3 million!

[mercenary for hire]

Mytaxi had a budget of 3 million quid to rebrand to Free now and ambassadors are still giving free advertising away..Saw a fully wrapped Luas earlier with the new Freenow graphics..Do yis think the people that run the Luas did it for free too?
Also they say they've pitched their taxi match service to the DAA.Trouble ahead.

https://fora.ie/mytaxi-free-now-alan-fox-name-4729797-Jul2019/

[john m]

Do any of you remember the fella on Roys who warned about this .I remember him warning about fleets of WATs being run by individuals ..AH well the weather is nice .

[mercenary for hire]

Who are ya taking about owning fleets of WATS?Renters are only buying them because they can avail of grants and the plates are free.

[john m]

Who are ya taking about owning fleets of WATS?Renters are only buying them because they can avail of grants and the plates are free.

When I said that would happen Roy told me I was a fucking idiot that it would not happen .We should of ran for the council and took the lead on environmental issues and tried to limit numbers by increasing standards .I asked for an environmental impact statement .The Greens just make the shit up to suit tneir political agenda .

[mercenary for hire]

Who owns fleets of WATs that are a problem.We need more wheelchair vehicles, if a few renters buy them fair enough.The only reason the renters are busy is because new drivers can't get a cheap policy in their own name.

I met a renter in the pub last weekend and he thought it was hilarious that the NTA were subsiding his WAT purchases.He's still paying 30k a vehicle after the grant so doesn't make a profit for 3 years.Hardly worth bothering IMO.

[john m]

Who owns fleets of WATs that are a problem.We need more wheelchair vehicles, if a few renters buy them fair enough.The only reason the renters are busy is because new drivers can't get a cheap policy in their own name.

I met a renter in the pub last weekend and he thought it was hilarious that the NTA were subsiding his WAT purchases.He's still paying 30k a vehicle after the grant so doesn't make a profit for 3 years.Hardly worth bothering IMO.

If the Dispatchers who cover HSE jobs can convince the HSE that they will provide WAVs only to service that contract and possible even offer to train the drivers in wheelchair handling which always amazed me there was no such requirement .Changes dont happen over night you need to have all your ducks in a row before you propose the policy .In my submission to the review I proposed all taxies should be WATs but the saving grace is that electric WAVs are not available AT THE MOMENT .

[mercenary for hire]

I dunno what exactly you're worried about.They're already offerings incentives to pass the taxis test.If they can take on enough drivers to rent their vehicles they'll be happy.
 
Just think of loads of hungry fuks working around the clock to pay the rent.It will be just like old times.

[dalymount]

Why why why for fukk sake do you give dispatchers a major say in the running of our industry FUKK THEM OUT.for Christ's sake are you EVER going to cop on and take back control of your industry ? YOU DONT NEED THESE PEOPLE.can you not see they are not essential to the taxi industry,yet you continue to grovel to the likes of Kearns ,Kelly,and Ebbs. What kind of fukkin people are you ?

[mercenary for hire]

Daly there are drivers in the fleet who never ranked up in their 15 year taxi career.I know them.They don't hate the despatchers because they know no any different.Fellas who would go home if their phone failed or app stopped working.

Most of us are on the apps now.Even posters who used to do without are now relying on it for the majority of their work.There's no going back.I work the ranks a bit and most lads are over 50 and could barely use a sat nav nevermind a smartphone.So it will be the younger lads embracing the apps that will probably do us in.

[dalymount]

MFH I know what your saying,and I said I have much more time for the likes of mytaxi who dont treat drivers like employees.however I have always maintained there would STILL be the same amount of work available wether you have dispatchers or not.people are not going to stop using taxis just because they now have to come out to the street to hail one,rather then sitting on their arses waiting for it to arrive.infact by coming out to the street ,they are getting a taxi in real time rather then waiting on a promise of it arriving in 20 mins according to the app.also suddenly the driver cancels because he picks up a better fare on the way.believe me you will all regret in the event of time that you gave these basyards  control of our industry.mark my words

[mercenary for hire]

The apps are run by ex radio company guys.The main recruiter in Freenow is a former Ebbs employee and I believe he worked with Xpert at some point.

The main difference between the two is app jobs are pay per job and the radio companies take a weekly set fee plus a percentage of account work.

[dalymount]

Well I think the main difference is one treats you with dignity while the other thinks you work for him

[Rat Catcher]

Don't rank a whole lot myself MfH but funnily enough I was in early yesterday (Tue) so decided to make a new rank for the lads on Blunden Drive... anywaysanall, there I am minding my own business reading me buke and out of nowhere a bloke arrives at me winda wearing a taxi regulator costume and asks if I wouldn't mind swapping places with him - his car, that is, which he had parked in front of me - as he was setting up a checkpoint. No bodder says I, had a look in my rearview mirror and it was like marshall law or something... Gardai on bikes, in cars, in jeeps, carrying guns and all... after switching places me nerves were rightly fucked so I got out and asked if he needed to check me... I've done that, all in order says he... grand, says I, I'll move on and get out of your way altogether.

[Belker]

Good to see a bit of enforcement of the law, the vast majority of us pay huge insurance premiums + all the Taxi test costs, while there is still a few rogues out there in direct competition with us that pay none of these costs.

[The Liffey Lip]

Well I think the main difference is one treats you with dignity while the other thinks you work for him

Both control you. We're all someone's bitch.........knowing it is another matter altogether.