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Title: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: silverbullet on November 18, 2025, 06:53:40 pm
I've always given the legal printed receipts, but Alan likes to keep his handwriting skills up to date:

J2510

T29910.

He dropped Mrs. Bullet home from the back of Heuston.
Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: Rat Catcher on November 18, 2025, 07:19:21 pm
Maybe his printer was out of action... I don't have any manual backup receipts myself anymore but I have been asked by clients for hand written receipts once or twice with the explanation that they don't want the gratuity to be obvious because their employer doesn't reimburse for spending on gratuities.
Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: silverbullet on November 19, 2025, 07:22:56 pm
Maybe his printer was out of action... I don't have any manual backup receipts myself anymore but I have been asked by clients for hand written receipts once or twice with the explanation that they don't want the gratuity to be obvious because their employer doesn't reimburse for spending on gratuities.
No printer/no work, simples.
Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: taxi1990 on November 20, 2025, 11:04:02 am
I often do it for hospital trips as its a set fare.

Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: Rat Catcher on November 20, 2025, 12:19:44 pm
Maybe his printer was out of action... I don't have any manual backup receipts myself anymore but I have been asked by clients for hand written receipts once or twice with the explanation that they don't want the gratuity to be obvious because their employer doesn't reimburse for spending on gratuities.
No printer/no work, simples.

Fuck that... sure he might have run out of paper or whatever.
Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: watty on November 20, 2025, 02:44:09 pm

No printer/no work, simples.


https://www.nationaltransport.ie/taxi/compliance-enforcement/prosecutions-and-fixed-payment-offences/ (https://www.nationaltransport.ie/taxi/compliance-enforcement/prosecutions-and-fixed-payment-offences/)

Failure to print and offer a taximeter receipt in the prescribed form to a passenger upon completion of a journey in a taxi.  €100
Failure to comply with the requirements in relation to the fitting and operation of a taximeter. €150
Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: silverbullet on November 20, 2025, 06:47:18 pm

No printer/no work, simples.


https://www.nationaltransport.ie/taxi/compliance-enforcement/prosecutions-and-fixed-payment-offences/ (https://www.nationaltransport.ie/taxi/compliance-enforcement/prosecutions-and-fixed-payment-offences/)I'm surprised at RC cherry picking which laws to break.

Failure to print and offer a taximeter receipt in the prescribed form to a passenger upon completion of a journey in a taxi.  €100
Failure to comply with the requirements in relation to the fitting and operation of a taximeter. €150

I'm surprised at RC cherry picking which laws to break.
Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: Rat Catcher on November 21, 2025, 02:15:24 pm
I've used less than 2 till rolls since printers were brought in (2002?). Had a switch on the printer attached to the Hale meter and now have an hotel key card deployed to keep the till roll door open on the printer attached to the mickey mouse mirror meter so it just says no paper and doesn't bother it's arse trying to print.... but I will print a receipt if asked for one, obviously.
Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: Dr. Martin Gooter Bling on November 23, 2025, 03:16:22 pm
I've used less than 2 till rolls since printers were brought in (2002?). Had a switch on the printer attached to the Hale meter and now have an hotel key card deployed to keep the till roll door open on the printer attached to the mickey mouse mirror meter so it just says no paper and doesn't bother it's arse trying to print.... but I will print a receipt if asked for one, obviously.

my brother's nickname is The Mummy. everyone call's him it.
he had a book belonged to me and i pulled up along side him one night and i says can i have that book. he opened the glove box to fish it out and reams of receipt roll came flyin out. his arms got tangled in all of it tryin to find the book. the fuckin mummy.
Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: watty on November 23, 2025, 07:14:55 pm
Does Mummy call his mother Mammy & what does she call him'?
Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: silverbullet on November 24, 2025, 06:40:00 pm
I've used less than 2 till rolls since printers were brought in (2002?). Had a switch on the printer attached to the Hale meter and now have an hotel key card deployed to keep the till roll door open on the printer attached to the mickey mouse mirror meter so it just says no paper and doesn't bother it's arse trying to print.... but I will print a receipt if asked for one, obviously.
I've forwarded your post onto Hugh Creegan [Chief Executive (interim),for his perusal.

Keep us apprised of any updates. 8)
Title: Re: Who still hands out written receipts for cash fares?
Post by: Rat Catcher on November 24, 2025, 08:00:14 pm
Will do.