Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: watty on July 12, 2020, 06:34:57 pm
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- NTA says 45% of drivers still on the €350
- 16,000 work in the sector
- Airport screwed. Normally, 3,000 taxis working the airport but now only 30 or so taxis. And, guess what, they wait up to 5 hours for a fare!
- Screens: Some taxis have them, some not. One driver waiting until NCT done because screen is automatic fail.
- Owner of Borough Taxis (Sallynoggin) says biz is only at 40% of normal. We should get a Govt top-up to keep us going.
- A Howth driver called Ken Newman (from this parish?) says biz is 50% of normal.
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Well done the two of them ---at least they got a few column inches which is difficult to do -cant do any harm !
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If only half the drivers are back and they are only doing 50%of what they use to that means that the amount of available work is only 25% of what it use to be .
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If only half the drivers are back and they are only doing 50%of what they use to that means that the amount of available work is only 25% of what it use to be .
The pubs aren't really open yet though so lets see what happens when they open.
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If only half the drivers are back and they are only doing 50%of what they use to that means that the amount of available work is only 25% of what it use to be .
Freenow drivers are back to normal according to them
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Freenow drivers are back to normal according to them
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Even better than that - they claim business is up 41% on last year, despite being in a pandemic. Impressive work (if you can get it).
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Shame nobody here signed up for the interview, would have been nice to have someone to slag
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Anyone reading this would just say get another job taxi scum demand isn't bouncing back for a couple of years.The fact that some drivers are signing off the 350 means there's enough work for now.I don't see any real problem until we're all back on the road being forced to take discounts.
Are the NTA still recruiting?They were just a few months ago.
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Anyone reading this would just say get another job taxi scum demand isn't bouncing back for a couple of years.The fact that some drivers are signing off the 350 means there's enough work for now.I don't see any real problem until we're all back on the road being forced to take discounts.
Are the NTA still recruiting?They were just a few months ago.
The real question is when are we getting the meters changed to get 3% extra? rofl
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Anyone reading this would just say get another job taxi scum demand isn't bouncing back for a couple of years.The fact that some drivers are signing off the 350 means there's enough work for now.I don't see any real problem until we're all back on the road being forced to take discounts.
Are the NTA still recruiting?They were just a few months ago.
The real question is when are we getting the meters changed to get 3% extra? rofl
FN made sure they got their 3% first!!
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It is a certainty that if you have a screen you will be failed by the NCT and or the suitability ???
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Freenow drivers are back to normal according to them
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Even better than that - they claim business is up 41% on last year, despite being in a pandemic. Impressive work (if you can get it).
That's 41% up on last week.
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The Southern Chauffeurs got a good bit of PR on the 9 pm RTE News--did a drive tru in Shannon to make their point--good spokespeople also !
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Shame nobody here signed up for the interview, would have been nice to have someone to slag
And you wonder why I think he is a cunt .
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Shame nobody here signed up for the interview, would have been nice to have someone to slag
Yea van driver give a great one with his 2k a week
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That's 41% up on last week.
Email from Free Now:
Hi Stephen,
Demand for taxis is getting back to normal levels again which is fantastic to see! We saw that drivers were offered and completed 41% more jobs last week than they did in the same week last year.
Last year.
2019 - No pandemic
2020 - Pandemic but 41% increase!
rofl
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Surprised at the Sunday Times listening to whinging cabbies, surely they should be talking to the company bosses... if those lads worked for Free Now they'd have no problem... but, then, I guess Revenue and/or Welfare would know that too.
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I never mentioned 2 grand a week.
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That's 41% up on last week.
Email from Free Now:
Hi Stephen,
Demand for taxis is getting back to normal levels again which is fantastic to see! We saw that drivers were offered and completed 41% more jobs last week than they did in the same week last year.
Last year.
2019 - No pandemic
2020 - Pandemic but 41% increase!
rofl
41% up on last year is bollocks,but 41% up on last week is believable.Sack the copywriter?
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Surprised at the Sunday Times listening to whinging cabbies, surely they should be talking to the company bosses... if those lads worked for Free Now they'd have no problem... but, then, I guess Revenue and/or Welfare would know that too.
Sean Mc Govern is a company boss, it says so in the article.
I don't know if it the same Sean that ran Local cabs, Roy might know.
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Same family of Southside,Local and Terenure I think !
Borough have feck all cars ,often find them on FN when running late--seldom a decent job !
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3 laptop shifts from home telephonists, now on "autocab" dropped "icabbie" I hear.
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Did Vinny not buy them out?
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Did Vinny not buy them out?
Not Borough, that's Sean Jnr.
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Does any of yis know,will it do just to bring your licence to NCT,or do ya,have to bring the log book as well
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Does any of yis know,will it do just to bring your licence to NCT,or do ya,have to bring the log book as well
If its just an NCT they usually only want your rent and drivers licence (maybe) for proof of who you are
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Grand,cause I cant find the log book,but I didn't really look that hard for it
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They do say bring the VLC but i've never been asked for it...other than that as STC's says.