Ocky if I didnt know better,id say you were only winding me up by saying all the things I have said on here a million times.particularly the part about loss of our sovereignty.I have refered posters many times to the poem recited by Luke Kelly,for what died the sons of Roisin.one thing I would disagree with you on though,you asked who is to blame for dominence of the game and you reckon the government are to blame.I disagree with you on that point alone , I blame the drivers who are flocking to them in their droves to strengthen their grip on the market.our strongest ,and best weapon is our withdrawal of our labour.because we can operate without them but they cannot operate without us,and that is where our strength lies
Daily I'm very fond of ya but ...God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can,
and wisdom to know the difference.
You have said that you are in a position wer you can retire ....you have yur pensions and mortgage paid etc .....that's a position of privilege that allows you to give out about freenow and despatchers .....I agree with you wholeheartedly
In most of what you say but ...ther are drivers on here .....ken being a prime example and I hope he doesn't mind me saying ...who has to give half his wages to an ex wife and a load kids and a home and has to feed and clothe himself aswell and pay rent on a flat .....if he doesn't meet the Bill's he could find himself back in court .....
Now theres new fellows out ther paying 10s of thousands on wheelie bins and 5- 10 grand a year on insurance.....and mortgages.....you are talking from a completely privileged position and fail to understand the pressures others are under .....the similarities between the global financial crisis and our present day crisis will be made evident when the Bill's go unpaid .......I believe more blokes cud be topping
Themselves than was killed by this chinese plaugue.....and theres no safety net when the 350 ceases next month ....
We have all heard you time and time again talking about dispatchers on a daily basis from your privileged point of view for a very long time now ....but where is it getting any of us ?
I just read over it now to be honest ......I'm not trying to be a cnut wit ya ....but it's a broken record .....
I believe this situation of freenow controlling our livelihoods
Is caused by the the department of transport because alot of guys have no choice but to dance to freenows tune ...and I believe that the government should controll the app market because apps are an intrinsic essential part of the taxi business because the customer demands the convenience
And the youth of today cannot operate without ther smart phone ......you saying let them go out on the road and hail
Is just living in the past and failing to move with the times ....
The app is here to stay and I stand by what I and others on here have said ......it should be in the control of our own regulators not some car manufacturer that is in the process of replacing us and our jobs ....