Taxi road tax

[dalymount]

I have been told tou can now tax your taxi online without having to go into them .is that correct anyone know  ??

[Shallowhal]

I have been told tou can now tax your taxi online without having to go into them .is that correct anyone know  ??

Yeah,did mine in Feb....renewal notice comes with a pin number to do online.

[dalymount]

Ah thats grand ,thanks hal

[Shallowhal]

You're most welcome.

[Firewall]

And do you need to provide insurance policy number?

[dalymount]

Speaking of insurance,are liberty,allianz and axa the only 3 taxi insurers in Ireland ?

[dalymount]

It appears taxi insurance is STILL rising in spite of all the efforts the government claim they are making to bring it down.ive just been on the phone to my current insurer and they are quoting me well over 2 k even though I have no points. I tried a few more,and even WITHOUT bonus protection they want over 2 k

[Shallowhal]

And do you need to provide insurance policy number?

You do.....the online form is pretty straightforward.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

the government has done fuck all to bring insurance down.
it's an EU directive/license that authorizes the insurance cartels to legally rob people for the time being.
the pro-EU government knows this but thank god the peasants don't.
did nobody notice that during the current insurance hike a company did'nt come in and offer reasonable quotes.
they wudda stole 100% of the business while everybody else was gouging but they were content to sit back blackmailing loyal customers.

[dalymount]

If there was some way in which insurance was optional rather then compulsory it might sort the problem.

[Tony]

Sure why do you need insurance inanyways?

[dalymount]

Tony its not such a daft idea.mayor companies like Dublin bus do, not have to insure themselves simply because they are such a big company that they can afford to meet any legal challenge put to them.while I know none of us are in a similar position,the option should be available to all motorists that in the event they are involved in an accident,that if nessesary they will sell their house to meet the costs

[watty]

If there was some way in which insurance was optional rather then compulsory it might sort the problem.

People sue your insurance company, not you.
If they sued you personally, you could lose your house* if they won against you.  (MIBI** wouldn't exist if insurance was optional)



* Most people's main asset is their house.  The pension is next.  Fancy losing either if you lost?
** The Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland was established in 1955 by an Agreement between the Government and the companies underwriting motor insurance in Ireland for the purpose of compensating victims of road traffic accidents caused by uninsured and unidentified vehicles.

[watty]

Tony its not such a daft idea.mayor companies like Dublin bus do, not have to insure themselves simply because they are such a big company that they can afford to meet any legal challenge put to them.while I know none of us are in a similar position,the option should be available to all motorists that in the event they are involved in an accident,that if nessesary they will sell their house to meet the costs

You'd risk going homeless (and your kids inheriting nothing) rather than pay for insurance?

[dalymount]

No but I am saying it should be optional for any lunitic  who WOULD be prepared to take a chance.id say there would be a lot more takers then you think.it might also take the robbing bastard insurance companies down a peg or two