Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: silverbullet on October 25, 2019, 08:19:00 pm
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How do you guys do it?
NCBI should sponsor the old lads cutting people up, doing dangerous manoeuvres and driving straight ahead at O'Connell Bridge from the left only lane.
One fucktard 18840 was willing to trade paint because he chose the wrong lane.
...that and being unable to drive in the rain...in Ireland!
I'll leave yis to it, that and tariff 1,
Fuck dat!
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It's the traffic I can't deal with, and also tarrif 1
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The rain is poxy alright especially with the cyclists all over the road.Although you are on tariff one the traffic is so shit your getting a little more on the day shift and it's probably not too far off what you lads get for Tariff 2 with no traffic.
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Day work is not for the feint hearted.
Lunatics everywhere.
Just presume everyone is in the wrong lane, all the time.
And as MFH says we can still get the same price as drivers at night for certain jobs because of traffic
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It's the traffic I can't deal with, and also tarrif 1
Me too.
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Day work is not for the feint hearted.
Lunatics everywhere.
Just presume everyone is in the wrong lane, all the time.
And as MFH says we can still get the same price as drivers at night for certain jobs because of traffic
Ya get the same price but it takes ya twice the time !
Night work is not fer the faint of heart !
Jaysus ! Ya shud a seen de state a Cork at 2am last night fer de JAZZ !!
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Not always twice as long. Maybe an extra 10 to 15 minutes from Airport to City. You get to know which routes you can take at what time, what roads are heavier than others at certain times.
I used to do nights and they ain't for the faint hearted either.
It takes some adjusting when going from nights to days and vice versa
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Last week I was in a good mood and some respectable looking foreigner flagged me down on Talbot streett around lunchtime for his mate who was sitting on the ground being supervised by another chap.So I tried to do the right thing and get him home to East wall and made sure the drunk guy had someone with him to keep an eye on him.
5 minutes later I'm driving down Ossory road and they're grumbling in Polish and the drunkest guy starts wrestling and punching the other bloke in the back seat.I didn't even stop the car as I was close to the destination.The guy getting punched asked to be allowed out and this seemed to calm the wino down.I wasn't really worried as they were fighting with each other. Eventually got them all out and got 15 quid as an apology as there was only 9 on the meter.Woohoo..
Thought nothing of it until the next customer informed me there was blood on my seats.Cleaned it up learned a lesson...dont pick up piss heads on the day shift.
I wouldn't be as calm if it happened at 3am.Some of us work the days because we'd probably kill one of the customers if we were dealing with that shit every weekend.I like a few pints meself but have zero tolerance for grumpy drunks.Gimme the traffic any day.
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No way would I take anyone would could not stand anymore, I used to back in the day but I too learned.
Also no wobblers or holding on to walls/Etc.
Anyone who needs to physically escort someone else to my cab is polietly told; "No, sorry they are too drunk".
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I wouldn't be as calm if it happened at 3am.Some of us work the days because we'd probably kill one of the customers if we were dealing with that shit every weekend.I like a few pints meself but have zero tolerance for grumpy drunks.Gimme the traffic any day.
You wouldn't see the blood at night time and passengers getting in and out would no doubt be cleaning it with their clobber....might even be lucky to pick up some guy wearing a Hugo Boss slim fit no coinage suit!!
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How do you guys do it?
Use FN and stay out in the suburbs!
You're right about College Green (N-->S) though - the sooner they ban us from there, the better... Even the buses are going kamikaze now and going down the outside lane and pushing in >:(
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I'm doing days now and evenings on account of the nites being fuked again wit flooded wit taxi cnuts everywhere....the rate is shite ...but I've copped theres more work out in the burb on the app..
..working longer hours to get same money but I'm not able for drumkin cnuts anymore...
I just made silver medals wit myjaxi.....first time...wat do I get ? For that .....more money or what....?
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Ya get Fook all fer 1 Silver medal, If'n ya can manage 2 Silvers and 2 Bronzes (or better) in a 4 week period then ya get a time advantage on seeing the pre-book list.
Not worth a Fook to me as I don't do pre-books.
Click on your current weekly points at the bottom of your Free now homepage.
Then scroll down to "See weekly scores" click on that.
That will show you your average standing and what level you are currently on.
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I'm currently at Silver Ambassador status which puts me at Third place in the pre-book tree, behind Gold Ambassador and Gold non-Ambassador, and just ahead of Silver Non-Ambassador, but this is fer the pre-books only.
Fer instant hails I am almost always top of the tree with Ambassador status and almost always on Priority.
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Suck bollix ken, i wouldn't do or give away my hard earned to them shower of cunts, i can find my own work without slaving to enrich somebody else's pockets.
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I dread to think how much freight FN ambassadors pay. The last 50 hour week I done cost me over ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EUROS, yes ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EUROS... and I don't cover pre-bookings, airport pick ups, pub jobs, hospitality jobs, business jobs or match jobs and I don't pick up anything south of Collins Ave or west of Ballymun Road unless I'm beside it and it has a destination north of Collins Ave and east of Ballymun Road.
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Suck bollix ken, i wouldn't do or give away my hard earned to them shower of cunts, i can find my own work without slaving to enrich somebody else's pockets.
The delema facing all us tony is....wen the recession goes into full swing then ther wont be the work available to yu or me anymore ....the smart phone has become an integral
part of doing business an the ambassadors licky lacky be gettin all of it....the app shud be 100% fair to all and nearest driver....but it intentionally promotes unfair competition
This is goin be a very big issue in the near future....
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Suck bollix ken, i wouldn't do or give away my hard earned to them shower of cunts, i can find my own work without slaving to enrich somebody else's pockets.
The delema facing all us tony is....wen the recession goes into full swing then ther wont be the work available to yu or me anymore ....the smart phone has become an integral
part of doing business an the ambassadors licky lacky be gettin all of it....the app shud be 100% fair to all and nearest driver....but it intentionally promotes unfair competition
This is goin be a very big issue in the near future....
I can make a living without it for now, saying that i did do 2 jobs this week on it and 2 last week.
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Suck bollix ken, i wouldn't do or give away my hard earned to them shower of cunts, i can find my own work without slaving to enrich somebody else's pockets.
The delema facing all us tony is....wen the recession goes into full swing then ther wont be the work available to yu or me anymore ....the smart phone has become an integral
part of doing business an the ambassadors licky lacky be gettin all of it....the app shud be 100% fair to all and nearest driver....but it intentionally promotes unfair competition
This is goin be a very big issue in the near future....
And FN will probably tell us that the lack of work is due to the Recession.
All Taxi Drivers are Equal but some are more Equal than others
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Suck bollix ken, i wouldn't do or give away my hard earned to them shower of cunts, i can find my own work without slaving to enrich somebody else's pockets.
Anthony you are so Rural now .The proper Ballyfermot expression for sucking Bollox is Tea Bagging .Please Dont let Laois knock the Decies or Cramona out of you remember your roots .
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Suck bollix ken, i wouldn't do or give away my hard earned to them shower of cunts, i can find my own work without slaving to enrich somebody else's pockets.
Anthony you are so Rural now .The proper Ballyfermot expression for sucking Bollox is Tea Bagging .Please Dont let Laois knock the Decies or Cramona out of you remember your roots .
Ahh ballyer is looking like a scene out of roots these day's, i drove through during the week and i had to make sure the central locking was on, it was like going on safari ffs.
I didnt recognise one of the 3 honkies i seen.
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Skobie named kids dressed up as a Ballyfermot resident:
https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/north-dublin-schoolboy-dons-hilarious-17146250 (https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/north-dublin-schoolboy-dons-hilarious-17146250)
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I dread to think how much freight FN ambassadors pay. The last 50 hour week I done cost me over ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EUROS, yes ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EUROS... and I don't cover pre-bookings, airport pick ups, pub jobs, hospitality jobs, business jobs or match jobs and I don't pick up anything south of Collins Ave or west of Ballymun Road unless I'm beside it and it has a destination north of Collins Ave and east of Ballymun Road.
Suck bollix ken, i wouldn't do or give away my hard earned to them shower of cunts, i can find my own work without slaving to enrich somebody else's pockets.
PUC negates commission.
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.......the smart phone has become an integral part of doing business an the ambassadors licky lacky be gettin all of it....the app shud be 100% fair to all and nearest driver....but it intentionally promotes unfair competition ......
So if'n ya can't beat 'em then join 'em !
The FN branding is much less intrusive than the old MT branding, you actually would hardly even notice it.
They give you a 100Euro gift voucher to join and they do the branding fer free and then they give you a Cicle K tag which gets you 8Cent off per liter and half price car washes + free receipt rolls + a jacket + pens + lanyards + note books + air freshners + coffee cup + flask, Etc....
And a time advantage on instant hails which is all important to me.
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I still wouldn't deface my car for some cheap stationery, you've sold your sole to a company for pittance Kennet, personally if they payed my insurance and a grand cash id think about letting them advertise on my car but they can keep their jacket and the other shite.
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I 'Sold my Soul' to FN willingly and fer the sake of a few stickers I get better work.
With better work I can work less hours and make the same wedge.
The other offers are of no importance to me, it's the time advantage on instant hails that is all important to me.
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All bollix ken, yer a mytaxi slut/ slave.
Any man thay buys anybody donuts thinking he will get a bigger bit of the pie is only scum in my book, a dirty rotten low life black fukk would be held in higher regard than a low life snakes belly donut buying mytaxi scum in my book.
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All bollix ken, yer a mytaxi slut/ slave.
Any man thay buys anybody donuts thinking he will get a bigger bit of the pie is only scum in my book, a dirty rotten low life black fukk would be held in higher regard than a low life snakes belly donut buying mytaxi scum in my book.
I love it when you talk Durty, Babe ! lol
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I dread to think how much freight FN ambassadors pay. The last 50 hour week I done cost me over ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EUROS, yes ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EUROS... and I don't cover pre-bookings, airport pick ups, pub jobs, hospitality jobs, business jobs or match jobs and I don't pick up anything south of Collins Ave or west of Ballymun Road unless I'm beside it and it has a destination north of Collins Ave and east of Ballymun Road.
Suck bollix ken, i wouldn't do or give away my hard earned to them shower of cunts, i can find my own work without slaving to enrich somebody else's pockets.
PUC negates commission.
Only if the fare is cheaper that 16.66 and you happen to be right beside the Pick Up Point(PUP)
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PUC is part of the fare. With the fixed freight firms we were allowed work as much as we wanted for less than half what Free Now charged me for a 50 hour week and that was with no access to pre-bookings, airport pick ups, pub jobs, hospitality jobs, business jobs or match jobs or anything south of Collins Ave or west of Ballymun Road without a destination north of Collins Ave and east of Ballymun Road.
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PUC is part of the fare. With the fixed freight firms we were allowed work as much as we wanted for less than half what Free Now charged me for a 50 hour week and that was with no access to pre-bookings, airport pick ups, pub jobs, hospitality jobs, business jobs or match jobs or anything south of Collins Ave or west of Ballymun Road without a destination north of Collins Ave and east of Ballymun Road.
Is the 50 hour week aspirational? 8)
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PUC is part of the fare. With the fixed freight firms we were allowed work as much as we wanted for less than half what Free Now charged me for a 50 hour week and that was with no access to pre-bookings, airport pick ups, pub jobs, hospitality jobs, business jobs or match jobs or anything south of Collins Ave or west of Ballymun Road without a destination north of Collins Ave and east of Ballymun Road.
Is the 50 hour week aspirational? 8)
For the author of that piece...i think it is.
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PUC is part of the fare. With the fixed freight firms we were allowed work as much as we wanted for less than half what Free Now charged me for a 50 hour week and that was with no access to pre-bookings, airport pick ups, pub jobs, hospitality jobs, business jobs or match jobs or anything south of Collins Ave or west of Ballymun Road without a destination north of Collins Ave and east of Ballymun Road.
Is the 50 hour week aspirational? 8)
For the author of that piece...i think it is.
I think his family was sick or away or something, very unusual for him to work that many hours in a month, never mind a week
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PUC is part of the fare. With the fixed freight firms we were allowed work as much as we wanted for less than half what Free Now charged me for a 50 hour week and that was with no access to pre-bookings, airport pick ups, pub jobs, hospitality jobs, business jobs or match jobs or anything south of Collins Ave or west of Ballymun Road without a destination north of Collins Ave and east of Ballymun Road.
Is the 50 hour week aspirational? 8)
For the author of that piece...i think it is.
I think his family was sick or away or something, very unusual for him to work that many hours in a month, never mind a week
Having tha App on at home while watching Darts doesn't count!
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Not really aspirational.... that was back in the summer. From the week ending 14/07 my weekly hours read 31, 30, 44, 50, 49, 29, 0, 0, 20, 23, 19, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0 and so far this week 0. The joys of being self (un)employed I guess. Averages 17 hours per week which isn't far off what's normal for me... despite suffering a broken shoulder.
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PUC is part of the fare. With the fixed freight firms we were allowed work as much as we wanted for less than half what Free Now charged me for a 50 hour week and that was with no access to pre-bookings, airport pick ups, pub jobs, hospitality jobs, business jobs or match jobs or anything south of Collins Ave or west of Ballymun Road without a destination north of Collins Ave and east of Ballymun Road.
Is the 50 hour week aspirational? 8)
For the author of that piece...i think it is.
I think his family was sick or away or something, very unusual for him to work that many hours in a month, never mind a week
I think it was the looming Dubai holiday that put pressure on him to get a birra coin in !
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Certainly wasn't the looming building of a shed....that's for sure!!
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PUC negates commission.
Only if the fare is cheaper that 16.66 and you happen to be right beside the Pick Up Point(PUP)
I just got me statement from last week, 45 jobs in total, 36 less than 16.66, and 9 over.
The furthest I would travel would be 2km within the city and it would need to be quiet fer that to happen.
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Certainly wasn't the looming building of a shed....that's for sure!!
Hasen't he 2 fine fit young fella's at home ?
Why would he own a horse and pull the cart himself ?
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Yeah....but if ye want it done right!!
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Yeah....but if ye want it done right!!
Get John M on the Job !! rofl
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RC trying to SHED a few pounds? 8)
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Hurting yer shoulder on ice, in the middle of the desert, did you ever hear the likes? 8)
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I dread to think how much freight FN ambassadors pay. The last 50 hour week I done cost me over ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EUROS, yes ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EUROS... and I don't cover pre-bookings, airport pick ups, pub jobs, hospitality jobs, business jobs or match jobs and I don't pick up anything south of Collins Ave or west of Ballymun Road unless I'm beside it and it has a destination north of Collins Ave and east of Ballymun Road.
OK rats so you hit around €1400 for your 50 hour week. Do you seriously think that if you did the same 50 hour week with anto Kelly and paid him €95 you would of taken home the same money. What's the point in paying less fright the A company that has a lot less work.
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Based on figures from the last boom I would have taken more with C2K. The app has fucked up what used to be the most lucrative work i.e. early morning prebookings. With the app the idiots that cover tham are restricted to one or two jobs an hour whereas with C2K you'd cover 3 or 4 jobs an hour. Having a base controller to give you jobs on the way to prebookings makes a huge difference.