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Title: Revolut data says taxi spending up 50% in March
Post by: watty on April 09, 2021, 09:51:00 am

Good News?

Transport spending rose 50% in March, Revolut data claims (https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/transport-spending-rose-50-in-march-revolut-data-claims-1.4532471) (Irish Times)

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Irish commuters returned to the nations’ transport network in their droves in March, according to detailed consumer spending data from the digital payments platform Revolut.

Total commuter spending on transport by Revolut’s users rose by 50 per cent in March compared to the previous month, with those journeys undertaken by 40 per cent more people. Spending on buses was up by 42 per cent; taxi spending rose 40 per cent; trains 37 per cent; and spending on road tolls was up 25 per cent, with a 23 per cent increase in the number of individual users.

Comparing March 2021 with Feb 2021.

Title: Re: Revolut data says taxi spending up 50% in March
Post by: Taxi driver42 on April 09, 2021, 10:03:53 am

Bolt making a impact it uses revolut

Title: Re: Revolut data says taxi spending up 50% in March
Post by: watty on April 09, 2021, 10:16:02 am

OK, so Bolt now have 3 customers instead of 2  :P

Title: Re: Revolut data says taxi spending up 50% in March
Post by: Rat Catcher on April 09, 2021, 08:51:02 pm

Looks promising, I guess.

Title: Re: Revolut data says taxi spending up 50% in March
Post by: Cool Boola on April 09, 2021, 11:31:54 pm

U riah Bolt is brilliant! rofl

Title: Re: Revolut data says taxi spending up 50% in March
Post by: silverbullet on April 10, 2021, 04:28:11 pm

I hope the working drivers are spending all that extra money on Bitcoin. 8)