New increase

[dalymount]

The NTA are proposing a 4.5% increase in taxi fares, in addition to card paying facilities as mandatory

[The Liffey Lip]

Greeks bearing gifts.

[mercenary for hire]

Where are you getting your information?Can it be verified?

[Belker]

Verified here.
Excerpt from an email sent to me by the NTA;

NTA estimates that the cost of operating a taxi has increased by about 4% since 2017. Our proposal for an increase in maximum fares of 4.5% covers both this increase, and the cost associated with the provision of card payment.

Paying by card for your cab will soon be standard as the National Transport Authority (NTA) announces plans to require card payment facilities in all taxis.

[mercenary for hire]

Thanks Ken I just found it in my inbox.It's gonna be hard to argue against an increase.Twitter is gonna be raging.

The only positive thing I see is 100% cards will loosen Freenow's grip on our testicles.

[Octavia1]

I see the house prices increasesin dublin has haulted,  inverted yield curve in the states,  price of gold has gone up 350 dollars an oz in the  past year......
America is fuked....its about to collapse again...........ya better baton up yur hatches ......

[Belker]

Why do you think that about the CC's MFH ?

The one proposal that I loved (having read the whole PDF) was the 1.90 per KM Chrimbo/NYE rate.

[mercenary for hire]

I took another payment on Revolut yesterday.So far it's the only way to accept payment I can find that's free to use.Maybe we could all adopt it over time.

Ken the reason is I think many folks up here use the app because we don't all accept cards yet.I regularly see passengers e hailing right beside the rank because they wanna pay by card.Even when there are 6 cars on the rank in front of them.

[Belker]

I took another payment on Revolut yesterday.So far it's the only way to accept payment I can find that's free to use.Maybe we could all adopt it over time.

Explain that to me very Slowly MFH, because I really don't understand.
How do you take revolut payments ?
Do you have a card reader ?

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

FOR FUCK'S SAKE.

[mercenary for hire]

Download the app.Take a photo of yer identification(drving licence) and wait to be verified.

When a passenger has it it works kinda like Pay with Mytaxi/free now.Customer opens their own Revolut app and the phones GPS shows a list of other Revolut folks in their immediate vicinity who they can forward payment to.Money goes from one phone to another.Very fast.No fees on it.

[Tony]

So you dont need a card reader?

[Belker]

FOR FUCK'S SAKE.

What's wrong DMG ?

[Belker]

Download the app.Take a photo of yer identification(drving licence) and wait to be verified.

When a passenger has it it works kinda like Pay with Mytaxi/free now.Customer opens their own Revolut app and the phones GPS shows a list of other Revolut folks in their immediate vicinity who they can forward payment to.Money goes from one phone to another.Very fast.No fees on it.

Sounds great, Thanks MFH ! 

[Belker]

......Money goes from one phone to another.......

So you dont need a card reader?

DOH !