Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: taxi1990 on June 16, 2022, 07:57:53 am
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Say someone wants you to drive from Dublin to Cork for a fare. You want a deposit paid in advance, what is the best way to do this?
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Come up with a ball park figure say 320 and ask for half up front in Cash .Or do a fixed fare deal and get paid in full before you go .
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Come up with a ball park figure say 320 and ask for half up front in Cash .Or do a fixed fare deal and get paid in full before you go .
You can't get cash before you leave Dublin. They are in cork. I'm talking about how they can pay me digitally in advance. I'm talking about strangers here as well, someone you never met before. I never take them kind of trips if they are that long but I might if I can get paid a substantial deposit before I leave to do the trip.
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Come up with a ball park figure say 320 and ask for half up front in Cash .Or do a fixed fare deal and get paid in full before you go .
You can't get cash before you leave Dublin. They are in cork. I'm talking about how they can pay me digitally in advance. I'm talking about strangers here as well, someone you never met before. I never take them kind of trips if they are that long but I might if I can get paid a substantial deposit before I leave to do the trip.
Revolut
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How about a simple bank transfer? All they'll need is your IBAN and account number, I think...
Or go old school and send a PayPal invoice if you have it. Lose a bit on commission though.
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If you have a credit card terminal you can take a phone payment, take a deposit of say €150 all you need is card number, expiry date and ccv number,if you have sum up you can send a peyment link to potential customer.
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Come up with a ball park figure say 320 and ask for half up front in Cash .Or do a fixed fare deal and get paid in full before you go .
You can't get cash before you leave Dublin. They are in cork. I'm talking about how they can pay me digitally in advance. I'm talking about strangers here as well, someone you never met before. I never take them kind of trips if they are that long but I might if I can get paid a substantial deposit before I leave to do the trip.
Revolut
I don't use it.
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How about a simple bank transfer? All they'll need is your IBAN and account number, I think...
Or go old school and send a PayPal invoice if you have it. Lose a bit on commission though.
Thanks. I have PayPal.
The reason I don't go for those long journey pick ups with strangers is what if it's a prank or someone who has a grudge, setting you up on a wild goose chase. Could they then dispute the charge with PayPal or the bank?
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If you have a credit card terminal you can take a phone payment, take a deposit of say €150 all you need is card number, expiry date and ccv number,if you have sum up you can send a peyment link to potential customer.
I have sumup. Didn't even know you could do that.
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If you have a credit card terminal you can take a phone payment, take a deposit of say €150 all you need is card number, expiry date and ccv number,if you have sum up you can send a peyment link to potential customer.
I have sumup. Didn't even know you could do that.
Go into checkout put in price it gives you 2 options card reader or payment link then send via sms then customer can pay via the app or a a guest.
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If you have a credit card terminal you can take a phone payment, take a deposit of say €150 all you need is card number, expiry date and ccv number,if you have sum up you can send a peyment link to potential customer.
I have sumup. Didn't even know you could do that.
Go into checkout put in price it gives you 2 options card reader or payment link then send via sms then customer can pay via the app or a a guest.
Just after seeing this before I read your message, thanks.
Do any of you do similar trips? I'm talking about 2 to 4 hour trips, pick passengers you don't know up a few hours away.
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If you have a credit card terminal you can take a phone payment, take a deposit of say €150 all you need is card number, expiry date and ccv number,if you have sum up you can send a peyment link to potential customer.
I have sumup. Didn't even know you could do that.
Go into checkout put in price it gives you 2 options card reader or payment link then send via sms then customer can pay via the app or a a guest.
Just after seeing this before I read your message, thanks.
Do any of you do similar trips? I'm talking about 2 to 4 hour trips, pick passengers you don't know up a few hours away.
Yes many times the fact you don’t know them I’d be looking for full fare upfront or at least half , never had a problem myself.
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If you have a credit card terminal you can take a phone payment, take a deposit of say €150 all you need is card number, expiry date and ccv number,if you have sum up you can send a peyment link to potential customer.
I have sumup. Didn't even know you could do that.
Go into checkout put in price it gives you 2 options card reader or payment link then send via sms then customer can pay via the app or a a guest.
Just after seeing this before I read your message, thanks.
Do any of you do similar trips? I'm talking about 2 to 4 hour trips, pick passengers you don't know up a few hours away.
Yes many times the fact you don’t know them I’d be looking for full fare upfront or at least half , never had a problem myself.
Must give it a try. Would you always use sum up?
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Why would you go to Cork to pick up someone you don’t know.
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Why would you go to Cork to pick up someone you don’t know.
Well it would be a good fare.
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I have done the BIC and IBAN bank thing a few times recently, it's quite easy to do, just email them the numbers copied from your bank account and they pay you, no fees.
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Why would you go to Cork to pick up someone you don’t know.
Well it would be a good fare.
How much would be a good fare ?
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I have done the BIC and IBAN bank thing a few times recently, it's quite easy to do, just email them the numbers copied from your bank account and they pay you, no fees.
BIC and IBAN sound like two Russian names pronounced by someone with a harelip! 8)
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If you have a credit card terminal you can take a phone payment, take a deposit of say €150 all you need is card number, expiry date and ccv number,if you have sum up you can send a peyment link to potential customer.
I have sumup. Didn't even know you could do that.
Go into checkout put in price it gives you 2 options card reader or payment link then send via sms then customer can pay via the app or a a guest.
Just after seeing this before I read your message, thanks.
Do any of you do similar trips? I'm talking about 2 to 4 hour trips, pick passengers you don't know up a few hours away.
Yes many times the fact you don’t know them I’d be looking for full fare upfront or at least half , never had a problem myself.
Must give it a try. Would you always use sum up?
Sum up , PayPal or Revolut all work for me .
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Sum up-possibility of chargeback,PayPal the same.
I'd go with revolut.
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How are yis using IBANs it takes two days for my bank to process a payment.
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How are yis using IBANs it takes two days for my bank to process a payment.
Same bank network to same bank network is almost instant.
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Ah ok thanks Bob that makes sense.
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Ah ok thanks Bob that makes sense.
Is it not common enough sense that if your doing a long job...say over 50 kilometers...its cash on the dash or just stick ur card in there and pay a deposit or the agreed price..most normal people have no issue with that..
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I think the passengers want taxi1990 to drive down empty to Cork and only then pick them up and maybe drive them back to Dublin.
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I think the passengers want taxi1990 to drive down empty to Cork and only then pick them up and maybe drive them back to Dublin.
That is right. I was wondering about the customer contesting the paypal payment, that is why I would be warry.
can they not contest a Revolut payment?
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Why would you go to Cork to pick up someone you don’t know.
Well it would be a good fare.
How much would be a good fare ?
Latest one would be around 500 +, 4 hour journey though or more.
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https://www.transportforireland.ie/fares/taxi-fare-estimator/ (https://www.transportforireland.ie/fares/taxi-fare-estimator/)
€385 - €590
1 person daytime.
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https://www.transportforireland.ie/fares/taxi-fare-estimator/ (https://www.transportforireland.ie/fares/taxi-fare-estimator/)
€385 - €590
1 person daytime.
Dublin to Cork was just an example. That wasn't the fare I was asked about. I don't work in Dublin.
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??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Say someone wants you to drive from Dublin to Cork for a fare. You want a deposit paid in advance, what is the best way to do this?
You can't get cash before you leave Dublin. They are in cork. I'm talking about how they can pay me digitally in advance. I'm talking about strangers here as well, someone you never met before. I never take them kind of trips if they are that long but I might if I can get paid a substantial deposit before I leave to do the trip.
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I think the passengers want taxi1990 to drive down empty to Cork and only then pick them up and maybe drive them back to Dublin.
That is right. I was wondering about the customer contesting the paypal payment, that is why I would be warry.
can they not contest a Revolut payment?
If your that concerned about not been paid properly just don’t bother with the job.
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??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Say someone wants you to drive from Dublin to Cork for a fare. You want a deposit paid in advance, what is the best way to do this?
You can't get cash before you leave Dublin. They are in cork. I'm talking about how they can pay me digitally in advance. I'm talking about strangers here as well, someone you never met before. I never take them kind of trips if they are that long but I might if I can get paid a substantial deposit before I leave to do the trip.
Just an example.
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I think the passengers want taxi1990 to drive down empty to Cork and only then pick them up and maybe drive them back to Dublin.
That is right. I was wondering about the customer contesting the paypal payment, that is why I would be warry.
can they not contest a Revolut payment?
If your that concerned about not been paid properly just don’t bother with the job.
You could be right, no harm in considering potential problems though.
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??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Say someone wants you to drive from Dublin to Cork for a fare. You want a deposit paid in advance, what is the best way to do this?
You can't get cash before you leave Dublin. They are in cork. I'm talking about how they can pay me digitally in advance. I'm talking about strangers here as well, someone you never met before. I never take them kind of trips if they are that long but I might if I can get paid a substantial deposit before I leave to do the trip.
Just an example.
I was only messing with ya lol But we were just working off the info you gave us!
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??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Say someone wants you to drive from Dublin to Cork for a fare. You want a deposit paid in advance, what is the best way to do this?
You can't get cash before you leave Dublin. They are in cork. I'm talking about how they can pay me digitally in advance. I'm talking about strangers here as well, someone you never met before. I never take them kind of trips if they are that long but I might if I can get paid a substantial deposit before I leave to do the trip.
Just an example.
I was only messing with ya lol But we were just working off the info you gave us!
ok. :2cheers
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If you have a job from Cork to Dublin .PM Ken or Corky see if they will do it and put 50 in your hand ? Thats less comission they would pay Free Now for that amount in earnings .
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If you have a job from Cork to Dublin .PM Ken or Corky see if they will do it and put 50 in your hand ? Thats less comission they would pay Free Now for that amount in earnings .
will do.