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Sunday Times Taxi Story
« on: July 12, 2020, 06:34:57 pm »
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- NTA says 45% of drivers still on the €350
- 16,000 work in the sector
- Airport screwed.  Normally, 3,000 taxis working the airport but now only 30 or so taxis.  And, guess what, they wait up to 5 hours for a fare!
- Screens:  Some taxis have them, some not.  One driver waiting until NCT done because screen is automatic fail.
- Owner of Borough Taxis (Sallynoggin) says biz is only at 40% of normal.  We should get a Govt top-up to keep us going.
- A Howth driver called Ken Newman (from this parish?) says biz is 50% of normal.

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2020, 06:39:53 pm »
Well done the two of them ---at least they got a few column inches which is difficult to do -cant do any harm !

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2020, 06:40:46 pm »
If only half the drivers are back and they are only doing 50%of what they use to that means that the amount of available work is only 25% of what it use to be .

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2020, 07:00:16 pm »
If only half the drivers are back and they are only doing 50%of what they use to that means that the amount of available work is only 25% of what it use to be .


The pubs aren't really open yet though so lets see what happens when they open.

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2020, 07:05:39 pm »
If only half the drivers are back and they are only doing 50%of what they use to that means that the amount of available work is only 25% of what it use to be .

Freenow drivers are back to normal according to them
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Ide rather be a poor master than a rich servant

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2020, 07:11:37 pm »
Freenow drivers are back to normal according to them
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Even better than that - they claim business is up 41% on last year, despite being in a pandemic.  Impressive work (if you can get it).

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2020, 07:13:04 pm »
Shame nobody here signed up for the interview, would have been nice to have someone to slag

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2020, 07:23:04 pm »
Anyone reading this would just say get another job taxi scum demand isn't bouncing back for a couple of years.The fact that some drivers are signing off the 350 means there's enough work for now.I don't see any real problem until we're all back on the road being forced to take discounts.

Are the NTA still recruiting?They were just a few months ago.


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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2020, 08:32:39 pm »
Anyone reading this would just say get another job taxi scum demand isn't bouncing back for a couple of years.The fact that some drivers are signing off the 350 means there's enough work for now.I don't see any real problem until we're all back on the road being forced to take discounts.

Are the NTA still recruiting?They were just a few months ago.


The real question is when are we getting the meters changed to get 3% extra?  rofl

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2020, 08:45:29 pm »
Anyone reading this would just say get another job taxi scum demand isn't bouncing back for a couple of years.The fact that some drivers are signing off the 350 means there's enough work for now.I don't see any real problem until we're all back on the road being forced to take discounts.

Are the NTA still recruiting?They were just a few months ago.


The real question is when are we getting the meters changed to get 3% extra?  rofl

FN made sure they got their 3% first!!

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2020, 09:09:07 pm »
It is a certainty that if you have a screen you will be failed by the NCT and or the suitability ???

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2020, 09:32:22 pm »
Freenow drivers are back to normal according to them
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Even better than that - they claim business is up 41% on last year, despite being in a pandemic.  Impressive work (if you can get it).
That's 41% up on last week.

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2020, 09:39:03 pm »
The Southern Chauffeurs got a good bit of PR on the 9 pm RTE News--did a drive tru in Shannon to make their point--good spokespeople also !

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2020, 09:49:16 pm »
Shame nobody here signed up for the interview, would have been nice to have someone to slag

And you wonder why I think he is a cunt .

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Re: Sunday Times Taxi Story
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2020, 11:35:33 pm »
Shame nobody here signed up for the interview, would have been nice to have someone to slag



Yea van driver give a great one with his 2k a week

 


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