money money money

[watty]

NOT ONE OF YOU COMMENTED ON HIS COMMENT .A SO CALLED INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE STATED DRIVERS ARE WORKING BEYOND THE LEGAL LIMITS .IN SOME CASES HE STATED TO A NATIONAL NEWSPAPER THAT ..(At the moment, fellas are probably earning about €6 an hour. There would be exceptions, depending on what jobs you get. I’m aware of fellas being out there working 24-hour shifts, on the basis that they had to get money.”)24  HOUR SHIFTS  I wonder if he reported this dangerous practice to either the Gards or the taxithingey .Im sure Minister Ryan who would like to see taxis reduced will consider introducing chips for your meter to prevent you continuing to accept fares after you are on duty for 11 hours ,A sort of tachograph like they have in France .

No 'trade union' rep, esp a taxi rep, has ever given a sober analysis of the situation.  I'm sure most people read that and gave a little sigh.

Incidentally, I bumped into a priest the other day who told me that if I didn't repent my sins, I'd go to hell.  I nodded and kept walking...  Do ya think he was telling the truth?

[john m]

Chipping the meter is simple .The benefit to the Dep of Trans is taxis will only work when there is demand and not clog up the town with empty cars .Allow you a break mid shift but as soon as you start the clock you only have 11 working hours before the meter trips and will not allow you enter another fare .If reps keep telling the HSA and the NTA that drivers are working dangerous hours they will have to do something about it .

[mercenary for hire]

"There are 26,371 valid taxi licences registered with the National Transport Authority. A spokesman said about 55 per cent of the suspended licences have been reactivated. He added that this figure “aligns” with anecdotal information suggesting which business is 30 to 50 per cent of normal"

Is this statement an admission from the NTA that taxi driving isn't viable for the rest of us who are still off?I'll print this out and bring it into the welfare when I'm called up in 2022..

[Shallowhal]

Incidentally, I bumped into a priest the other day who told me that if I didn't repent my sins, I'd go to hell.  I nodded and kept walking...  Do ya think he was telling the truth?

For you Watty....i believe he was....sure priests don't lie anyway......do they?

[Theoneandonly]

NOT ONE OF YOU COMMENTED ON HIS COMMENT .A SO CALLED INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE STATED DRIVERS ARE WORKING BEYOND THE LEGAL LIMITS .IN SOME CASES HE STATED TO A NATIONAL NEWSPAPER THAT ..(At the moment, fellas are probably earning about €6 an hour. There would be exceptions, depending on what jobs you get. I’m aware of fellas being out there working 24-hour shifts, on the basis that they had to get money.”)24  HOUR SHIFTS  I wonder if he reported this dangerous practice to either the Gards or the taxithingey .Im sure Minister Ryan who would like to see taxis reduced will consider introducing chips for your meter to prevent you continuing to accept fares after you are on duty for 11 hours ,A sort of tachograph like they have in France .

Nowt new,  lads doing "gruelers" to pay off some bill or another, was made illegal at re-regulation but how do you police that shit?
There was always lads asleep in their cars on the ranks, probably still happens?
I remember one lad falling asleep with a punter in the back at the dropping well lights in Milltown, customer on the blower to the base saying she couldn't wake him up.
Same fucker was sent to jail they found 250 grand worth of coke in his wardrobe

[Justin Time]

So basically taxi drivers cannot avail of this grant, given the conditions outlines above.

Safely measures is one,so I guess a screen costs anything from 250-300 euro can u just claim for that ?

[Shallowhal]

What we need to kickstart our business is customers,there'll be plenty of hoops to jump through for that bag o sand,if ye have the money to spend on what ye need just right it off against your tax liability.....maybe when FN have stopped massaging Anne's feet under the TAC table she might come out and offer me an extra year or two on my vehicle.

[Lizzzy]

So basically taxi drivers cannot avail of this grant, given the conditions outlines above.

Safely measures is one,so I guess a screen costs anything from 250-300 euro can u just claim for that ?

Any repairs that need doing ?

[Shallowhal]

I think me gutters need cleaning....might ask the oul wan across the road that's always eyeing me up if she needs her flue cleaned!!

[Lizzzy]

..and your worktop needs replacing, it's swelling at the joint.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

should be gettin at least 10k compo.
holdin all the punters hostage for months.

[watty]

Theoretically, your taxi has been parked up for 5 or 6 months so you'd want to make sure it's safe to drive.  You're concerned about the passengers, of course! 

That's the cost of a service and maybe new tyres if you could get the garage to write it on the receipt as a safety item?

Might be a bit smelly & mouldy just sitting on the driveway all that time as well.  A mini-valet?

€100-worth of masks etc?

You can claim for stuff since March 13th so you could add-in the FN screen (€50) as well?

[watty]

NTA website - Friday evening.  As per usual

Post 1: COVID-19 Supports/Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Post 2: Enterprise Support Grant for businesses impacted by COVID-19

Both are just links to other Govt websites with no explanation or context.  As per usual 

[dalymount]

If its the case that fuel is permissible as an incurred expense,and you can go back as far as 13 th march to submit your stuff,could you just submit 1k worth of fuel receipts going back to 13 th march to the present day without submitting anything else,just fuel receipts alone ?

[watty]

Not sure that spending 1k on fuel in the 5 months since March counts as getting your business back on the road in Aug/Sept...  I reckon it's more about maybe getting screens in your shop or similar back in April and you can't afford to reopen now because you spent all your money on the screens?  Could be wrong though!