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Taxi Talk / Re: Digitax Meters

« Last post by John m on April 08, 2026, 12:55:26 pm »

3. The industry is moving forward quickly

Modern taximeters now include:

GPS / telematics
Card payments
Integration with dispatch systems

And regulators are pushing for:

Certified, tamper-proof, digitally connected meters
Frequent software updates and compliance cycles

The overall market is growing and modernising, not disappearing

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Taxi Talk / Re: Digitax Meters

« Last post by John m on April 08, 2026, 12:54:28 pm »

The critical rule in Ireland

Each meter program has a “valid until” date:

After that, it cannot be verified or legally used
No workaround (manual tariff switching isn’t allowed)

So if Digimax doesn’t issue:

New fare software
Updated certified programs

➡️ Your meter effectively becomes obsolete by regulation, not by age.

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Taxi Talk / Re: Digitax Meters

« Last post by John m on April 08, 2026, 12:53:21 pm »

Hi Phyl Some drivers changing Car have been advised to update some brands of meter as the programmes for them may no longer be available .Im not sure what brand .

Short answer: Digimax taximeters aren’t necessarily “obsolete” overnight—but many of them are effectively being phased out in practice, mainly because of software support and regulatory updates, not because meters themselves are banned.

Here’s the real situation (especially relevant in Ireland):


2. Digimax specifically — why they’re fading out

There’s no strong recent evidence of Digimax taximeters being:

Included in newer approved meter lists (e.g. 2024 fare updates focus on brands like Digitax, Cygnus, etc.)
Actively supported in Ireland

At the same time:

Some Digimax-related companies have been dissolved or inactive
Others exist but aren’t clearly tied to ongoing taximeter development/support

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Taxi Talk / Digitax Meters

« Last post by PhyllisMurphy on April 08, 2026, 11:06:10 am »

Is anyone having trouble with Digitax meters. Seem to be stuck on tariff 2 since the long weekend and looks like it’s stuck until June.

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Taxi Talk / Re: Tap a Taxi

« Last post by silverbullet on April 07, 2026, 07:11:00 pm »

I've seen the logo on a few taxis.  Looks smart, esp on clean vehicles    Defo doesn't look like a start-up anyways.  Looks better than Freenow _{powered by Lyft} or whatever it is...

Free Now is like it's parent company LYFT: Going down.

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Taxi Talk / Re: Compulsive viewing

« Last post by watty on April 07, 2026, 04:04:48 pm »

If darts on TV is too exciting for you,  Streaming channel for pets launched in China.

Clips of a duckling swimming in a bath or two happy pooches patrolling their neighbourhood are examples of the curated programming on "PetTV".  The new channel on Tencent Video - China's most popular online streaming platform - is meant to keep pets company while alone or can act as an activity for animals and humans to enjoy together.

Would an Irish dog understand a Chinese dog or would they need sub-titles?

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Taxi Talk / Re: Tap a Taxi

« Last post by John m on April 07, 2026, 08:35:17 am »

Well Old Dommminikk he were sitting watching the canal flow near the flats beside the chipper and the Bookies beside the Church the bells they were a ringing .He drew on his Spliff and said .I was a reading Uncle Toms Cabin last night and I suddenly realized .The North did not want to Free the Slaves ."Whay so I asked as I sipped on the long bulbus neck of a 1.5 liter of Lidil Cider .See "he said .The Deep south was agricultural grew Cotton and Crops Labour intensive work back breaking work .Plantations kept their Mandingo for breeding their Slaves bought from good Christian Men of Faith .No what was Occuring in the North was it was becoming Industrialized ,Railways ,Mining ,Factories and the Big Industrialists Like Carnagie an Rockafella needed cheap labour so they decided to rob the Southren Blackman .Tell him he was free then offer him Factory Work at 25c an hour .Rob one mans worker from that man then offer his worker work for less or the same money and tell him he a Free Man .I sat quietly and started to sing .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df4VdyGIqJ8&list=RDdf4VdyGIqJ8&start_radio=1

  Educate yourselves read a book learn history .

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Taxi Talk / Re: Tap a Taxi

« Last post by watty on April 07, 2026, 08:08:20 am »

I've seen the logo on a few taxis.  Looks smart, esp on clean vehicles    Defo doesn't look like a start-up anyways.  Looks better than Freenow _{powered by Lyft} or whatever it is...

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Taxi Talk / Re: Tap a Taxi

« Last post by Bob Shillin on April 07, 2026, 02:40:52 am »

Yes, a couple of radio stations, and ads on rear of buses.

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Taxi Talk / Re: Tap a Taxi

« Last post by silverbullet on April 06, 2026, 06:41:22 pm »

Robbie you are looking at this ALL WRONG .Big Dommo and Billy the Bastard and The One We dont mention went to the IDA for a Grant .They took an existing product a Whore .Sent her to a Plastic Surgeon got a pair of Tits built on to her back .Their Business Proposal was the one Whore could now increase business activity by 100% operating both sides and the Anal would cost 5% more to off set the cost of surgery .A brilliant piece of Economic increase utalising existing resources to drive Profitability .Great Idea on Paper but nobody wanted it .

Thats the Difficulty with Business you need to identify your market .With a taxi app it is Passengers .They want door to door transport .Nowthey have than Street Hail or App hail or dial up hail .So this new app is not offering them anything they do not already have .So what is its selling Point ?

This is successfully being sold by its developers to its market Taxi DRIVERS .that is not the same as taxi CUSTOMERS .I have already told you for this to be a Stand alone App the sums are 17 jobs per driver per shift .17x1250=that is 21.250 jobs per day or 148.750 per week or 7 million 735 thousand per year .Those are the figures for a fleet of1250 Drivers Nationally .Does that seem realistic ?

The answer is No it cannot compete with others offering bonus payments to drivers and discounts to passengers because there is no stand alone taxi App .UBER is not a Taxi app it is a Data harvesting app .Taxi services was a decoy to put tracking devices in customer phones access their data so they can sell on that data for profit to advertisers .Google Maps do the same its live on your taxi app in your pocket tracking you .Spotify does the same .This App cannot and willl not work because it is selling a service already saturated and has no alternative revenue stream as they do not own the App or store the Data themselves .

You are buying a share in delusion like the fella buying a share in a Piedball  gelded pony you wont win the race and you have no Stallion Possibilities .If you are going to invest in business at least understand Business .

  I was surprised at the Clontarf Cavalier who understands Crypto Currencies and Crypto wallets getting involved .All the real Taxi Apps are Data harvesters nothing to do with taxi hailing .They could give the service away for nothing .This New Venture has no Cost variables to work with no other stream of income .Uber built out their own Dynamic Mapping and Pricing based on tracking you showing them the routes .By offering fixed fares they accustom the users of their Driverless Product to how their cost structure will operate when you hail a driverless vehicle .

  I knew an old Millionaire you would not think this lad could afford to eat .He built the little housing Estate on Bluebell Avenue and Bought the old cottage where the new housing estate is across from the Circle K on the Canal Bridge in Clondalkin .I remember sitting in his kitchen and he gave me advice I chose to ignore .He said " John you are a very clever man but an idiot ,you spend all your time fighting and winning some battles but you never focus on the War " So think about that .What do drivers want ? They want to be paid for all the Work they do and paid the right price as in the Metered fare .So to do that they should be looking at removing the Apps not adding to them .Keep your eye on the Target not the days battle .

If I get 13 jobs per week from it, it is as profitable as the 10% Bolt are charging me. If I get to 62 jobs per week/14-15 jobs per day from it, I can dispense with all other apps, and the commission would be down to 2%.

Have they done any marketing and advertising yet?