I wonder if he took the last fare increase which included a little 'bribe' for us to take card payments?
It's an interesting question though. Over on Boards.ie, it comes up a lot about shops that post 'card only signs' at their front door. The general consensus (from sensible posters) seems to be that if you tell people
in advance that you're cash-only or card-only, then that's legal. But if you tell them
after you've done the transaction, then it's illegal and the customer can pay any legal way they want.
So he has his glorious plastic stickers telling people
in advance but the NTA with their "Small Public Service Vehicle (Cashless Payment Facility) Regulations 2022 (S.I 294 of 2022)" seem to have taken away his ability to choose cash or card only.
Actually, there's a thought. What if a driver put up a 'card only' sign and refused cash. Would that be illegal?
At the bottom of the Examiner story, there's:
This story is part of a special report on the Cork taxi crisis. The full report is available here (
Hail, rain or shine: Why customers can no longer get a cab in Cork)
