Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Belker on March 03, 2025, 04:30:34 pm
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Excerpt from FN email;
"We (FN) wanted to keep you informed about the upcoming launch of Taxi Saver, a new fleet aimed at boosting bookings during off-peak times in Dublin. While this fleet will currently be available only in Dublin, we’ll be monitoring its performance closely. We’ll keep you updated on how it progresses and share any future plans that may be relevant to your area."
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In short that means that FN plan to introduce NO €3 PUC jobs called 'Taxi Saver' jobs on a seemingly Pilot basis in Dublin during quiet times.
If Dublin Taxi drivers accept and cover these newly proposed FN 'Taxi Saver' jobs, then they will become the new normal and they will be on the go 24/7 everywhere in Éire.
Fer once we need to show a United Front and Boycott ALL FN 'Taxi Saver' jobs.
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Fer now the Ball is in our Court. If'n we accept these FN 'Taxi Saver' jobs then they will become the new normal and we as Taxi drivers will suffer the loss forever, but if we refuse to cover them during their FN Pilot scheme then they might discontinue the idea and the status quo will be upheld.
Boycott ALL FN 'Taxi Saver' jobs.
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I genuinely haven't gotten any Emails over this.There is nothing in my news section on the app.Did you lads in Cork get asked to be part of this or is it a Dublin thing only?
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I genuinely haven't gotten any Emails over this.There is nothing in my news section on the app.Did you lads in Cork get asked to be part of this or is it a Dublin thing only?
The Opening post was part of the quarterly FN newsletter sent on 27th Feb;
"We wanted to keep you informed about the upcoming launch of Taxi Saver, a new fleet aimed at boosting bookings during off-peak times in Dublin. While this fleet will currently be available only in Dublin, we’ll be monitoring its performance closely. We’ll keep you updated on how it progresses and share any future plans that may be relevant to your area."
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I unplugged from the charger on Saturday night @ 03.05. The first place I went to was McGowan's, and there was a line of empty taxis outside.
There were a few app jobs from punters standing outside but I ignored them, preferring a punter to walk the several feet to a free cab.
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Remember the 3 euro is the difference on a lot of shortish jobs between making the job worthwhile or not,you are legally entitled to it.
WTF would you allow these cunts tell you not to charge it while they charge their "Technology Fee" but expect us to take the hit....
Absolute robbing bastards. ::fds ::fds ::fds
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It was no PUC back when Hail0 launched and yisser were all delighted and excited at the prospect of putting all the Irish dispatch firms out of business. What's changed?
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Business isn't that bad yet RC..... to warrant heavy discounts.Things may have slowed for some drivers and Freenow may be noticing a disproportionate decrease in their work volume.
I'm not trying to be an Uber spokesperson but they're still giving out discounts and they are paying for adverts on Buses and in train stations and in the airport.
When/if the work dries up completely and we're struggling to get a tenner and hour discounts will be much more palatable.I worked a few hours today and my hourly was not far off what some night drivers boast about.When things were proper shit there was a lot of hours for very little money....that's when the desperation kicks in.
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Still, it'd be hard to refuse a €50+ VAT free job up to Dublin for the sake of €3... Sure there's immigrants queuing for minutes on end to pay that in parking fees at DAP!
But you're not wrong... I'll not be getting up off my couch to bring someone to the station for 7 notes... assuming Taxi Save jobs are appropriately labeled on the offer screen.
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Still, it'd be hard to refuse a €50+ VAT free job up to Dublin for the sake of €3... ....
If'n the FN Pilot 'Taxi Saver' program gets the Green Light by drivers covering those jobs in the short-term then it will be NO €3 PUC on ALL FN jobs shortly afterwards fer the Long term..
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It was no PUC back when Hail0 launched and yisser were all delighted and excited at the prospect of putting all the Irish dispatch firms out of business. What's changed?
The Fact that we are Spoilt Rotten these days is most likely; "What's changed?"
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I genuinely haven't gotten any Emails over this.There is nothing in my news section on the app.Did you lads in Cork get asked to be part of this or is it a Dublin thing only?
I didn't get anything neither merc .. they seem to know who's not enamoured wit ther policy's
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Still, it'd be hard to refuse a €50+ VAT free job up to Dublin for the sake of €3... ....
If'n the FN Pilot 'Taxi Saver' program gets the Green Light by drivers covering those jobs in the short-term then it will be NO €3 PUC on ALL FN jobs shortly afterwards fer the Long term..
I'm glad the penny is droppin Ken.... an I'm happy for you ... but it took a move by fn that wud impact yur earnings to wake you up ... I cud say " I told yu so " but I won't be a cunt on such an important issue
Feenow wants you to assist them in a price war because they are losing market share . Why are they losing market share ? because punters are realising cheaper options exist with uber and bolt and for far too long fn has bean robbin them blind and robbindrivers .. feenow is badly managed by inexperienced just out of college mark Zuckerberg wanabees ....who never lived in the real world ... they never worked a real job .... they never had to feed and house a family nor did a day's hard labour in ther lives .... to them .... you are nothing more than a number on the internet .. a statistic they learned in some dumb fuking college classroom ..
They are in trouble Ken..... and ther panic reaction is to attempt to start a " price war " wit your participation....
If any driver gets involved now in that " price war " .... then he's a fuking moronic imbecilic idiot bereft of any brain matter atall ... he's not a man wit any dignity , principles , intelligence nor any sense of pride or community ....
Fn represent everything that is wrong
With ireland ... the push by the elite to turn you and me and the next generation into fuking slavery and poverty... you have a choice now realise that YOU are the business not them ...or keep thinking they are in charge .... they most certainly are not ... you are the fuking taxi driver ... they are a fuking app on the internet that is worthless without you , me and the rest of us that do real " work " in the real world....::fds
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Still, it'd be hard to refuse a €50+ VAT free job up to Dublin for the sake of €3... ....
If'n the FN Pilot 'Taxi Saver' program gets the Green Light by drivers covering those jobs in the short-term then it will be NO €3 PUC on ALL FN jobs shortly afterwards fer the Long term..
I'm glad the penny is droppin Ken.... an I'm happy for you ... but it took a move by fn that wud impact yur earnings to wake you up ... I cud say " I told yu so " but I won't be a cunt on such an important issue
Feenow wants you to assist them in a price war because they are losing market share . Why are they losing market share ? because punters are realising cheaper options exist with uber and bolt and for far too long fn has bean robbin them blind and robbindrivers .. feenow is badly managed by inexperienced just out of college mark Zuckerberg wanabees ....who never lived in the real world ... they never worked a real job .... they never had to feed and house a family nor did a day's hard labour in ther lives .... to them .... you are nothing more than a number on the internet .. a statistic they learned in some dumb fuking college classroom ..
They are in trouble Ken..... and ther panic reaction is to attempt to start a " price war " wit your participation....
If any driver gets involved now in that " price war " .... then he's a fuking moronic imbecilic idiot bereft of any brain matter atall ... he's not a man wit any dignity , principles , intelligence nor any sense of pride or community ....
Fn represent everything that is wrong
With ireland ... the push by the elite to turn you and me and the next generation into fuking slavery and poverty... you have a choice now realise that YOU are the business not them ...or keep thinking they are in charge .... they most certainly are not ... you are the fuking taxi driver ... they are a fuking app on the internet that is worthless without you , me and the rest of us that do real " work " in the real world....::fds
+ Wan.
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It was no PUC back when Hail0 launched and yisser were all delighted and excited at the prospect of putting all the Irish dispatch firms out of business. What's changed?
I think it was such a novelty back then getting jobs on an app that drivers tried it and before they knew it were depending on it because Hailo were the only show in town and huge numbers of customers were trying it as well.
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It's a shame FDS doesn't pop in anymore to remind us that there's a reason we drive cabs for a living!
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Am I reading this correctly.
The stickered up ambassador gold medal donut lick arses don’t want the bottom feeders doing cheap work.
They want all the work.
United front me Fook.
Think I will cover all of them.
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There won't be any united front. Same as when all the men weren't going to pay 12% or 15% or 20% or hospitality fees or car park charges and it'll be the same when it's 25% and 30% and 33%. I dunno why they don't just charge 58% and cut the rates they pay us by 63%... we'll pay whatever they want and they'll charge whatever fares they want.
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It's a shame FDS doesn't pop in anymore to remind us that there's a reason we drive cabs for a living!
He's living the life in his Dacia Duster.
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I don't even switch it on anymore
It just drains my phone
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That's all both of them are doing for me today. Switched on since 09:12ish and I've taken €44!
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That's all both of them are doing for me today. Switched on since 09:12ish and I've taken €44!
Sabrina Carpenter is on in the 3 Arena Point 02.
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Enjoy.
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Not asking for numbers but did your shift improve afterwards RC?
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Not a single offer... I left it on 'till 17.48... Fortunately I had a double driving lesson in the evening. Today isn't a whole lot better, one off Free Now and one off Uber (37 + 11) since 09:43.
I did make a major mistake Monday. Got a job to Bettystown from Free Now and forgot to put Uber on the whole way back. Sure I spend most of my fucking day rejecting Uber offers from that neck of the woods and everywhere in between! Ifn I was properly working I woulda parked somewhere around there and given it a half hour or so... but we live and learn (from our mistakes) I guess.
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That sucks RC.This time of year I do better after lunch around town just driving where possible.I don't get many street hails but because everyone else is parked up in random locations waiting for airport jobs I can do ok.
Lately I like working a couple of days during the week plus earlier starts on Saturday and Sunday.Not making loads but I find the more hours I work the more fussy I get and fall foul of the computerised base controller.
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If I was working properly I'd stay out between jobs. Doing it passively is extremely inconsistent, a decent job or two can make for a great day without feeling like you've gone to work at all... and then there's the opposite extreme!
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I have no proof but I think the app punishes drivers that aren't moving.Also I've noticed when I'm already cruising around I'm more likely to chase jobs that I wouldn't drive off the rank for.
I also have another theory that if I take early part of the week off the algo will try to get you close to whatever your average wage is whether you deserve to or not.I have taken the week off only to start off on the weekend and clicked very nicely while others are parked up doing feck all.
I have a lot of theories these days.Too much time to spare..
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Might be a case of how little do we have to give him to Keep the app running in case we need him... in my case that'd be close to zero, I guess!
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Just thinking you could probably claim those work from home allowances if yer in the gaff half the week.But ya probably already do..I'm a shite accountant.I'm off to work to do a bit..
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The trouble with expenses is you need some income to offset them against!
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I will be applying the puc that's allowed by regulation no more and no less, if any one complains I'll just ask them can ya get me a reduction in the litre of fuel for me or a few quid of a set of tyres I'll reduce your fare. And If free now can do that too like AXA can with it's 10% off everything at Halfords they could do a deal with circle k or maxoil or whoever. Were the bosses they are the employees in my books.
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I haven't seen a taxi save job yet.
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My Freenow app is dead despite them telling me in an email today they've got hundreds of thousands of passengers.
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An awful lot of crying going on here. Is anyone working the busiest day of the year, St. Paddy's Day?
Thought not.
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No need for that king of language, SB.
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No need for that king of language, SB.
8)
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An awful lot of crying going on here. Is anyone working the busiest day of the year, St. Paddy's Day?
Thought not.
I'll be out at my normal time,treat it as a normal Monday...but I'll be home by lunchtime....as normal!!
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"Get a gun"
https://gript.ie/dublins-st-patricks-day-parade-listed-as-islamist-terrorism-target/
Ya won't hear that on rte now will ya
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Dig up/out yisser costumes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZhmrbrObs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZhmrbrObs#)
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Dig up/out yisser costumes:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZhmrbrObs#[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZhmrbrObs#[/url])
Seen ya last nite teaching an Arab tu run over Chrismas markets rat .... have ya no shame? ....
I was comin out of kung foo ..... Mr phooey kicked the shit out o me
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Dig up/out yisser costumes:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZhmrbrObs#[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZhmrbrObs#[/url])
I prefer this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU) 8)
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Not guilty, Octy. I wasn't working last night!
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Not guilty, Octy. I wasn't working last night!
Taut it was yu ... a jammer that was operating out of Balbriggan...
Smart move gettin inta learner drivin .it's like undertakin .... steady stream of new customers no matter the economic conditions
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Not me. I haven't really taken it seriously since qualifying, Octy. I only ever have one or two clients on the go at any given time. Ifn I'm honest I prefer driving the cab 'cos you're not tied to arrangements often made a week or two in advance and it's a neck down job. On the other hand, if you value job satisfaction you won't get that driving a cab but will when a student passes their test and/or sends you nice thank you cards/messages. For the moment I'll keep my options open, I guess.
It's not particularly difficult to get an ADI licence. The theory test is a piece of piss and I reckon the periodic check tests would be pretty hard to fail - although they cost €250 every two years and you have to do the hour long test which is probably going to cost you a morning or afternoon's wages as well. The hardest bit is probably the ADI driving test but passing the same will vastly improve your own driving if nothing else! The initial instruction ability test does require a bit of planning but isn't overly complex.
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Not me. I haven't really taken it seriously since qualifying, Octy. I only ever have one or two clients on the go at any given time. Ifn I'm honest I prefer driving the cab 'cos you're not tied to arrangements often made a week or two in advance and it's a neck down job. On the other hand, if you value job satisfaction you won't get that driving a cab but will when a student passes their test and/or sends you nice thank you cards/messages. For the moment I'll keep my options open, I guess.
It's not particularly difficult to get an ADI licence. The theory test is a piece of piss and I reckon the periodic check tests would be pretty hard to fail - although they cost €250 every two years and you have to do the hour long test which is probably going to cost you a morning or afternoon's wages as well. The hardest bit is probably the ADI driving test but passing the same will vastly improve your own driving if nothing else! The initial instruction ability test does require a bit of planning but isn't overly complex.
Passed my stage one over 2 years ago, did all the category’s, car, rigid, bus, artic.
Attempted to learn ‘er indoors to pilot a heep since, it didn’t go well. Not the best student teacher relationship when the student calls the teacher a prick. I might circle back to it on a later date.
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It took Mrs. Catcher over 20 years to pass the test... and she only done it then 'cos she got a summons for driving unaccompanied during COVID '19 an all. Women being women she went to the local Garda station to give out about being summoned. Long story short the local Guard apologized and said the Garda on the checkpoint was training some new recruits so had to do everything by the book. He gave her his name to give to a named solicitor at the courthouse. When she met the solicitor it was established that she earned too much to strictly qualify for legal aid but because I hadn't worked since COVID '19 an all began the solicitor would ask the judge and, if refused, wouldn't charge a fee. Anywaysanall, Mrs Catcher got off Scott free after proudly showing the judge her pretty pink licence and the State paid the solicitor. It's a great little country!
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Not me. I haven't really taken it seriously since qualifying, Octy. I only ever have one or two clients on the go at any given time. Ifn I'm honest I prefer driving the cab 'cos you're not tied to arrangements often made a week or two in advance and it's a neck down job. On the other hand, if you value job satisfaction you won't get that driving a cab but will when a student passes their test and/or sends you nice thank you cards/messages. For the moment I'll keep my options open, I guess.
It's not particularly difficult to get an ADI licence. The theory test is a piece of piss and I reckon the periodic check tests would be pretty hard to fail - although they cost €250 every two years and you have to do the hour long test which is probably going to cost you a morning or afternoon's wages as well. The hardest bit is probably the ADI driving test but passing the same will vastly improve your own driving if nothing else! The initial instruction ability test does require a bit of planning but isn't overly complex.
Your underestimating yourself there Stephen, I know I myself, and most of this forum were very proud of you when you passed all those ADI tests.
Fer me as your biggest 'Back Chair' and 'Looker-on' supporter in your quest, was that you APPLIED yourself to the task at hand.