Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Dr. Martin Gooter Bling on February 26, 2024, 07:57:46 pm
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https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41338658.html (https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41338658.html)
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The clothes on him. rofl
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Penny Wyse, Pound Foolish.
Good luck to him. Unfortunately, the layabouts in NTA now have a focus. Kicking a sleeping dog and all that.
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I wonder if he took the last fare increase which included a little 'bribe' for us to take card payments?
It's an interesting question though. Over on Boards.ie, it comes up a lot about shops that post 'card only signs' at their front door. The general consensus (from sensible posters) seems to be that if you tell people in advance that you're cash-only or card-only, then that's legal. But if you tell them after you've done the transaction, then it's illegal and the customer can pay any legal way they want.
So he has his glorious plastic stickers telling people in advance but the NTA with their "Small Public Service Vehicle (Cashless Payment Facility) Regulations 2022 (S.I 294 of 2022)" seem to have taken away his ability to choose cash or card only.
Actually, there's a thought. What if a driver put up a 'card only' sign and refused cash. Would that be illegal?
At the bottom of the Examiner story, there's: This story is part of a special report on the Cork taxi crisis. The full report is available here (Hail, rain or shine: Why customers can no longer get a cab in Cork (https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41338676.html))
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Penny Wyse, Pound Foolish.
Good luck to him. Unfortunately, the layabouts in NTA now have a focus. Kicking a sleeping dog and all that.
I wouldnt say good luck to him, he thinks the rules dont apply to him, us mugs have to take card but he is special in his mind.
he should become an illegal driver like my friend and then it will be cash only for him, also the NTA wont be able to catch him.
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I wonder if he took the last fare increase which included a little 'bribe' for us to take card payments?
It's an interesting question though. Over on Boards.ie, it comes up a lot about shops that post 'card only signs' at their front door. The general consensus (from sensible posters) seems to be that if you tell people in advance that you're cash-only or card-only, then that's legal. But if you tell them after you've done the transaction, then it's illegal and the customer can pay any legal way they want.
So he has his glorious plastic stickers telling people in advance but the NTA with their "Small Public Service Vehicle (Cashless Payment Facility) Regulations 2022 (S.I 294 of 2022)" seem to have taken away his ability to choose cash or card only.
Actually, there's a thought. What if a driver put up a 'card only' sign and refused cash. Would that be illegal?
At the bottom of the Examiner story, there's: This story is part of a special report on the Cork taxi crisis. The full report is available here (Hail, rain or shine: Why customers can no longer get a cab in Cork (https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41338676.html))
I work in the working-class housing estates on the Northside. Where punters tell you they are paying cash...with a conspiratorial smile!! 8)
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Penny Wyse, Pound Foolish.
Good luck to him. Unfortunately, the layabouts in NTA now have a focus. Kicking a sleeping dog and all that.
I wouldnt say good luck to him, he thinks the rules dont apply to him, us mugs have to take card but he is special in his mind.
he should become an illegal driver like my friend and then it will be cash only for him, also the NTA wont be able to catch him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAjshQA2ms (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAjshQA2ms)
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How does he get his license if he doesn't have a working card reader, don't you need a bank account for it to register and work.
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They don't test the card reader AFAIK.
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They don't test the card reader AFAIK.
Don't you pay the suitability by card?
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i did'nt have a bank account up until i think around 2017 when i joined mytaxi and you needed one.
i usta pay the taxi renewal stuff by an post money order.
they all thought i was a ted kaczynski job.
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"silverbullet:
--- Quote from: mercenary for hire on Today at 04:52:51 pm ---They don't test the card reader AFAIK.
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Don't you pay the suitability by card? "
Yeah always but you could pay with your pal's card and give the cash to them if you had no account I suppose.
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Immigrant?