Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Rat Catcher on February 19, 2018, 12:58:34 pm
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http://flagtaxis.com/blog/post/-google-recognises-flags-high-potential (http://flagtaxis.com/blog/post/-google-recognises-flags-high-potential)
Flag paid a visit to Google HQ today after being recognised for its potential in the taxi industry. Google has been following Flag's journey ever since the test phase during the Christmas period. The support from Google means Flag will be able to catapult version 2 of the app into the market and grow rapidly The timing to start preparing how world are going to become familiar with Flag is perfect as the next version is on the brink of being unlocked.
Richie Commins, Founder & CEO said, "It's absolutely brilliant to start working with the experts in Google's marketing department, we spend so much time focusing on upgrades to the app after the test phase so it's great to get help making sure the public are aware of Flag. It's really exciting and we can't wait to see all the trips taking place.
To prepare for the amount of trips that will be taking place The Flag office is also open on weekends throughout the rest of February. Drivers have been calling in to Dave and Ted on the driver team all week. Drivers can call between 12 and 6 this Saturday and Sunday also, no appointment necessary.
Alternatively drivers can download the Android App here and for iOS click here or by search for 'Flag Driver - The Taxi App' on both stores. For assistance or queries call 01 - 541 4789 or 085 156 8757.
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Dave?....the same Dave that someone referred to as driving the poofmobile for Hailo?
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It is. One of the three double jobbers who abused/threatened/sacked drivers at will once they thought drivers need them more than they needed drivers. Not a great addition to the team in my opinion but I still wish the firm well. Richie's done great work getting the product to market with a Unique Selling Point and support from various organisations of significance. We need competition in the PPJ market, I would suggest that Flag looks most likely to provide that.
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What was Flag's policy on PUC, commission and waiting time?
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He has a face for punchin alright....never had any dealings with him...maybe he's learned the hard way that the app company need drivers more than the company needed him!!
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What was Flag's policy on PUC, commission and waiting time?
Full fare, commission 6-10%, 2.5 mins waiting time. Should attract drivers save those that have been alienated by Dave when he worked for Hail0. The only concern I'd have is Dave. Given his history with Hail0 I wouldn't like to see Flag become the dominant force that mytaxi now is. Eggs and baskets...
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Maybe they should employ Buffalo Bill aswell to rip stickers off roofsigns,the complete package!!
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He has a face for punchin alright....never had any dealings with him...maybe he's learned the hard way that the app company need drivers more than the company needed him!!
Never had any dealings with him myself but he was part of the team of double jobbers that was frankly quite nasty to drivers. I received my threats and abuse from another member of the team - Dermot (loadsamoney) - but, in my case, he was pissing against the wrong tree, water off a duck's back. TD42 reported that he witnessed Bill (the third member of the team) reduce a driver to tears in the office yet I've always found Bill to be a gentleman. Maybe they rotated good cop, bad cop routines. The last I heard of Dave was that he was setting up a restaurant in Malahide so I'm not sure what his prime skillset is. As I've always said, drivers working in a base is a recipe for disaster.
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Dave was more reasonable in my experience.He's able to talk to(me) drivers without boiling their piss.He knew exactly what I wanted to hear back when I was signing up to Hailo. Most drivers I spoke to had bad dealings with Bill especially yer man on the Facebook video ..funny.. ..Never really bothered me but he can be abrupt.Shoud be in the zoo or something feeding the giraffes..the bleeding giant.... Dermot was trawling the forum threatening bans etc.. He's just old fashioned because he's old.
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Yis know Bill has two bothers driving cabs.That Ted name rings a bell.Any surnames?
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So where is Dermot now?
Bill reducing a driver to tears?....he obviously had the measure of the driver concerned and knew what he could get away with....i'd say he had second thoughts with plenty of other drivers over his safety regardless of his height!!
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He's on the road working in that wanked out blue Mondeo..
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Dave was more reasonable in my experience.He's able to talk to(me) drivers without boiling their piss.He knew exactly what I wanted to hear back when I was signing up to Hailo. Most drivers I spoke to had bad dealings with Bill especially yer man on the Facebook video ..funny.. ..Never really bothered me but he can be abrupt.Shoud be in the zoo or something feeding the giraffes..the bleeding giant.... Dermot was trawling the forum threatening bans etc.. He's just old fashioned because he's old.
They all told us what we wanted to hear when they were recruiting drivers... their tune changed dramatically when they thought drivers depended on them to make a living. The real lesson is that a monopoly is not in drivers' interests.
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Dave was more reasonable in my experience.He's able to talk to(me) drivers without boiling their piss.He knew exactly what I wanted to hear back when I was signing up to Hailo. Most drivers I spoke to had bad dealings with Bill especially yer man on the Facebook video ..funny.. ..Never really bothered me but he can be abrupt.Shoud be in the zoo or something feeding the giraffes..the bleeding giant.... Dermot was trawling the forum threatening bans etc.. He's just old fashioned because he's old.
WHATS HAPPENING Me and Merc in agreement .I spoke with him outside the Dungeon found him to be very polite .I just registered and will give them the same consideration I gave Hailo until they started acting the bollox .Lets hope they can hold out and drive down the Mytaxi commission.If they start a pricewar that takes coin out of drivers pockets then fuckthem .
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Yes agreed.Hopefully the new lads coming through won't make the same mistakes I made by signing up to one app exclusively.
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WHATS HAPPENING Me and Merc in agreement .I spoke with him outside the Dungeon found him to be very polite .I just registered and will give them the same consideration I gave Hailo until they started acting the bollox .Lets hope they can hold out and drive down the Mytaxi commission.If they start a pricewar that takes coin out of drivers pockets then fuckthem .
If it grows legs one would imagine mytaxi will respond. Whether that results in lower commission or more vouchers/bonuses is another question.
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WHATS HAPPENING Me and Merc in agreement .I spoke with him outside the Dungeon found him to be very polite .I just registered and will give them the same consideration I gave Hailo until they started acting the bollox .Lets hope they can hold out and drive down the Mytaxi commission.If they start a pricewar that takes coin out of drivers pockets then fuckthem .
If it grows legs one would imagine mytaxi will respond. Whether that results in lower commission or more vouchers/bonuses is another question.
If it grows legs .....Mytaxi have Daimlers deep pockets so vouchers and driver loyalty bobo should be fired around like confetti a win win in the short term for drivers .It might turn more into a PR battle than an actual trade war .I hope Flag invite a drivers representative to sit on their board .I suggested this to Hailo and was told they had enough expertise .Tens of millions of bonus payments later they still havent developed much driver loyalty .If Flag stick to their offering they might take a Horsebite out of Mytaxies business .
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Dave was a pig headed ignorant bastard to drivers and the tall guy wasent much better
Long streak of misery
Fuck flag and whistle
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Dave was a pig headed ignorant bastard to drivers and the tall guy wasent much better
Long streak of misery
Fuck flag and whistle
Welcome home 42
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Dave was a pig headed ignorant bastard to drivers and the tall guy wasent much better
Long streak of misery
Fuck flag and whistle
Dave is givin hugs now TD....he's a changed man!! rofl
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Welcome back TD42, I was raging you weren't around a month or two back... I was helping an acquaintance lay a semi-solid floor, a bit of advice might have made me look like I knew how we should do it. I'm not sure that Dave was "a pig headed ignorant bastard to drivers" when they were recruiting. As I said, I had no dealings with him at all but they were all nice and pleasant (even loadsamoney) when they signed us up. It was only when they thought they controlled our ability to earn a living that they became abusive arrogant arseholes.
I don't think a drivers' representative on the board is necessary, erm. mytaxi's driver relations improved considerably after it was rid of two of the three drivers initially employed.
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I don't think a drivers' representative on the board is necessary, erm. mytaxi's driver relations improved considerably when it was rid of two of the three drivers initially employed.
Typical you want to deny a chap or chappette the chance to get a small stipend for attending a few meetings .You would probably prefer to see the local Parish Priest with a seat on the board .
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I just don't think it's necessary. When I met Fiona and Tim I got the impression that they welcomed input from any drivers who wanted to engage. A lot of the issues I raised were subsequently addressed and I know they consult with drivers as a matter of course.
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Welcome back TD42, I was raging you weren't around a month or two back... I was helping an acquaintance lay a semi-solid floor, a bit of advice might have made me look like I knew how we should do it. I'm not sure that Dave was "a pig headed ignorant bastard to drivers" when they were recruiting. As I said, I had no dealings with him at all but they were all nice and pleasant (even loadsamoney) when they signed us up. It was only when they thought they controlled our ability to earn a living that they became abusive arrogant arseholes.
I don't think a drivers' representative on the board is necessary, erm. mytaxi's driver relations improved considerably after it was rid of two of the three drivers initially employed.
Semi solid .Did you use wood glue or brackets or both .You left out a load of detail was it Oak or Pine flooring what was the veneer fixed to ply or some cheap alternative .Did you have tofit special saddle boards and trim the doors ?
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Did you copy and paste that John....or is your Dyslexia cured?
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You're asking some technical questions there, erm... the kind I could have asked if TD42 had been around to put them in my head. Anywaysanall, glue was used and the boards went onto some thin foam backing on a concrete floor. We took a small bit off the bottom of two doors using my electric plane having carefully marked them with a mortise gauge (I'm guessing TD42 is mighty impressed now!)... he had a load of new skirting board which we never got round to fitting but he did report having fitted it at a later date with glue and screws.
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http://flagtaxis.com/page-drivers.html (http://flagtaxis.com/page-drivers.html)
I wonder if they hired a model or is this a real taxi driver lol
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All's I know is that one of the stoogies in Hailo told me to never enter the full price on a cash job. I can't remember which one told me that but I have always followed his advice
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^^^^Yer man looks like.. Georgie Burgess from The Snapper.Proper army mustache too.Is it just me or is the branding a bit gay or maybe just supposed to be girly? Although maybe that's what the in thing is with the youngsters nowadays.
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[url]http://flagtaxis.com/page-drivers.html[/url] ([url]http://flagtaxis.com/page-drivers.html[/url])
I wonder if they hired a model or is this a real taxi driver lol
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It's Pat Mustard from Fr Ted....he's ridin everytin in sight!!!
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Over 30 years of driving a taxi would have you looking like that
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Over 30 years of driving a taxi would have you looking like that
Something to look forward to so.
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^^^^Yer man looks like.. Georgie Burgess from The Snapper.Proper army mustache too.Is it just me or is the branding a bit gay or maybe just supposed to be girly? Although maybe that's what the in thing is with the youngsters nowadays.
I'd say if Dave Knox got his way yis would all be wearing Rainbow Flag teeshirts. Having the boys looking pretty in pink probably shows a degree of restraint on his part.
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The gays have the all the disposable income.After the women folk with their poor choices of footwear they are some of our biggest taxi users even though they don't tip..often.It reminds me a little of the Lyft colour scheme too.Flag is remarkably like a gay slur which I'm sure yis all noticed.Or maybe it's just me.
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The ones who feel a need to dress in pink and talk in that contrived poof accent may keep their money well away from me. You wouldn't know what you'd catch off it anyway.
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The ones who feel a need to dress in pink and talk in that contrived poof accent may keep their money well away from me. You wouldn't know what you'd catch off it anyway.
Thought you looked familiar!!
(https://s10.postimg.cc/5b87ixhtx/000c21c5-800.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5b87ixhtx/)
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[url]http://flagtaxis.com/page-drivers.html[/url] ([url]http://flagtaxis.com/page-drivers.html[/url])
I wonder if they hired a model or is this a real taxi driver lol
([url]http://i67.tinypic.com/mw79s3.jpg[/url])
It's Pat Mustard from Fr Ted....he's ridin everytin in sight!!!
rofl rofl
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That pink sticker would look well on top of my Pruis.
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the benders are the perfect taxi customer.
keep themselves to themselves and are never arthur scargilled.