Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Rat Catcher on October 06, 2017, 06:10:21 pm
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SMS from mytaxi:
mytaxi Dedicated Shift
We're introducing mytaxi Dedicated Shifts - demand for mytaxi is accelerating, job offers are coming in thick and fast and we’ll be with you every step of the way.
For the next 12 weeks we're setting drivers a challenge. We're offering bonuses to drivers when demand is high when drivers dedicate their shift to mytaxi.
This Saturday, Oct 7th demand will be HUGE. Therefore we are going to offer TWO shifts this weekend that drivers can choose from and earn cash bonuses!
SHIFT 1:
Saturday 12pm - Sunday12am.
Complete 20 jobs in the 12 hour shift and we will give you a €100 bonus.
OR
SHIFT 2:
Saturday 5pm - Sunday 5am.
Complete 20 jobs in the 12 hour shift and we will give you a €100 bonus.
ONLY 1 shift is eligible for a bonus.
If you’re interested in being involved in this bonus challenge all you have to do is complete the form shown below.
You only need to opt-in once on the form to confirm your registration. Bonus payments will be paid next Friday and you will receive an SMS on Monday confirming if you have achieved the bonus.
This Opt in is only valid for the Saturday shift. Any future “Dedicated Shifts” will require further Opt-ins.
Please remember to take plenty of breaks when working long hours.
T&C’s
- This is a pilot scheme and may be withdrawn or extended at the discretion of mytaxi. Drivers who have opted-in will be informed of any changes made.
- All bonuses will be paid into your account the following week
- Only drivers who have completed the form and opted-in prior to the promotion will be eligible for a bonus
- This opt in form is only valid for the Saturday shift. Any future “Dedicated Shifts” will require further Op- ins.
- Eligible jobs for shift 1 must start at or after 12.00pm and at or before 12.00am.
- Eligible jobs for shift 2 must start at or after 5.00pm and at or before 5.00am.
- Drivers who are identified as attempting to defraud the incentive will be excluded from this and may be subject to review on all past bonuses.
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12 hour shifts are illegal for taxi drivers.
we all signed a declaration when we applied for our PSV driving license that we would only work not more than 11 hours.
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This Saturday, Oct 7th demand will be HUGE.
Why will it be huge? The Donald wants to know!
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12 hour shifts are illegal for taxi drivers.
we all signed a declaration when we applied for our PSV driving license that we would only work not more than 11 hours.
So you've never worked more than 12 hours driving a taxi?
I don't see a problem with it once it's not several consecutive 12-hour shifts. One a week wouldn't do anyone any harm.
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No
Their moving the goalposts
Jobs up 15 to 20
Bobo down 150 to 100
Mote WORK less PAY
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It's still a fiver extra per job, enough incentive to get me out the door early.
Done the 20 jobs in a little over 8 hours last weekend, so it's achievable.
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I struggled to get 20 sat gone
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So is it just for this Sat....i was gonna start early tomorrow cos i'm on the piss tomorrow night,i'd normally work the later shift....if i opt in for the early shift this week does that leave me stuck on that shift for the following 11 weeks?
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Next 12 weeks lol
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12 hour shifts are illegal for taxi drivers.
we all signed a declaration when we applied for our PSV driving license that we would only work not more than 11 hours.
So you've never worked more than 12 hours driving a taxi?
I don't see a problem with it once it's not several consecutive 12-hour shifts. One a week wouldn't do anyone any harm.
The answer is No.
Never worked a 12 hour shift.
I value my health more than I do money.
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Why will it be huge? The Donald wants to know!
World Grand Prix final in Citywest?
€5 extra per job seems OK. I think I'll have a go, opted in anyway.
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Just went around to JC's for my 4 pack of Red Bull, bring it on.
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Have my double expresso ready to go but I'm going to start the shift with a rest period (as advised). Mrs. Catcher is doing dinner today and she's only dishing up now and I still have to shower and shave so I'd say it'll be 18:04 before I get on the road. Still, if I stick with app work and food poisoning doesn't strike it should be achievable.
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Bleedin wankers!!
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What incentives have the shams in cab companies come up with?
It's rather simple, don't like the T's & C's ? don't do it.
A lot of drivers are not saying no to free money.
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Home an all 20 jobs done, had enough. Not so easy this week ...
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Home an all 20 jobs done, had enough. Not so easy this week ...
I beat yiz all by a long way this weekend Wingnut,
(as texted to Rats), I had it all wrapped up by 12.34am.
Rats had it done by 3.05am.
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12 hour shifts are illegal for taxi drivers.
we all signed a declaration when we applied for our PSV driving license that we would only work not more than 11 hours.
I totally agree Sclass.
The Mytaxi 'Bonus shifts' should be based on a legal 11 hour taxi shift,
instead of an illegal 12 hour shift.
Maybe they don't know NTA Taxi law about what is legal or illegal ?
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So is it just for this Sat....i was gonna start early tomorrow cos i'm on the piss tomorrow night,i'd normally work the later shift....if i opt in for the early shift this week does that leave me stuck on that shift for the following 11 weeks?
No. You must opt in weekly fer whichever shift you choose.
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No
Their moving the goalposts
Jobs up 15 to 20
Bobo down 150 to 100
Mote WORK less PAY
I'll agree with ye on that TD,
I wasn't impressed by the above at all.
But while they are throwing out discount vouchers to customers on a very regular basis,
it can be easy enough to get the Bobo most of the time.
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To be fair, they increased the options. I'm sure some of the younger men would do 12-12 for the bonus and stay on for cash 'till 4 or 5.
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So is it just for this Sat....i was gonna start early tomorrow cos i'm on the piss tomorrow night,i'd normally work the later shift....if i opt in for the early shift this week does that leave me stuck on that shift for the following 11 weeks?
No. You must opt in weekly fer whichever shift you choose.
I didn't opt in last week. I thought once I opyed it will get me whole 12 weeks. Where was it said that you need to opt in every week? I missed that. I was wondering why I didn't get e text this week.
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Nice to hear from you again Swir, Welcome ::cheers
The opt-in was based on opting in each week, or so they said.
But the whole Bobo thing just disappeared last weekend without explanation.
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More work is getting covered since the PUC returned.They have sophisticated computer programs with graphs and Pie charts and all telling them bonuses aren't needed.
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More work is getting covered since the PUC returned.They have sophisticated computer programs with graphs and Pie charts and all telling them bonuses aren't needed.
Bring on Chrimbo !
And let's see what Bobo needs to be offered ?
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Street/rank customers are my priority regardless off bonuses.Why give an advantage to the lazy bollox using an app.Everyone needs to get home.
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My experience is that the exceptionally profitable nights are the ones where you get more street jobs than from any other source
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In general I would agree with you Harry, But fer the last few months Mytaxi have offered big Bobo to drivers,
and also offered Cork, Limerick and Galway customers 50% off their fare fer a full 5 weeks during the summer,
after that they passed out discount vouchers to all customers like confetti at a weeding !
It was easy then to obtain the driver Bobo, But things now seem to have changed, no more Bobo seems to
be on offer to drivers and I can't remember the last customer who told me that they had a discount voucher.
THE PARTY IS OVER !!
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Street/rank customers are my priority regardless off bonuses.Why give an advantage to the lazy bollox using an app.Everyone needs to get home.
Because they pay more if and when a Bobo scheme is in place, a Bobo job with PUC will get ya a extra 7Euro less commission.
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Everytime you're chasing bonuses when it's busy you're either costing yer base a driver because yer off the system or taking a taxi off the road that would have been available for street work.
Whichever way you look at it Mytaxi are artificially starving the streets/ranks and taxi bases of drivers who would otherwise been covering their work.I understand why you do it but there are other costs involved.Fiver a job isn't enough compo for the lasting damage these apps cause.Dont forget Daimler made 8.8 billion in profit last year.Drivers are only pawns in the bigger picture.
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Drivers are only a blight in the bigger picture!!
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Everytime you're chasing bonuses when it's busy you're either costing yer base a driver because yer off the system or taking a taxi off the road that would have been available for street work.
Whichever way you look at it Mytaxi are artificially starving the streets/ranks and taxi bases of drivers who would otherwise been covering their work.I understand why you do it but there are other costs involved.Fiver a job isn't enough compo for the lasting damage these apps cause.Dont forget Daimler made 8.8 billion in profit last year.Drivers are only pawns in the bigger picture.
So should we refuse the extra Fiver a job in the hope of reducing Damler's 8.8 Billion profit per year ?
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Not for me to say but we should at least be aware of the damage that the apps cause.Especially now that they're getting representation on the Taxi advisory council.Mytaxi aren't the non profit charity organisation that some drivers think.
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Not for me to say but we should at least be aware of the damage that the apps cause.Especially now that they're getting representation on the Taxi advisory council.Mytaxi aren't the non profit charity organisation that some drivers think.
Evolution Merc as a kid if I went to the bank I went in a Q until i got to the counter then I handed over my coin the girl counted it entered the amount by hand with a biro into my book and her ledger the manager hovered in the background .Then the invented the cash machine the first one was in Baggott Street now there are few banks your wages is paid electronically into your bank and you bank on line or withdraw cash from a hole in the wall .The future for taxies is cashless transactions and AI you can already see Artificial Intelligence in use with what drivers asked for with both pick up and drop off points on job requests and the direction to destination in app and payment by card .The next logicas step is to do away with the taxi driver test and control entry by increasing the annual licence fees .The taxi industry is taylor made for automation .There are other jobs going to be done away with by Tec like Till operators in shops even bookie shops are closing as punters bet by app.You are probably right that the taxi industry will be different in a few years but there is an alternative view as well the introduction of the apps might actually encourage more people to use taxies it might just become a battle for fares between taxies and other public service providers To quote the Rodent It might not be as bad as you think MERC .
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Skynet....great bunch of lads!!
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It’s on again for all the mytaxi fans.
We are running a dedicated shift this Saturday Oct 21st. Complete 18 jobs between 5pm Saturday to 5am Sunday earn a €75 bonus. Complete 20 jobs and earn a €100 bonus!
If you're interested in being involved in this bonus challenge all you have to do is complete the form shown below. http://bit.ly/2zE1qHl (http://bit.ly/2zE1qHl) T&C's apply. mytaxi
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I didn't get a text or notification of this offer, maybe it's not available to all drivers?
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Maybe just the Cork lads....Ken will have the horn when he sees this!!
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Maybe just the Cork lads....Ken will have the horn when he sees this!!
His alarm will be set for 4.30pm today.
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Didn't get the text either!!
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Maybe just the Cork lads....Ken will have the horn when he sees this!!
Had de Horn, had it ejaculated off by 3.16am !!
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Skynet....great bunch of lads!!
We need an ARNIE !!