 03:26:57 pm »
So we can earn 120 a week and still claim. Thats good news. I'll be going back ASAP now. More to get out and about than for the money. I was afraid up to this point because there's no work but now we've nothing to lose. So does that mean drivers will be back in their droves thus diluting the bit of work that is there? Does it also mean that the drivers that are already back will now be claiming the pup? Not that I care too much, main thing is we can go back to work. Happy days.

Yes lads that worked away will now get swamped .

....120 per week wouldn't even cover overheads in a taxi.You need 200 for an owner driver to break even which would exclude us from claiming the PUP.Maybe there are other things coming because so far there is no incentive to return to work.

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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #68 on: October 13, 2020, 03:29:33 pm »
Would it not mean 120 a week AFTER expenses? Surely it does?

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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #69 on: October 13, 2020, 03:30:03 pm »
Anybody who is 66 next year will get the pension .The age limit was to be increased to 67 but that has been put off .
this is not necessarily a good thing  as I found out to my cost.they wont let you have 2 welfare payments so you loose the covid coin

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« Reply #70 on: October 13, 2020, 03:32:28 pm »
^^^Dunno Horsey...even if it was after expenses you'd be finding it hard to get a bit of sly cash work during the current Covid mess.If there's nothing but app and card work it can't be hidden.The folks that draw up these bills have no idea what it costs to run a taxi.

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« Reply #71 on: October 13, 2020, 03:32:35 pm »
Would it not mean 120 a week AFTER expenses? Surely it does?

Yes, it’s €120 earnings not gross.

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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #72 on: October 13, 2020, 03:35:00 pm »
Would it not mean 120 a week AFTER expenses? Surely it does?

Yes, it’s €120 earnings not gross.


How would a driver stay on the apps but remain under the 120 threshold?The two positions aren't compatible IMO.

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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #73 on: October 13, 2020, 03:35:43 pm »
"so far there is no incentive to return to work". Unless they look for a photo of your meter reading, and mileometer, before you go back to work, of course there is. Mmm, yes I forgot the apps, you'ld have to just work the streets, where there isn't even €120 worth of work, and they have the mileometer reading from the NCT. Still I reckon that a lot of guys will still try to game it..... more competition.
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Re: Budget 2021
« Reply #74 on: October 13, 2020, 03:36:12 pm »
Finance bill not published yet so we dont know the discard or if there is anything about scrappage or licence fees .

 


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