Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Rat Catcher on March 27, 2025, 07:15:10 pm
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Any of yisser fall for this one?
Junk email from Free Now:
INTRODUCING THE PRIORITY PROGRAMME
GET JOB OFFERS FIRST WITH PRIORITY
We're thrilled to announce the launch of Priority, a new programme to reward your dedication. Starting 1st April, Priority will help you unlock more job offers and maximise your earnings.
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Remember the recent email about the FN-Driver meeting? Was anything mentioned about the new priority scheme to be launched within weeks of that meeting? rofl
Updates from Our First Driver Advisory Meeting
DRIVER CHALLENGES
Automating cancellation fees.
Simplifying the process for reporting trip issues.
NEW FEATURE SUGGESTIONS
Automated pre-book call reminders.
Fixing pre-book unknown pickup locations.
Improving "arrival" detection for passengers waiting outside pickup areas.
Addressing safety concerns regarding blocked passengers creating new accounts.
SAFETY & FEATURE IMPROVEMENTS
Implementing an emergency button/number for drivers.
DRIVER WELFARE & SUPPORT
Exploring partnerships with insurance companies for sick leave coverage.
SAVER FLEET
Explaining the decision of introducing a new fleet.
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I read all those FN emails.
I didn't understand the contradiction of these 2 quotes;
"HOW IS MY PRIORITY SCORE CALCULATED?
Your score is based on:
Acceptance rate
Cancellation rate
Ratings" .......
"DO CANCELLATIONS IMPACT MY STATUS?
Don’t worry — cancellations (yours or a passenger’s) won’t affect your status."
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I have this FN saver fleet thing in my notifications the last few days. Asking me to opt in or out of it. No idea what it is.
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I have this FN saver fleet thing in my notifications the last few days. Asking me to opt in or out of it. No idea what it is.
http://intaxi.org/forum/index.php?topic=17879.msg267542#msg267542 (http://intaxi.org/forum/index.php?topic=17879.msg267542#msg267542)
It's on this page under wingnut salubrious....
I also filled in another form but can't remember wer I got it from .... I'll have a look
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I have this FN saver fleet thing in my notifications the last few days. Asking me to opt in or out of it. No idea what it is.
Basically you agree to NOT charge the €3 PUC during off-peak hours. But as night follows day, FN will stretch that to all day & night.
Just remember the adage - if you work for free, you'll always be busy!
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What a joke. I'll be opting out of that scam
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What a joke. I'll be opting out of that scam
(https://i.postimg.cc/x1Thq9QY/Screenshot-20250328-152453.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xcht4DqF)
It's on the app aswell .... tap the bell top right
(https://i.postimg.cc/x1Thq9QY/Screenshot-20250328-152453.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xcht4DqF)
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Opted in... still haven't seen a Taxi Save offer.
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Opted in... still haven't seen a Taxi Save offer.
Opt Out !
If'n you Opt in fer the Short term, then in the Long term they will be all your seeing ! ::fds
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I've done the math, Ken. Taking Free Now's market research the breakeven fare is c.€5 for Free Now and c.€20 for drivers... I can't remember the precise figures but I previously posted them showing my workings.
Hence I've no problem taking Taxi Save fares of €25+. Given that Free Now has taken to significantly overestimating fares on the job offer cards I'll accept those estimated at €30+.
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The new additional definition of priority is a real thing. I assumed from the start date that it was an April Fools joke.
Seriously, there's now two distinct progress bars for two of the various definitions of priority on the home screen of the driver app. Given that, as a non-priority driver, under the original and best definition of priority I still got "priority" job offers I'm fucked if I have a fucking clue what the new additional definition is supposed to achieve other than having allegedly grown men chasing more gold stars!
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FN is a shit show from top to bottom. ::fuck ::fuck
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The new additional definition of priority is a real thing. I assumed from the start date that it was an April Fools joke.
Seriously, there's now two distinct progress bars for two of the various definitions of priority on the home screen of the driver app. Given that, as a non-priority driver, under the original and best definition of priority I still got "priority" job offers I'm fucked if I have a fucking clue what the new additional definition is supposed to achieve other than having allegedly grown men chasing more gold stars!
FN used to pay real cash bonuses if you did X jobs in Y hours. Now you get a virtual 'well done' on the app and the 'opportunity' to do more discounted work for more hours just to make a living. Points don't make prizes (or put food on the table). Fukk That!
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My priority points are going backwards! I kid you not... I was 60% of the way to priority and I'm now 55%... and I still get Priority Taxi job offers... it's all a loada bollix!
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My priority points are going backwards! I kid you not... I was 60% of the way to priority and I'm now 55%... and I still get Priority Taxi job offers... it's all a loada bollix!
Most unusual of you to allow yourself to be ignorant about anything involving any kind of tech, tap a few of the Priority explained buttons on the app and it will all be explained to you very simply.
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.... Seriously, there's now two distinct progress bars for two of the various definitions of priority on the home screen of the driver app. Given that, as a non-priority driver, under the original and best definition of priority I still got "priority" job offers I'm fucked if I have a fucking clue what the new additional definition is supposed to achieve other than having allegedly grown men chasing more gold stars!
As fer why you still get Priority offers while your not a Priority driver has been explaind to you multiple times before;
..... Notably, you get these "Priority Taxi" offers regardless of whether you hold Priority status or not.
Your being difficult with this issue Stephen.
I have already explained in detail the difference between 'Priority Taxi' and 'Priority jobs'.
This may be confusing but Priority on FN has 2 different meanings.
Meaning 1;
Priority Taxi status fer drivers can be aquired by doing a certain number of jobs at peak-hours or by doing an emergency pre-book job that is due in less than 30 minutes time. Driver Priority status lasts fer the remainder of that day and the next 24 hours, except on Fri or Sat when it last's fer the whole weekend till midnight Monday. The number of jobs required fer Priority status and the peak-hour times change in different cities.
Meaning 2;
Priority jobs which are offered to customers seemingly steps customer requests up the FN ladder and the job is 'sometimes' offered out to drivers and marked as Priority with a Bobo attached, the customer then gets an additional charge on their fare regardless of what if any Bobo the driver was offered.
Obviousely 'Meaning 1' has changed somewhat since the new Priority system was introduced on April 1st.
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I'm sure they all mean something, Ken... but I'm not going to insult my intelligence by looking for any relevant definitions. I've no intention of letting gold stars influence my working methodologies, I started big school over half a century ago!
Anywaysanall.. I'm down to 40% (40/100) by one metric and 33% (1/3) by the other intermittently displayed metric. If they stop offering me Priority Taxi jobs, so be it. I assume drivers with priority status get a bigger cut of the extortionate "premium services" fees they attach to such orders? In general I only see €2 or €4 or (very rarely) €7 bonuses on the offer screen... which I assume is about 10% of what they charge the client?
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Somewhat related but I got a FN email saying embassadors earn twice as much as regular driver-partners. There was an asterisk advising, "*Ireland data based on earnnings per active drivers, gathered during the full 2024 year. Data might be different depending on performance". I guess embassadors get extra letters in their words as well!
I wonder if they really did compare like-for-like drivers (same hours etc) to get their 2X number? But I guess it's also true the more hours you work, they more money you'll make ('depending on preformance').
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Down from 60% more according to the last relevant junk mail I read... perhaps impacted by the introduction of Taxi Save jobs?
How accurately do you think they ascertain earnings from other dispatch firms?
This morning, for example, in a 92 minute period I got €12 from Free Now and €82 from Uber inc. €25 bonus.
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I'm sure they all mean something, Ken... but I'm not going to insult my intelligence by looking for any relevant definitions. I've no intention of letting gold stars influence my working methodologies, I started big school over half a century ago!
rofl .... your on form rat wit the profound ....post of the year
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Had a decent day yesterday. €215 Uber, €98 Free Now. If I had stickers would my takings double to €626 or reduce by more than 50% to €196, double the Free Now portion?
Given that stickered up Ken gets significantly less per Golden Eight hour than the former would produce on a (passive) day shift, I suspect the latter i.e. the stickers would have cost me the guts of a ton. I don't think they've made any attempt to take earnings from other rideshare platforms into account when devising these wildly misleading statistics.
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Had a decent day yesterday. €215 Uber, €98 Free Now. If I had stickers would my takings double to €626 or reduce by more than 50% to €196, double the Free Now portion?
Given that stickered up Ken gets significantly less per Golden Eight hour than the former would produce on a (passive) day shift, I suspect the latter i.e. the stickers would have cost me the guts of a ton. I don't think they've made any attempt to take earnings from other rideshare platforms into account when devising these wildly misleading statistics.
Do you still count your cash takings out in public?
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Had a decent day yesterday. €215 Uber, €98 Free Now. If I had stickers would my takings double to €626 or reduce by more than 50% to €196, double the Free Now portion?
Given that stickered up Ken gets significantly less per Golden Eight hour than the former would produce on a (passive) day shift, I suspect the latter i.e. the stickers would have cost me the guts of a ton. I don't think they've made any attempt to take earnings from other rideshare platforms into account when devising these wildly misleading statistics.
Do you still count your cash takings out in public?
I got less than half that today (for anyone looking in thinking we're all coining it) ----minimum wage and paying for the privilege.
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Could it be that some are promoting driving for a living? What do I need, why a driving licence of course. Where do I start to acquire such a document? Why driving lessons of course.
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Could it be that some are promoting driving for a living? What do I need, why a driving licence of course. Where do I start to acquire such a document? Why driving lessons of course.
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