50% discount

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

 

[Rat Catcher]

You in another timezone?

[silverbullet]

You in another timezone?

Free Now must think they're an old fashioned cab company.

[dalymount]

I cant see anything on the op whos offering 50% off ?

[silverbullet]

I cant see anything on the op whos offering 50% off ?

[Punter]

Surely it should be an offer only available to Ambassadors !!!!!!!

[Tony]

Heroes 

Working together to make a difference...

Hi Francis,

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We would like to say thank you for your responses to the survey we sent out last week. 87% of drivers said that they would be interested in giving HSE workers discounted travel to and from Irish hospitals. With such a positive response we wanted to make this happen.‌
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To help keep Ireland’s essential services moving, we’d like to offer healthcare workers an approximate 50% discount on trips to and from work. As part of the initiative, we’re not charging commission so the total discount you would be offering is 35%.‌

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So from tomorrow at 10am, drivers will have the option to support medical staff with the introduction of a new fleet type in the app called ‘Medical’ offering a reduced fixed fare of approximately 50%. ‌
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These jobs are completely optional and will be clearly marked to show that they are discounted fares open to healthcare professionals only. ‌
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The initiative offers medical staff a quicker and comfortable way to travel to and from work at a reduced rate while helping drivers to continue to do jobs and earn money.

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To see how the jobs appear in the app and for more information on the initiative, check out the blog below.

[watty]

All you have to do AFTER you accept the job is ask for their healthcare ID upfront.  Imagine the media reaction when you refuse a fare because the passenger didn't have their healthcare ID.

"Shocked daughter distraught after taxi driver called Joe Bloggs refused to take her to see dying granny in hospital"

[dalymount]

Its hard to believe that a dispatcher like F/N have such little regard for the welfare of drivers health.I cannot believe drivers are so stupid,or else greedy.I would expect the likes of Ebbs to do this,but it shows that free now are right up there with the worst of them.a blatent disregard for the health of taxi drivers,and as if that was not bad enough,they try then to make it look like they are genuinely concerned

[mercenary for hire]

They should be taking the hit for the whole discount if they're so serious about helping the heroes on the frontline.They got 3 million for rebranding but expect drivers to take the hit on this.

I hope yis are very busy.

[markmiwurdz]

Ludicrous to expect the drivers to take a 50% drop on fares when there's fook all fares out there.So risk catching the virus off someone going to or from a hospital or anywhere they want to and give 50% off,are drivers tapped or what??

[john m]

Are Medical workers working for 50% less how much extra are they earning in overtime .I hope after this most drivers leave Freenow a Multi Billion Company expecting drivers to pay for their advertising with their lives .Are Freenow supplying protective gear for drivers they are promoting this dangerous work to .

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

dropping drivers in to an invidious scenario.
masterful work.

[mercenary for hire]

I think they're actually gonna speed up the spreading of the virus by actively looking for HSE heroes.25% of current possitive cases are HSE heroes.

It's completely unnecessary IMO considering Renault and Axa insurance are offering free cars and cover to HSE staff.

One taxi could spread it amongst multiple staff then loads of patients in a very short time.There's no way the driver taking a 50% hit is going to be sanitising their taxi after every fare.They're not gonna want to touch the fukking thing.

I suspect Freenow know most lads will avoid the jobs but by offering them they might get a few likes on Facebook or equivalent.It's a PR stunt.

[mercenary for hire]

In a few weeks when they start offering 25% discounted fares to all customers there will be lads on here defending them because it won't be as bad as the HSE discount.Good times ahead.