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Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Rat Catcher on September 20, 2017, 01:12:46 pm

Title: Fare Increase
Post by: Rat Catcher on September 20, 2017, 01:12:46 pm
Approved. Rates increase from 1st Feb 2018

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170915_Maximum_Fare_Order_Proposal_Approved_by_NTA_Board-1.pdf (https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170915_Maximum_Fare_Order_Proposal_Approved_by_NTA_Board-1.pdf)
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: mercenary for hire on September 20, 2017, 01:18:46 pm
This item came up on a facebook page recently for taxis and most of the contributions came from drivers that felt hard done by.Do they not realise it's 3.2% of gross takings?
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Rat Catcher on September 20, 2017, 01:24:33 pm
It'll take c.500 fares to cover the cost of programming/sealing, then there's the time all that takes. Any mention of protest/judicial review?
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: mercenary for hire on September 20, 2017, 01:28:23 pm
There was some talk if blocking the kip up to show them we mean business etc.
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Rat Catcher on September 20, 2017, 01:34:06 pm
Bring your wallets!
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Shallowhal on September 20, 2017, 01:39:42 pm
Bring your wallets!

I'll be the entrepreneur and bring the buckets!!
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Cab2017 on September 20, 2017, 03:19:08 pm
Does this mean we'll have to carry around a load of coppers to dish out change in less than 10 cent increments? They should have just rounded to the neares 5 or 10 cent.
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Cab2017 on September 20, 2017, 03:23:14 pm
It's nice to see a fare increase announcement the same day Mytaxi announce we can now put on the pick up charge. Should make a nice difference to the bottom line.
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Shallowhal on September 20, 2017, 03:37:24 pm
Does this mean we'll have to carry around a load of coppers to dish out change in less than 10 cent increments? They should have just rounded to the neares 5 or 10 cent.

Given that most....well all shops round up or down except when paying by card,i don't see why it shouldn't apply here but the last fare review end up with fares being even....as opposed to odds!!
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Rat Catcher on September 20, 2017, 04:01:23 pm
It's nice to see a fare increase announcement the same day Mytaxi announce we can now put on the pick up charge. Should make a nice difference to the bottom line.

It was announced on the 15th, I forgot about it until today.
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Belker on September 21, 2017, 07:48:05 pm
It's all good news these day.
Mytaxi adding the PUC.
NTA giving us 3.22% pay rise.

My taxi meter clock is 5 mins slow anyway,
so that needed fixing and reseal anyway.
IT'S ALL GOOD !
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Shallowhal on September 21, 2017, 08:13:51 pm
It's all good news these day.
Mytaxi adding the PUC.
NTA giving us 3.22% pay rise.

My taxi meter clock is 5 mins slow anyway,
so that needed fixing and reseal anyway.
IT'S ALL GOOD !

All ye need now is to get yer rock n roll for the jackpot!!
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Belker on September 21, 2017, 08:27:06 pm
Sad to say, but at 52, I really just couldn't be bothered with it.
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Shallowhal on September 21, 2017, 08:30:31 pm
Sad to say, but at 52, I really just couldn't be bothered with it.

Ah jaysus!!....that is sad!!
Title: Re: Fare Increase
Post by: Dr. Martin Gooter Bling on September 21, 2017, 09:08:22 pm
I checked my meter and it's 25 minutes fast.
I remember ken from skan taxi mentioning that the time could go out of whack.
He showed me how to fiddle it back but he's such a mope I wanted away from him.
It's a semitron mirror meter. anybody know how to do it.