Deadline on Friday for NTA submissions.

[mercenary for hire]

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/consultations/public-consultation-on-draft-small-public-service-vehicle-emergency-measure-covid-19-regulation-2020/

Simon Harris said yesterday that pubs are unlikely to open until a vaccine is found.I think it's safe to say the taxi industry will be in a bad place for a while.I made a brief submission saying that all active licences should be extended by one year.

Make a submission it might help if you need another year on your heap two or three years from now.


Like I said already if the pubs and possibly restaurants and venues remain closed night driving will be severely damaged.

Those drivers will switch to days so the day shift will be even worse.With so many working from home it will become even tougher to make a crust.

With air travel heavily curtailed the kesh lads will be doing fuk all as well.It's safe to say business won't be great.Make a submission. Just because your driving a three-year-old car now doenst mean your not vulnerable at a later date.

[john m]

Buyback licences give lads a way out and a few quid .Part timers might take the lump .

[Rat Catcher]

Conversely, a lot of (immigrant) drivers with clapped out shiteboxes might be struggling... should we not be dancing on their graves, metaphorically speaking?

[mercenary for hire]

The immigrants go to work so they'd be fine it's the part-timers like us that may not have the money to reinvest.

I'm ok but 2500 a year is still a lot of money to waste to change the number on a registration plate.

[Rat Catcher]

Damn immigrants...

I already made a submission to that anyway. I disagreed with the predetermined outcome and suggested that the age limit of all licences be extended by 3 months for every month of COVID '19 travel restrictions.

[Billy boy]

I said it should be a 15 year rule on all cars instead of 10

[Shallowhal]

Damn immigrants...

I already made a submission to that anyway. I disagreed with the predetermined outcome and suggested that the age limit of all licences be extended by 3 months for every month of COVID '19 travel restrictions.

I think more will need to be done other than their current proposal that older cars can stay on the road for a year longer,licence holders..myself included...will be feeling the negative economic effect well into next year and probably even further depending on how the lifting of restrictions and in particular when pubs and restaurant open.....ain't gonna be normal that's for sure.

[sore]

My submission:

The consensus among the scientific community is that a vaccine is 12-18 months away i think all licenses should be extended by at least 2 years. the economic hardships that oovid-19 will bring will extend far beyond that and the taxi business will be hard hit. Thank you.

[Shallowhal]

I sent them an email when they sent me the link to the submission form asking if the measure would be extended beyond Dec 31st,i received a reply on Friday to say...

Dear Handsome Hal,



Thank you for contacting the National Transport Authority.


We appreciate the time you have taken and the concerns you have raised within your correspondence. NTA understands this is a difficult time for many SPSV operators.


At present there are no plans to amend the dates specified within the draft regulation to temporarily amend the Maximum Permissible Age of vehicles due to reach their final operation date in 2020. Upon completion of the public consultation process all representations will be assessed and a decision made based upon the feedback received.

[stonethecrows]

I sent them an email when they sent me the link to the submission form asking if the measure would be extended beyond Dec 31st,i received a reply on Friday to say...

Dear Handsome Hal,



Thank you for contacting the National Transport Authority.


We appreciate the time you have taken and the concerns you have raised within your correspondence. NTA understands this is a difficult time for many SPSV operators.


At present there are no plans to amend the dates specified within the draft regulation to temporarily amend the Maximum Permissible Age of vehicles due to reach their final operation date in 2020. Upon completion of the public consultation process all representations will be assessed and a decision made based upon the feedback received.

How do they know your such a Good Lookn Guy ?

[Shallowhal]

@STC's......everyone fukin knows that!!

[Theoneandonly]

Decreasing the age rule would reduce the size of the fleet ... that would therefore be a better option, cheapskates wanting to be allowed drive shit heaps are what's wrong with this game, get them the fuck out, our passengers deserve better!

[dalymount]

Here is the e mail I would send them
Dear NTA. make it as hard as you can because there is far far far to many fukin taxis as it is, and I don't give a fukk about anyone else. I have no desire to see any time extended . Fukk them nobody gives a bollox about me, so why should I be trying to keep more taxis on the road by looking for a time extention

[mercenary for hire]

It's alright for you old farts with no mortgages.Your car loan payments are significantly bigger than my mortgage payments.Does that not seem a bit strange.But oddly yer one of the few on here really desperate to get back to work.If you weren't buying nearly new cars every few years you could stay at home.

The geography test was limiting the fleet.Age rules just give us more debt and force us to do more hours.Your on the third car since I bought my Prius.Very expensive hobby you have there Roy.I know yer trolling but still...some things need to be said.

[dalymount]

MFH do you not agree that there are far far to many taxis as it is ? Why the fukk would anyone send in a submission trying to keep more of them on the road. Fukk them I would do all I can to reduce the fleet so that I can have a chance at making a living