Self employed

[mercenary for hire]

That's a lovely photo Belker...yous look related..

[stonethecrows]

That's a lovely photo Belker...yous look related..

No Way Ken's better looking

[Belker]

Ken I have said many times my problem with the radio
 scumbags is they have a belief the drivers are actually Their EMPLOYEES, rather then EMPLOYERS .these people are not only directing,but actually DISCIPLINING,drivers who are supposly self employed

Jaysus ! Relax DM, The one good thing about Irish Taxi radio bases is that they are Non-compulsory, as in if'n you don't like them, then you don't have to join them, the App's are the same, take em or leave em !
Why are you so concerned about other peoples problems ?

[dalymount]

Its very simple why im concerned Ken .you saidi.ts not compulsory  to join,but because of drivers ongoing desire to be aligned, particularly with mytaxi,its now considered to be the norm both by customers,and NTA alike.this has effectively taken away my right to continue to operate independently.in other words now that the govt have seen such a willingness by drivers to align,they will make it compulsory for new entrants,and possibly old timers as well

[Belker]

Its very simple why im concerned Ken .you saidi.ts not compulsory  to join,but because of drivers ongoing desire to be aligned, particularly with mytaxi,its now considered to be the norm both by customers,and NTA alike.this has effectively taken away my right to continue to operate independently.in other words now that the govt have seen such a willingness by drivers to align,they will make it compulsory for new entrants,and possibly old timers as well

Ah ! Your taking the Piss now DM, neither Base radios's nor App's are compulsory and no where have I ever seen that they might be in the future.
No one has taken away your right to do anything.
Will you be working tonight under your own steam ? There ya go, there's your answer !

Relax DM, your seeing problems that aren't really there ! Chill !!

[john m]

Dont be so sure Belker .The Review said the Minister wanted ALL drivers aligned and cashless in time .

[stonethecrows]

Dont be so sure Belker .The Review said the Minister wanted ALL drivers aligned and cashless in time .

Yep they will be called robots

[Belker]

Dont be so sure Belker .The Review said the Minister wanted ALL drivers aligned and cashless in time .

'In Time' meaning long after I'm dead, Good Luck to em !

[vandriver]

Dont be so sure Belker .The Review said the Minister wanted ALL drivers aligned and cashless in time .

My wife and kids want me to be cashless

[The Liffey Lip]

Dont be so sure Belker .The Review said the Minister wanted ALL drivers aligned and cashless in time .

My wife and kids want me to be cashless

Keep posting here so.....

[john m]

Dont be so sure Belker .The Review said the Minister wanted ALL drivers aligned and cashless in time .

'In Time' meaning long after I'm dead, Good Luck to em !

Does it Ken .What % of bets are placed on line and what% were placed on line 10 years ago ?Remember the tech is now developed for cashless

[Belker]

Dont be so sure Belker .The Review said the Minister wanted ALL drivers aligned and cashless in time .

My wife and kids want me to be cashless

So did mine !  She Won !!   

[Belker]

Dont be so sure Belker .The Review said the Minister wanted ALL drivers aligned and cashless in time .

'In Time' meaning long after I'm dead, Good Luck to em !

Does it Ken .What % of bets are placed on line and what% were placed on line 10 years ago ?Remember the tech is now developed for cashless

At a guess 10 years back about 5%, today about 75%.
Gambling is a Strange world, everything is done in secret
and the phone app now allows it to be kept a secret !

[dalymount]

Ken you say nowhere have you seen it that becoming aligned will be compulsory ? Well I can tell you Alan Kelly expressed his desire  to me one day at a meeting in the dept of transport have us all aligned .my response was toto advise hin that if such a ruling ever became mandatory,that I would go around the country and ask all independent drivers to robustly oppose this through ongoing protest action.my position has not changed

[Vikkiz]

DM, isn’t a shop keeper self employed? Then they might decide to trade under a franchise(Spar, Centra, Mace etc etc) and wear uniforms, sell that’s brands products etc etc etc. Is that shopkeeper still self employed??