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Title: Garda Vetting
Post by: Dub1992 on October 14, 2023, 10:32:00 am
I am 30 and want to apply for a PSV license. Am working where I am now but not that happy and other reasons for wanting to do it too.

I have a clear driving license (few points before but gone now) good work history and can get the references but am worried about the Garda vetting. I was in trouble when I was younger and got a 9 month sentence and served that. Normally with that sentence it would be spent after 7 years but not for applying for PSV. That’s 10 years ago now and am a different person. I got one other public order conviction in 2019 and a fine but nothing else.

I know I have to declare everything but if anybody knows about this am I wasting my time in applying? It has stopped me getting other jobs over the years but it’s 10 years now.


Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: John m on October 14, 2023, 10:43:18 am
Garda vetting is not that severe .Unless you were done for sex crimes or Murder you should be Ok .

Let me give you a bit of advice DO NOT BECOME A TAXI DRIVER .It is not a great job for young men .Terrible Hours and you would have no chance of making a living without using an app .You pay them 15% of your takings .Your insurance will be high .YOU cannot buy a TAXI licence you will need to rent one or get a Wheelchair Van .You would be better off driving a Bus or Truck .In reality you will start out paying about 60to 70% of your earnings in costs ,Rent or buy a Vehicle ,Insurance ,Fuel ,Comission to Apps .Do this simple exercise .Go to Dublin City mid week .Heuston ,Aston Quay ,Stephens green .Take the time of the last car on the rank and see how long it takes him to get to the front of the que .Most Dublin day time jobs are under 15 Euros now take 60% off that out in costs that leaves you earning about 6 yes six euro an hour .
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Horse on October 14, 2023, 10:46:40 am
I was in a similar situation when I was applying.  As far as I know its only previous convictions for certain offences will affect your application.  Anything to do with firearms or drugs and that could severally affect it. Any sex convictions is a no no too. I had to go to Dublin Castle and get interviewed by 3 gards who then decided my fate. I got it though and that was 17 years ago. Best of luck.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Punter on October 14, 2023, 11:33:16 am
John M is correct --take a job with the PSV -4 weeks paid holidays,bank holidays etc---be a coach or minibus driver where you have chance of a few nixers--otherwise you'll end up overweight-- alcoholic --gambler--divorced--your choice !
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Cool Boola on October 14, 2023, 11:54:42 am
I only became a taxi driver cos I could not get another job. That was in the early 00s when you could make a few bob. Dont consider it now, unless you have no choice?
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Dub1992 on October 14, 2023, 12:26:40 pm
Garda vetting is not that severe .Unless you were done for sex crimes or Murder you should be Ok .

Let me give you a bit of advice DO NOT BECOME A TAXI DRIVER .It is not a great job for young men .Terrible Hours and you would have no chance of making a living without using an app .You pay them 15% of your takings .Your insurance will be high .YOU cannot buy a TAXI licence you will need to rent one or get a Wheelchair Van .You would be better off driving a Bus or Truck .In reality you will start out paying about 60to 70% of your earnings in costs ,Rent or buy a Vehicle ,Insurance ,Fuel ,Comission to Apps .Do this simple exercise .Go to Dublin City mid week .Heuston ,Aston Quay ,Stephens green .Take the time of the last car on the rank and see how long it takes him to get to the front of the que .Most Dublin day time jobs are under 15 Euros now take 60% off that out in costs that leaves you earning about 6 yes six euro an hour .

That doesn't sound good at all. Lots to consider. Me and my partner have 2 kids and she has a better job than me so one of the main reasons was for having the option to work around her job and looking after the kid. I've done shift work so wouldn't have a problem working nights and weejends when i could be busier. Good to get  a reality check though.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Dub1992 on October 14, 2023, 12:30:46 pm
I was in a similar situation when I was applying.  As far as I know its only previous convictions for certain offences will affect your application.  Anything to do with firearms or drugs and that could severally affect it. Any sex convictions is a no no too. I had to go to Dublin Castle and get interviewed by 3 gards who then decided my fate. I got it though and that was 17 years ago. Best of luck.

Got sentenced for Assault Causing Harm.  Wouldn't be looking forward to getting interviewed by Gardai again but good to know there might be a way around things if I do decide to apply
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Taxi driver42 on October 14, 2023, 12:35:10 pm
John M is correct --take a job with the PSV -4 weeks paid holidays,bank holidays etc---be a coach or minibus driver where you have chance of a few nixers--otherwise you'll end up overweight-- alcoholic --gambler--divorced--your choice !

Divorce is great I highly recommend it
Also I'm just back from Vegas
I don't drink alot though sorry
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Taxi driver42 on October 14, 2023, 12:36:18 pm
I was in a similar situation when I was applying.  As far as I know its only previous convictions for certain offences will affect your application.  Anything to do with firearms or drugs and that could severally affect it. Any sex convictions is a no no too. I had to go to Dublin Castle and get interviewed by 3 gards who then decided my fate. I got it though and that was 17 years ago. Best of luck.

Got sentenced for Assault Causing Harm.  Wouldn't be looking forward to getting interviewed by Gardai again but good to know there might be a way around things if I do decide to apply



I'd say u won't have a problem it's not sex or drugs
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Punter on October 14, 2023, 01:41:08 pm
Better still go and ask Ebbs to rent a car "all in " that will put reality to the plan !
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: silverbullet on October 14, 2023, 03:19:09 pm
Hi Dub 92, Welcome to the forum. I'd be different from others on the forum and would advise you to go ahead and get your PSV licence.

Everyone deserves a second chance. Ask Free now how to become a taxi driver [for them ostensibly].

https://www.free-now.com/ie/drive/ (https://www.free-now.com/ie/drive/)

Avoid renting as you'll only end up paying the cab owner's mortgage, and rarely seeing your family.

Come back to us when you have that piece of paper and we'll take it from there.

And remember, you'll rarely get TWO taxi drivers to agree on ANYTHING.

Watch this space and the best of luck.

Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: watty on October 14, 2023, 03:50:51 pm
I'd echo what JohnM saysw above.  Go into town some afternoon, grab a coffee, and pretend you're the last car on a rank and wait there until 'your car' gets to the top of the rank.  That's your future life!  Lots of waiting...

It's also worth mentioning that they're testing driverless taxis in America and China as we speak.  It's only a matter of years before they become commonplace in America, at least.  Europe might take a bit longer.  You're only 30 and I can't see human taxi driving still existing in 30 years when you're 60.

Also, you've 2 kids so stay PAYE as long as you can to get all the benefits of the Social Welfare system.  Once you go self-employed, you'll lose a good bit of it.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Octavia1 on October 14, 2023, 10:14:52 pm
Rent .....do not invest . Have a go and walk away if it doesn't work out ....DONT take out loans now  when the world is facing so much  uncertainty on so many levels .
The most important question is ....
Does your partner love an support ya  enough to permit you to fail and start all over again from nothing ?
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: silverbullet on October 14, 2023, 10:22:48 pm
A few people who get the sPSV end up driving for Vantastic and find it very rewarding, plus it's day work only.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: John m on October 14, 2023, 10:26:48 pm
Garda vetting is not that severe .Unless you were done for sex crimes or Murder you should be Ok .

Let me give you a bit of advice DO NOT BECOME A TAXI DRIVER .It is not a great job for young men .Terrible Hours and you would have no chance of making a living without using an app .You pay them 15% of your takings .Your insurance will be high .YOU cannot buy a TAXI licence you will need to rent one or get a Wheelchair Van .You would be better off driving a Bus or Truck .In reality you will start out paying about 60to 70% of your earnings in costs ,Rent or buy a Vehicle ,Insurance ,Fuel ,Comission to Apps .Do this simple exercise .Go to Dublin City mid week .Heuston ,Aston Quay ,Stephens green .Take the time of the last car on the rank and see how long it takes him to get to the front of the que .Most Dublin day time jobs are under 15 Euros now take 60% off that out in costs that leaves you earning about 6 yes six euro an hour .

That doesn't sound good at all. Lots to consider. Me and my partner have 2 kids and she has a better job than me so one of the main reasons was for having the option to work around her job and looking after the kid. I've done shift work so wouldn't have a problem working nights and weejends when i could be busier. Good to get  a reality check though.

I Dont usually do this but I am going to read your head .If your Hen is a good earner embrace that its not a challenge .If you are a good father to your children while she works then you are a good parent and Husband .I see where you are coming from a taxi allows you work when you have time but the costs out weigh the reward if you are part time you need a PAYE full time job to offset the costs .Look at Crafts .Make Clocks or Concrete Statues for Gardens or Wodden Garden Furniture .

here is something nobody will tell you but NOBODY on here will disagree .When you start you get a hard on Cash in your pocket every day unlike a job with wages by the week or month .You convince yourself you are making coin but that coin has to pay Her ,your costs and then you realize you are doing 70 hours a week .Then you get the Knock fed up no life and then the shit hits the fan .You have been bribing her with extra coin fo compensate for never been there and the Kids hit you for Guilt Coin .Then the whole lot falls apart if you are not carefull .Read this forum You are dealing with Idiots Genisus and genuine fucktards .This is probably the most Honest Group of people on the Internet .None of us Lie to impress anybody we dont give a fuck .
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Horse on October 14, 2023, 11:26:59 pm
And then when you've finally gotten your head around all that your gearbox or clutch goes. There goes that weekend away with the lads that you had budgeted in to the tee. Your kids will be the first in the schoolyard to educate all the other 5 year olds that santa doesn't exist and you're not naughty if you only get whatever if anything.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Horse on October 14, 2023, 11:36:46 pm
I hope you don't play sports either. A broken anything and you're pretty much fcked. As John said, unless your missus can float the boat when things are down or you have a good savings account don't jump ship straight away. Get your psv and suss the kip out first.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: John m on October 15, 2023, 07:59:05 am
THEN THERE IS THIS .....When darkness falls, sleep calls – except for the millions of shift workers who grind through the night. While the rest of us sleep, their health suffers.

Weight gain, diabetes, cancer, depression, and poor heart health are common among shift workers who are fighting against their body clock to stay awake when they should be sleeping; not to mention eating at times when their metabolism is normally winding down.


This misalignment wreaks havoc on a person's health as the body's normal circadian rhythms are thrown into disarray.

Research shows that when you eat has a real impact on health, and a new study in rodents has pinpointed one underlying mechanism that may drive changes in appetite when sleep-wake cycles and day-night cues don't line up.

A team of researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK investigated the link between hormones tied to sleep-wake cycles and daily feeding patterns in rats, and found disrupted circadian rhythms profoundly impacted the animals' eating behaviors.

The researchers disrupted the normal bodily rhythms of rats by giving the animals infusions of a hormone called corticosterone either in sync with or out of phase with light-dark cues.

Corticosterone is to rodents what cortisol is to humans: a glucocorticoid hormone that rises steeply in the hours before waking and then drops off steadily throughout the day.

Rats with normal rhythms were disrupted by ill-timed surges of corticosterone consumed the same amount of food each day as the in-sync animals and a control group of rats who received no infusions. But they ate almost half their daily food intake during times when they would otherwise be resting.


Although this altered timing wasn't associated with any weight gain or increase in fat mass, it was a huge departure from their usual feeding patterns – which the researchers traced back to greater activity at inappropriate times in genes that regulate appetite.

Rats with misaligned corticosterone levels had an uptick in the expression of several genes that produce proteins to stimulate appetite at times when those genes are normally switched off. This, combined with a lull in appetite-suppressing genes, likely led to an increased desire to eat significantly more during the inactive phase of the animals' day, the study found.

"When we disturb the normal relationship of corticosterone with the day-to-night light cycle, it results in abnormal gene regulation and appetite during the period of time that the animals normally sleep," University of Bristol neuroscientist and study author Stafford Lightman explains.

This is all great to know, but if it turns out that the same phenomenon occurs in humans, what could shift workers do to minimize the impact of their work schedules on their health?

Nurses, security guards and other shift workers know more than most how challenging it can be to follow the usual advice for countering the health downsides of their vital work: get some sunlight, squeeze in some exercise, and eat meals at regular hours.


There's good evidence for these recommendations: human trials – which are more informative than animal studies – have shown how confining meals to the daytime could help prevent mood disruptions associated with night work.

Time-restricted eating, which limits the hours when people eat but not necessarily the calories consumed, has also helped improve markers of cardiovascular health in a 3-month study of firefighters.

But as study author and endocrinology researcher Becky Conway-Campbell of the University of Bristol acknowledges, brain signals that drive increased appetite can be "difficult to override with discipline or routine".

So the team is designing studies to explore pharmacological therapies that could lessen disordered eating, based on what they know now about out-of-whack proteins stimulating night-time appetite.


Lifestyle strategies are in many ways preferable to medications, but they need to be feasible for people to implement.

"We hope our findings also provide new insight into how chronic stress and sleep disruption leads to caloric overconsumption," Conway-Campbell says.

The study has been published in Communications Biology.

Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Octavia1 on October 15, 2023, 10:45:00 am
Not like you to listen to " experts" johnny ....laboratories are just a multi trillion dollor marketing industry....
Thers some very fit taxi drivers in this gym I go to ...yu know the type ...fit as fuk ...quiet ... nice blokes but yu don't mess wit them an they  mind ther own business an dont talk shite on the internet .... lol
Health is a lifestyle choice

This fellow startin out has a cople of kids ....it won't be easy ....in theory it all sounds
Great ....ya look after kids during day ....she comes home ....ya hand the kids over .....an go out for the nite ........
It's not as easy as it sounds ...and can put strain on  a relations ....
He shud rent for a year and take no risk wit taking out loans I'll reiterate...that's me humble opinion ....
I love driving a taxi but I'm single  and antisocial   ::sleep
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: mercenary for hire on October 15, 2023, 12:07:41 pm
Do ya still have to pass the test before you get vetted....that's how it used to be.Seems like a lot of work to get told no by the cops.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: taxi1990 on October 15, 2023, 01:34:33 pm
I was in a similar situation when I was applying.  As far as I know its only previous convictions for certain offences will affect your application.  Anything to do with firearms or drugs and that could severally affect it. Any sex convictions is a no no too. I had to go to Dublin Castle and get interviewed by 3 gards who then decided my fate. I got it though and that was 17 years ago. Best of luck.

Got sentenced for Assault Causing Harm.  Wouldn't be looking forward to getting interviewed by Gardai again but good to know there might be a way around things if I do decide to apply



I'd say u won't have a problem it's not sex or drugs


Or rock n roll.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: watty on October 15, 2023, 03:34:49 pm
Do ya still have to pass the test before you get vetted....that's how it used to be.Seems like a lot of work to get told no by the cops.

The reverse would be too much work for the Gardai.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: silverbullet on October 15, 2023, 03:57:23 pm
Do ya still have to pass the test before you get vetted....that's how it used to be.Seems like a lot of work to get told no by the cops.

The reverse would be too much work for the Gardai.



If Dub 92 is a fairly recent arrival he can only be vetted from that time. Past indiscretions in other countries often go undetected, if that country has a less-than-scrupulous police force.

For example, it is alleged that Nigerian police make all of the equivalent of €40 per week in Naira.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Dub1992 on October 15, 2023, 04:05:40 pm
Rent .....do not invest . Have a go and walk away if it doesn't work out ....DONT take out loans now  when the world is facing so much  uncertainty on so many levels .
The most important question is ....
Does your partner love an support ya  enough to permit you to fail and start all over again from nothing ?

Was planning on renting to start with for the reasons you said

Me and the missus are good. Been together since school and been through slot since then. She went through all my crap when I ended up inside so should be alright whatever happens
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Dub1992 on October 15, 2023, 04:10:10 pm
Do ya still have to pass the test before you get vetted....that's how it used to be.Seems like a lot of work to get told no by the cops.


Have to past the tests which is 90 and then 250 for the license itself before the application goes to the Guards. Would be much better if I could do the vetting first in case I get turned down because of my record having paid the cash and put in the effort.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: silverbullet on October 15, 2023, 04:16:09 pm
Do ya still have to pass the test before you get vetted....that's how it used to be.Seems like a lot of work to get told no by the cops.


Have to past the tests which is 90 and then 250 for the license itself before the application goes to the Guards. Would be much better if I could do the vetting first in case I get turned down because of my record having paid the cash and put in the effort.
Make sure to get receipts from the Gardaí for your application. In the unlikely event of you being turned down, a solicitor will get you your licence in court.

Remember, iwhen you get the licence this is what you could look like at only 43: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/district-court/cab-driver-who-dealt-cocaine-keeps-licence-1.3463721 (https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/district-court/cab-driver-who-dealt-cocaine-keeps-licence-1.3463721) 8)
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Dub1992 on October 15, 2023, 04:37:05 pm
[quote author=silverbullet

If Dub 92 is a fairly recent arrival he can only be vetted from that time. Past indiscretions in other countries often go undetected, if that country has a less-than-scrupulous police force.

For example, it is alleged that Nigerian police make all of the equivalent of €40 per week in Naira.
[/quote]

Ha no born and always lived here
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: John m on October 15, 2023, 06:25:37 pm
[quote author=silverbullet

If Dub 92 is a fairly recent arrival he can only be vetted from that time. Past indiscretions in other countries often go undetected, if that country has a less-than-scrupulous police force.

For example, it is alleged that Nigerian police make all of the equivalent of €40 per week in Naira.

Ha no born and always lived here
[/quote]

There is a list of offences Rape or Murder are the only thing that will get you banned DONT WORRY about Vetting .First baby steps PASS the PSV entry knowledge test .Then you should be good to go .


Now you have made your third post ,we have a Ceasefire until you make 3 posts .Now Cop the Fuck on and dont be posting your PRIVATE Business on a Public Forum .Your past and family are your own Business Keep it that way .Some on here will remember everything you ever post when it suits them .
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Belker on October 16, 2023, 01:05:06 pm
Hi Dub 92, Welcome to the forum. I'd be different from others on the forum and would advise you to go ahead and get your PSV licence.

Everyone deserves a second chance. Ask Free now how to become a taxi driver [for them ostensibly].

https://www.free-now.com/ie/drive/ (https://www.free-now.com/ie/drive/)

Avoid renting as you'll only end up paying the cab owner's mortgage, and rarely seeing your family.

Come back to us when you have that piece of paper and we'll take it from there.

And remember, you'll rarely get TWO taxi drivers to agree on ANYTHING.

Watch this space and the best of luck.
I'm gonna 'Throw my Hat in the Ring' beside SB.

You seem a little out of your depth Dub 92 but you managed to get SB on as an Allie,
I'll join him, as you are one of our own, with a past kinda similar to most of us.

We had a new man come on here a few years back 'vandriver' was/is his handle,
he was a clever man but with bad finiancial history at the time, he started out renting
and then he took a lot of the advice from on here (Ignoring the many obvious Trolls).
Today he drives his own Joe and is his own boss.

Any questions Dub 92 then put them up here and they will be answered, but beware of the many Trolls on here, you will soon learn who to respect and whom to ignore.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Octavia1 on October 16, 2023, 03:55:40 pm
Hi Dub 92, Welcome to the forum. I'd be different from others on the forum and would advise you to go ahead and get your PSV licence.

Everyone deserves a second chance. Ask Free now how to become a taxi driver [for them ostensibly].

https://www.free-now.com/ie/drive/ (https://www.free-now.com/ie/drive/)

Avoid renting as you'll only end up paying the cab owner's mortgage, and rarely seeing your family.

Come back to us when you have that piece of paper and we'll take it from there.

And remember, you'll rarely get TWO taxi drivers to agree on ANYTHING.

Watch this space and the best of luck.
I'm gonna 'Throw my Hat in the Ring' beside SB.

You seem a little out of your depth Dub 92 but you managed to get SB on as an Allie,
I'll join him, as you are one of our own, with a past kinda similar to most of us.

We had a new man come on here a few years back 'vandriver' was/is his handle,
he was a clever man but with bad finiancial history at the time, he started out renting
and then he took a lot of the advice from on here (Ignoring the many obvious Trolls).
Today he drives his own Joe and is his own boss.

Any questions Dub 92 then put them up here and they will be answered, but beware of the many Trolls on here, you will soon learn who to respect and whom to ignore.

Ken ....that's extremely unfair to all on here ...again you are throwing stones and you living in the biggest glasshouse ...
Van driver didn't need any advice off you or anyone else and his  apparent success was the result of his own
work ethic ....but nobody on here impeded him ....
Thers not many on here .....but there's no trolls as you call them ....thers a few nut jobs alrite ill hold me hand up but you ain't no normal    neither Ken..... ::fds
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Horse on October 17, 2023, 07:50:33 am
I wouldn't mind but the biggest "troll" around here is Ken. He's got an opinion on pretty much everything even if he has no idea what the current topic at hand is about which sadly is most of the time. He will fight tooth and nail on nearly every topic and when he's wrong which again sadly is most of the time, he sulks off for a while calling everyone nasty names. To be honest I think the man has problems and is best given a very wide berth. That's my take on the situation.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Belker on October 17, 2023, 08:52:23 am
....  Ken ....that's extremely unfair to all on here ...again you are throwing stones and you living in the biggest glasshouse ...
Van driver didn't need any advice off you or anyone else and his  apparent success was the result of his own
work ethic ....but nobody on here impeded him ....
Thers not many on here .....but there's no trolls as you call them ....thers a few nut jobs alrite ill hold me hand up but you ain't no normal    neither Ken.....
In speaking of Trolls, look at what the Cat dragged in above ??   rofl
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Horse on October 17, 2023, 09:14:26 am
True to form as usual Ken. 4 words Ken, name calling and wide berth.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: John m on October 17, 2023, 09:36:19 am
92 .A few questions .Are you presently working ?If you become self employed you lose a lot of benifits .Are you in a Council house where your rent is assessed on income ?Are your children healthy and you do not need a Medical card ? and more immediate have you taken the taxi drivers test and passed it ?

Ok here are the sums
Rent a Car or Van  with insurance 250-300 a week
Fuel you will need to do at least 60 hours to cover costs another 150on fuel  if its is not rationed due to foreign issues .
 So lets say you are a decent driver who can find your way out and BACK from jobs .Monday to Thursdays working Nights in Dublin you might average 15 euro an hour if you are Lucky . So that covers your outlay for the week .Now you have Friday /Saturday and Sunday .To try make a wage .lets say 3x10 hour shifts @20 euro takings an hour that is 600 to add to the 450 in costs you already paid out .So tou have a good week your takings are 1050 less than an Electrician doing 37 hour week just for comparison .It sounds a lot but dont forget 450 of that is costs .Now you have 600 in your hand for six days work we assume you take one day off .Now when it comes to Tax on takinhs minus costs and Paye and Prsi and Social charge you might see 500 a week for a 70 hour working week .The sweet spot only comes for drivers who own their own cars for the two or three years when they have no car payments and they can add that 400 a month to their weekly wages .If this was such a good job more drivers would have University Degrees and consider it a career .In fact you do not see it as a career but more of a side hustle to fit in with your Domestic Bliss .

 That is the reality of this job and I left out the Comission you will have to pay Free Now or UBER for your work if you could get 1000 a week in earnings with fuck all knowledge of where to find work without sitting on ranks or using an App you could expect to pay at least another 100 out of your meger wage So the reality of working 70 hours a week to gain about 450 minus your surrendered dole payments means you might be better off by about 4 Euro an Hour .

I gave you a piece of Serious advice when I said make Garden ornaments or Furniture go into some sort of craft where you can work from home and get cash in hand .If you have two young kids and you expect your Hen to go to work and the minute she gets in you then hand them over so you can go to work that wont last and you will spend days in Dolphin House fighting over custody and Maintainance .THATS THE TRUTH the REALITY this job is anty social suits cantankerous old cunts or lads that have mentally retired from lifes struggles .
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Horse on October 17, 2023, 09:46:30 am
Mentally retired from life's struggles, I like that definition John. That's me to a tee.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Belker on October 17, 2023, 09:53:03 am
Mentally retired from life's struggles, I like that definition John. That's me to a tee.
I gotta agree Horse, I got a laff outta how well he described me !
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Horse on October 17, 2023, 09:54:54 am
He said mentally retired Ken not mentally retarded.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: John m on October 17, 2023, 09:57:05 am
That is most of us on here .Done the hard yards when we were younger to feed kids pay mortgage and then you become Dannis  O Brien .


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeAyPTI8yr8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeAyPTI8yr8)
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Belker on October 17, 2023, 10:13:44 am
He said mentally retired Ken not mentally retarded.

Behave yourself Horse, I know your from the Dregs of Fookin Tallaght and to be fair most of us on here give ya a birra Leeway because of that affliction, but don't be pushing the boat out too far !
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Horse on October 17, 2023, 10:19:29 am
I'll push the boat so far out Ken that you'll go flying down through the rapids eventually to fly over the edge of the niagra falls sized waterfall and go crashing into the rocks below in your little boat.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Octavia1 on October 17, 2023, 12:56:21 pm
Rent .....do not invest . Have a go and walk away if it doesn't work out ....DONT take out loans now  when the world is facing so much  uncertainty on so many levels .
The most important question is ....
Does your partner love an support ya  enough to permit you to fail and start all over again from nothing ?

Was planning on renting to start with for the reasons you said

Me and the missus are good. Been together since school and been through slot since then. She went through all my crap when I ended up inside so should be alright whatever happens

Yur a lucky man Dub....Best of luck ....have a go and rent for a while and see how it goes .....you'll also learn alot in even 6 months to help with decisions on investment if yur buying yur own ....it won't be cheap as yu are aware
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Octavia1 on October 17, 2023, 01:02:45 pm
He said mentally retired Ken not mentally retarded.
rofl
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Octavia1 on October 17, 2023, 01:04:31 pm
92 .A few questions .Are you presently working ?If you become self employed you lose a lot of benifits .Are you in a Council house where your rent is assessed on income ?Are your children healthy and you do not need a Medical card ? and more immediate have you taken the taxi drivers test and passed it ?

Ok here are the sums
Rent a Car or Van  with insurance 250-300 a week
Fuel you will need to do at least 60 hours to cover costs another 150on fuel  if its is not rationed due to foreign issues .
 So lets say you are a decent driver who can find your way out and BACK from jobs .Monday to Thursdays working Nights in Dublin you might average 15 euro an hour if you are Lucky . So that covers your outlay for the week .Now you have Friday /Saturday and Sunday .To try make a wage .lets say 3x10 hour shifts @20 euro takings an hour that is 600 to add to the 450 in costs you already paid out .So tou have a good week your takings are 1050 less than an Electrician doing 37 hour week just for comparison .It sounds a lot but dont forget 450 of that is costs .Now you have 600 in your hand for six days work we assume you take one day off .Now when it comes to Tax on takinhs minus costs and Paye and Prsi and Social charge you might see 500 a week for a 70 hour working week .The sweet spot only comes for drivers who own their own cars for the two or three years when they have no car payments and they can add that 400 a month to their weekly wages .If this was such a good job more drivers would have University Degrees and consider it a career .In fact you do not see it as a career but more of a side hustle to fit in with your Domestic Bliss .

 That is the reality of this job and I left out the Comission you will have to pay Free Now or UBER for your work if you could get 1000 a week in earnings with fuck all knowledge of where to find work without sitting on ranks or using an App you could expect to pay at least another 100 out of your meger wage So the reality of working 70 hours a week to gain about 450 minus your surrendered dole payments means you might be better off by about 4 Euro an Hour .

I gave you a piece of Serious advice when I said make Garden ornaments or Furniture go into some sort of craft where you can work from home and get cash in hand .If you have two young kids and you expect your Hen to go to work and the minute she gets in you then hand them over so you can go to work that wont last and you will spend days in Dolphin House fighting over custody and Maintainance .THATS THE TRUTH the REALITY this job is anty social suits cantankerous old cunts or lads that have mentally retired from lifes struggles .

Excellent John....
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: markmiwurdz on October 17, 2023, 03:58:38 pm
If you have a "job" at the moment.-Holiday money,sick pay,redundancy money,etc are a great umbrella that you will be surrendering.

You are never more on your own when the shit hits the fan than when doing this job.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: watty on October 17, 2023, 04:57:10 pm
Youse should all kiss and make up.  Sometimes it feels like...

(https://i.ibb.co/bPL4MmD/Kung-Fu-Rabbits.jpg)
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: taxi1990 on October 17, 2023, 06:04:18 pm
If you have a "job" at the moment.-Holiday money,sick pay,redundancy money,etc are a great umbrella that you will be surrendering.

You are never more on your own when the shit hits the fan than when doing this job.


Exactly, even when times are good, guys you thought were your friends will rob fares off ya.

if you want to make money at this its best to be single, then you can work 7 days a week and nights but you will end up getting sick of it and of people.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Octavia1 on October 17, 2023, 06:26:15 pm
https://youtu.be/iFme5QgpJxo?si=-biLlaInDU11-zBd

We've all bean ther  ::fds
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: John m on October 17, 2023, 09:09:38 pm
This is available .Dont know if insurance is included or Maintainance or licencing on NCT ..Renting out taxi Peugeot Partner 2012  + taxi plate, valid for renewal till October 2027.
4 years rental 10 000€ upfront.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: silverbullet on October 17, 2023, 10:18:15 pm
https://youtu.be/iFme5QgpJxo?si=-biLlaInDU11-zBd

We've all bean ther  ::fds
That's what renting from scum would feel like.
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: silverbullet on October 17, 2023, 10:24:25 pm
Dub 1992 watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5w9XuZcS_Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5w9XuZcS_Y) Its far more accurate than Taxi Driver! 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5w9XuZcS_Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5w9XuZcS_Y)
Title: Re: Garda Vetting
Post by: Octavia1 on October 18, 2023, 11:46:06 am
Dub 1992 watch this [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5w9XuZcS_Y[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5w9XuZcS_Y[/url]) Its far more accurate than Taxi Driver! 8)

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5w9XuZcS_Y[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5w9XuZcS_Y[/url])


Brilliant  rofl