Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: john m on January 02, 2020, 06:44:07 pm
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Noticed the direction finder on Metaxi shrinks down to about an inch on screen until you approach the destination Is it my phone settings or are they acting the bollox again with the app.
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The latter. I have no idea how it's supposed to improve things.
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Hasn't resolved since the last update John.....i'm actually enjoying looking at the street names at the top instead of following a blue line...but being the consumate professional driver i know where i'm going!!
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App is getting Worsterer Rat had problem getting a fare accepted .I had job dissapeared off screen passenger wanted Merrion Hotel but meant Merrion Road Clayton .I got them there got paid BUT when I totaled up I had to much coin so not sure if I got paid twice Card and Cash so I sent an E mail with clear instruction IF the customer contacted them they could refund out of my earnings .Clearly if the CUSTOMER CONTACTED THEM as I was not certain I double charged if I was I would of stated that clearly .I got an e mail stating they had refunded and deducted but no conformation if the customer had in fact contacted them then I got the usual infantile direction to be careful in future and a link to how the fucked up app is supposed to work .No sense in trying to be honest with this shower the incompetence seems to go right through the system not just the app.
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Technically, the app is pure shite... but you may as well be talking to a wall.
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Technically, the app is pure shite... but you may as well be talking to a wall.
I'm surprised some of dem immigrant drivers haven't hit a wall or a lamppost in Kilmacud with the way the mapping is.
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Its not just the app .I counted my coin at midnight thats my taxable earnings for last year .I continued to work and had a score more in readies than my totals .I thought what job did I do for a score after midnight where could it come from I thought it was remotely possible I had double charged so I informed the company of the POSSIBILITY they just decided to refund as far as I can see as the email never confirmed on what grounds they handed over my earnings .But the fucking condescending warning to be a good boy in future and a link to a OS that relates to the fourth rate app rather than proper information on what grounds the refund was made and if they followed my instruction to the letter and God forbid but a thank you for informing them and protecting their brand .
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Nobody knows the name of the bloke who designed the titanic but everybody knows captain Smith drove the ting.....
Does that help ?
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Nobody knows the name of the bloke who designed the titanic but everybody knows captain Smith drove the ting.....
Does that help ?
That would be Thomas Andrews
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Nobody knows the name of the bloke who designed the titanic but everybody knows captain Smith drove the ting.....
Does that help ?
That would be Thomas Andrews
Alexander Carlisle actually.
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Nobody knows the name of the bloke who designed the titanic but everybody knows captain Smith drove the ting.....
Does that help ?
That would be Thomas Andrews
Alexander Carlisle actually.
https://titanicfacts.net/who-designed-the-titanic/
The design of Titanic was actually a collaborative affair, with a trio of principal designers made up of Andrews, Alexander Carlisle, and Edward Wilding.
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Poor owl smith got the bad press ....tink he was speeding tho trying to break records ....mad cnut
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App is getting Worsterer Rat had problem getting a fare accepted .I had job dissapeared off screen passenger wanted Merrion Hotel but meant Merrion Road Clayton .I got them there got paid BUT when I totaled up I had to much coin so not sure if I got paid twice Card and Cash so I sent an E mail with clear instruction IF the customer contacted them they could refund out of my earnings .Clearly if the CUSTOMER CONTACTED THEM as I was not certain I double charged if I was I would of stated that clearly .I got an e mail stating they had refunded and deducted but no conformation if the customer had in fact contacted them then I got the usual infantile direction to be careful in future and a link to how the fucked up app is supposed to work .No sense in trying to be honest with this shower the incompetence seems to go right through the system not just the app.
Could you just look at your FN Job history and see if the fare was listed as paid in Cash or Card ?
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Ken it was paid by card but I was not sure if I also got cash so I informed then there might be an anomaly I was not certain but it seems like they just handed back my money I clearly offered instruction IF THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED THEM .they never informed me that they followed my instruction just that they handed over my cash .Driver services are crap app is crap if another operator enters the market and focuses on Driver satisfaction metaxi are bolloxed .
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If you informed them you got paid by cash and they saw that the payment was processed as an account,then what's the problem John?
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Ken it was paid by card but I was not sure if I also got cash so I informed then there might be an anomaly I was not certain but it seems like they just handed back my money I clearly offered instruction IF THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED THEM .they never informed me that they followed my instruction just that they handed over my cash .Driver services are crap app is crap if another operator enters the market and focuses on Driver satisfaction metaxi are bolloxed .
How could you possibly not know if Cash was paid or not ?
Of course they handed back the dosh, in their shoes I would have done the same.
If by some miracle that you cannot remember if you were paid in Cash fer a job or not in the future then the best option is to keep Stum, let them come after you !
And you reckon that you are in the driving seat to criticise FN after pulling that Shite ?
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If you informed them you got paid by cash and they saw that the payment was processed as an account,then what's the problem John?
I didnt inform them I got cash .I was not sure .I totaled up at midnight and only did a few more jobs before I quit when I totaled up again I had a score more than I earned its possible someone handed me two scores for a score fare or possibly I was double paid on the metaxi job I dont remember how I get paid for every job .I brought it to their attention that there was a POSSIBILITY I had been paid twice and said if the customer raised the issue they had my permission to refund OUT OF MY MONEY If I was CERTAIN I had been paid twice then my instruction would of been to refund immediately .I recieved an e mail telling me they refunded MY MONEY but not how that decision was made .
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If you informed them you got paid by cash and they saw that the payment was processed as an account,then what's the problem John?
Seemingly he cant remember if he was paid in Cash or not ?
Beggars belief !
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Ken it was paid by card but I was not sure if I also got cash so I informed then there might be an anomaly I was not certain but it seems like they just handed back my money I clearly offered instruction IF THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED THEM .they never informed me that they followed my instruction just that they handed over my cash .Driver services are crap app is crap if another operator enters the market and focuses on Driver satisfaction metaxi are bolloxed .
How could you possibly not know if Cash was paid or not ?
Of course they handed back the dosh, in their shoes I would have done the same.
If by some miracle that you cannot remember if you were paid in Cash fer a job or not in the future then the best option is to keep Stum, let them come after you !
And you reckon that you are in the driving seat to criticise FN after pulling that Shite ?
You changed your tune You objected to them refunding a job you covered .You are right though if in doubt pocket the coin and fuck them .
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I'm sure Big Dommo would have sent Sheamie and Whacker into Mount St to "sort it!!"
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....You changed your tune You objected to them refunding a job you covered ......
What job was that ?
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Didnt you post about some .hotel job out in the sticks they insisted you refund the fare for .A follow up E mail confirmed they automatically refund if the driver contacts them but I have refered to my original instruction and at present pending customer contact the refund will not be drawn from my earnings .Its important that you protect your reputation and cash by asking for conformation from anybody who has access to your funds be it bank insurance direct debit before they release any of your cash .
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Didnt you post about some .hotel job out in the sticks they insisted you refund the fare for .A follow up E mail confirmed they automatically refund if the driver contacts them but I have refered to my original instruction and at present pending customer contact the refund will not be drawn from my earnings .Its important that you protect your reputation and cash by asking for conformation from anybody who has access to your funds be it bank insurance direct debit before they release any of your cash .
Nope, that wasn't me.
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Noticed the direction finder on Metaxi shrinks down to about an inch on screen until you approach the destination Is it my phone settings or are they acting the bollox again with the app.
If'n it's a 'Follow-on' job then the Blue line and the time screen can be all over the place.
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Yis are supposed to know kinda where you're going...Only really use the blue line to find the location at the end.Quite often it will give you a longer route to the passenger.It's not reliable and will never beat real world experience.
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Yis are supposed to know kinda where you're going...Only really use the blue line to find the location at the end.Quite often it will give you a longer route to the passenger.It's not reliable and will never beat real world experience.
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Ive been saying that for years now
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If the tinternet ever went down nobody would know how to get home or get a taxi till it was fixed ::fds
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Didnt you post about some .hotel job out in the sticks they insisted you refund the fare for .A follow up E mail confirmed they automatically refund if the driver contacts them but I have refered to my original instruction and at present pending customer contact the refund will not be drawn from my earnings .Its important that you protect your reputation and cash by asking for conformation from anybody who has access to your funds be it bank insurance direct debit before they release any of your cash .
Assuming he wasn't paid twice why would a driver refund the fare? If Free Now want to refund it that's their call with their money. FFS, we pay enough for them to take the odd hit.
I had one where I input €1.70 instead of €17.00 on an account job and they sent me the following response to my "incorrect fare posted" report:
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for getting in touch.
Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to charge the balance of a fare to a passenger’s account once the booking has been closed in our system. For this reason, we ask that you are very careful when processing all payments that the correct amount has been entered before swiping to confirm the payment.
On this occasion, FREE NOW will pay you the remaining fare less 12% commission, however, we may not be able to do this if it occurs again in the future. You will see this payment in your next statement.
I've been meaning to reply asking why it is possible to input €1.70 when the lowest possible fare is €5.80... there should at least be an alert seeking confirmation in such circumstances... and why they can't invoice a client for the balance. Had they not paid me I would have asked for the client's phone number so I could invoice him myself, I've no doubt that he woulda paid with no argument.
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Yis are supposed to know kinda where you're going...Only really use the blue line to find the location at the end.Quite often it will give you a longer route to the passenger.It's not reliable and will never beat real world experience.
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Ive been saying that for years now
Totally agreed, when Google maps can beat me across the streets of Cork is the day I will retire !
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Google maps in Dublin uses the orbital routes.
NCR/SCR and the canals.
These are aimed at private motorists.
As pointed out in a previous Post, new entrants would suffer a catastrophic failure if the battery died in their phone.
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Google Maps is great on Android. It generally gives several route options with the fastest selected by default but you can switch to shortest if that's what you prefer, you can even tell clients the time difference between the various options, taking live traffic data into account. Makes you wonder how we managed when all we had was the Map Book and often nothing more than a lamppost number to find a premises.
I think the Google Maps implementation within the Free Now application selects either the fastest route or the route chosen by the client, a la Uber. In the absence of instructions to the contrary I guess you should follow the route provided but if you have an Android device you could get more options by going to the Google Maps application itself.
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And if the client is on the opposite side of the road,street or avenue the distance to them could be 7.6kms because it doesn't think we're capable of doin a 180 on a very busy stretch of road and i've seen some(mainly immigrant)drivers make some courageous manoeuvres which i can only put down to them accepting an app job.
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And if the client is on the opposite side of the road,street or avenue the distance to them could be 7.6kms because it doesn't think we're capable of doin a 180 on a very busy stretch of road and i've seen some(mainly immigrant)drivers make some courageous manoeuvres which i can only put down to them accepting an app job.
Wexford st / George's st is a prime example of that hal
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That's only within the Free Now implementation, Hal. Presumably the've set the allow U-Turns parameter to false. If you run Google Navigation and you haven't disallowed U-Turns in settings it will say when possible make a U-Turn where it thinks such a manoeuvre is appropriate.
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It also seems to think the entrance to the Darndale Hilton is on whatever that road that used to be the N32 is called these days and thinks one should go as far as the roundabout at Clonshaugh Road and back again if you are dispatched from Blunden Drive, for example. I guess that's where a bit of local knowledge can save time but the client is still told you're 18 minutes (or whatever it calculates) away. BTW, I don't accept hospitality jobs from the Darndale Hilton or anywhere else, just the very occasional individual eHail.
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Poor owl smith got the bad press ....tink he was speeding tho trying to break records ....mad cnut
I heard that they had run out of ice in the bar
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Poor owl smith got the bad press ....tink he was speeding tho trying to break records ....mad cnut
I heard that they had run out of ice in the bar
Just fer you STC's; lol
Ice in the Glass !
I had this customer in the cab One night, a young bartender who told me this fabulous story about a colleague of his who was in his words "A Total Nutjob", the story he told about his mate was of how he would watch over the mature ladies in the bar and after they had a few drinks on board and came up to order more drinks, he would say to them in a wicked quick tone whilst holding a glass in his hand; "Do ya take it in de Ass ?"
Most often they would reply; "PARDON ?"
And he would reply even faster; "Doyatakeitindeass ?"
At this stage most Ladies would be on the Back foot but still coming forward
and exclaim something like; "What Did You Just Say ?", Etc.
And then the barman would lean over the counter, still with the glass in his hand
and say passively to the lady; "I asked DO YOU WANT ICE IN THE GLASS ?"
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Poor owl smith got the bad press ....tink he was speeding tho trying to break records ....mad cnut
I heard that they had run out of ice in the bar
Just fer you STC's; lol
Ice in the Glass !
I had this customer in the cab One night, a young bartender who told me this fabulous story about a colleague of his who was in his words "A Total Nutjob", the story he told about his mate was of how he would watch over the mature ladies in the bar and after they had a few drinks on board and came up to order more drinks, he would say to them in a wicked quick tone whilst holding a glass in his hand; "Do ya take it in de Ass ?"
Most often they would reply; "PARDON ?"
And he would reply even faster; "Doyatakeitindeass ?"
At this stage most Ladies would be on the Back foot but still coming forward
and exclaim something like; "What Did You Just Say ?", Etc.
And then the barman would lean over the counter, still with the glass in his hand
and say passively to the lady; "I asked DO YOU WANT ICE IN THE GLASS ?"
Good one Ken, only in Cork would you get away with it
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Slappers galore in the dribble county tonight:
Mandatory dyed blonde hair
BOTOX lips and cheeks
Breast implants
Orange skin
Blue fluorescent teeth
Improbable nails
Caked make up.
Even Ken would score! 8)