Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: john m on February 26, 2018, 02:20:17 pm
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Meeting today Taxi Reps DCC and the NTA. Proposal to Ban Taxis north south through college green 7am-10 am Mon-Fri. Rejected by Reps. Updates to follow. T.T.n.H
There you go Rodent the firsr part of what I was told now lets see if they allow WATs .
I thought the issue was banning taxies traveling South /North as in Dame Street on to Westmoreland Street
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It'll still be gridlock with the amount of buses travelling through there at the same time...that's the real problem,but they'd never admit that,they're hardly gonna move the Luas now...or ban buses!!
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Do they actually have a plan .Are they not banning taxies in both directions ?
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They're "playing it by ear" John!!
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DCC are only tiddling the reps bollox the decision is made to ban taxies from College Green then climb down a bit and allow WATs suits the Hotels and the handicapped .Girl Councillor with the Profit From The People told me that 14 months ago .By allowing Wheelies they look like they care and win the PR battle against the bad taxi drivers who might block up the streets .
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Taxis headed Southbound to be banned in the mornings
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Taxis headed Southbound to be banned in the mornings
Where is that vick .You cant travel twords Dame Street From College Green .?
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Why have the reps got a problem with it?
Why would they allow WATs, they take ages to load/unload and they're high polluters?
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Why have the reps got a problem with it?
Why would they allow WATs, they take ages to load/unload and they're high polluters?
PR Rodent they are a caring lot in DCC .Dont want pictures of wheelchair bound passengers trying to reach a rank dosent look good at election time .
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https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2018/0226/943672-taxis-college-green-dublin/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2018/0226/943672-taxis-college-green-dublin/)
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They can reach it easier than anyone else, they're on wheels FFS. I'll have an even fiver with you that there will be no exception for WATs.
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They can reach it easier than anyone else, they're on wheels FFS. I'll have an even fiver with you that there will be no exception for WATs.
make it £5 sterling .
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https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2018/0226/943672-taxis-college-green-dublin/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2018/0226/943672-taxis-college-green-dublin/)
In compensation for the morning time ban, taxis are to be allowed to turn left at the bottom of Dawson St and use the Luas tracks in front of Trinity College from midnight to 6am.
We do that anyway and not just between midnight and 6am, some compo that is.
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make it £5 sterling .
Done.
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Rodent .When they pedestrianized Grafton Street and Henry Street did taxidrivers block up the town .
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Probably. That's what the union members should do if they're aggrieved (although I don't understand why they're aggrieved). The compo on offer is a fucking joke.
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Being allowed to use the Luas line that doesn't have a Luas running on it from midnight to 6am,i think the last Luas out of town is 12.30am on weekdays...maybe 1.30am on weekends.
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Maybe they'll "let" us use the las lane on Harcout St to pass taxis illegally ranked on the public road.
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Maybe they'll "let" us use the las lane on Harcout St to pass taxis illegally ranked on the public road.
With the lazy fuk gardai stopping cars telling them they can't drive on the Luas tracks while the car lane is clogged up with arseholes plying illegally for hire...dem ones?
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http://www.thejournal.ie/taxi-restriction-college-green-3873402-Feb2018/ (http://www.thejournal.ie/taxi-restriction-college-green-3873402-Feb2018/)
IN TWO WEEKS’ time, new taxi restrictions will be put in place on College Green roads to help alleviate traffic congestion problems in Dublin city centre.
An association representing taxi drivers has said that this could lead to increased fares as drivers will be forced to take longer routes.
Numerous commuters have complained of morning travel problems after the Luas Cross City was introduced, including massive delays and stalled Luas trams around the College Green area.
Today, the National Transport Authority said that from the 12 March, taxis won’t be allowed to travel southbound in the College Green area during peak times in an effort to solve those problems.
During the hours of 7am to 10am, taxis will be restricted from driving southbound from the front of Trinity College, towards either Grafton Street or Dame Street.
There will be no restriction on movements by taxi through College Street towards Westmoreland Street, or on northbound movements from Dame Street towards Westmoreland Street in front of Bank of Ireland.
Offering a compromise, the National Transport Authority (NTA) said that taxis will now be able to travel northbound along the Luas alignment from Dawson Street to Westmoreland Street between midnight to 6am.
This will facilitate taxis to operate in a part of the city centre where there are high volumes of night-time activity thanks to pubs, restaurants and nightclubs in the area, it said.
But the National Private Hire And Taxi Association said that this was simply reversing a previous decision to close that road off to taxi drivers to facilitate the Luas Cross City’s route through the city.
It added that it was disappointed with the decision, but said there wouldn’t be a protest as it would be the passengers that would be hit by the decision.
“We’re disappointed we weren’t involved or consulted,” spokesman Jim Waldron told TheJournal.ie, adding that they had made submissions to the NTA and Dublin City Council.
We think that this is going to add to an increase in fares because drivers will have to take longer routes – that’s not what we want to do.
For the businessman and businesswoman who has to be in work at 8 or 9 in the morning, it’s going to make their journey longer.
He said that taxi drivers feel that this decision was just “pushing the problem along the streets”, and said that they would have preferred if the other 10 bus routes that are earmarked for diversion away from College Green should be removed first before the taxi restrictions are implemented.
Around 150 taxis per hour move southbound through College Green during the morning peak, according to the NTA. Reducing taxi movements will ease congestion and relieve pressure by freeing up space for the other public transport modes.
The changes have come after a number of other changes by the NTA, including redirected bus routes and introducing longer and more frequent trams to accommodate additional passengers.
A recently introduced 55-metre Luas tram stopped on the 45-metre O’Connell Bridge last week. The tram’s rear carriage was protruding across a yellow box junction between O’Connell Bridge and the south quays.
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A recently introduced 55-metre Luas tram stopped on the 45-metre O’Connell Bridge last week. The tram’s rear carriage was protruding across a yellow box junction between O’Connell Bridge and the south quays.
Indeed. Contrary to what the city engineers might believe, 55 is bigger than 45 - by about 10, erm.
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@ RC: I'd be careful with that example. One newspaper said a taxi blocking the yellow box was to blame for that LUAS getting out of position.
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That doesn't surprise me. Did it mention the driver's (previous) nationality?
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That doesn't surprise me. Did it mention the driver's (previous) nationality?
He was a local dublin lad
West Dublin
Black as the ace of spades from ongar
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As far as the public is concerned we're all just taxi scum yay
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As far as the public is concerned we're all just taxi scum yay
At least we have an image...no PR spin required!!
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Unions very quiet on this issue. Even TTnH who were adamant that they wouldn't stand for any restriction.