Taxi life with a wanked out converted french panel van

[Rat Catcher]

You coulda sprayed the aux belt with WD-40 to eliminate it without getting your hands dirty/dirtier!

[Panel]

You coulda sprayed the aux belt with WD-40 to eliminate it without getting your hands dirty/dirtier!

No fun in that.

Yeah I thought it was reasonable myself, hoping to keep it on the road until it’s too old (12th December 2027)

There’s various chatter that the age limit will be extended to some vehicles by 5 years, that would bring me up to 12th of December 2032, that would be just grand.

[Rat Catcher]

You'll be thinking about retirement by then.

[Shallowhal]

There’s various chatter that the age limit will be extended to some vehicles by 5 years


Not if the NTA have any say in it!!

[Panel]

You'll be thinking about retirement by then.

2032 will bring me up to 46, bollix to it anyways!

[Panel]

Curiously it’s after flashing up another warning “Engine fault, risk of filter clogging” I assumed the dpf was clogged and was pressurising the exhaust, so I went out and bought DPF cleaner unscrewed the 22mm sensor and spayed the cleaner downstream in the exhaust;



And took it for a spin out to kinnegad in 3rd gear hoping it would clear the fault, to no great success. So I went to my new local friendly spanner monkey to run a diagnostic test and it came back saying it needs a DPF eloys fluid top up again. As I only topped it up on January this year I bought the dpf fluid again and topped it up.

75k miles on it now, Malahide housewives are known to do more miles than that. But I think I’ll incorporate cleaning the DPF and checking the Eloys fluid into every service moving forward.

[Shallowhal]

Done a SafePass course last Sat.....i was tempted to call Panel for him to transport the rusty mincer over to Ballymount before the first break at 10am,cudda killed two birds there!!

[John m]

Done a SafePass course last Sat.....i was tempted to call Panel for him to transport the rusty mincer over to Ballymount before the first break at 10am,cudda killed two birds there!!

How come you are only doing that now .You could of done that through lockdown and the Dole would of Paid .Rodent is doing a Driving instructors course final exam in two weeks I did an ADR applied for a fork lift course but my old cert is still active its up to any future employer if they want me to do a refresher course .They wont pay for any Driving tests as the waiting list is too long .If you are still on the PUP try get a Crane operators or slingers ticket seems to be plenty of work at it with decent wages .Manual handling cert is easy enough you need one now to work as a courier for some of the better companies .Might be no harm to have a Handling and Safe pass just in case there is any more lockdowns in Hospitality Tesco and Amazon are always looking for delivery drivers .

[Cool Boola]

R you can always wash and clean busses.  Eirnrod are looking for 100s …Mostly night shift work.

[John m]

R you can always wash and clean busses.  Eirnrod are looking for 100s …Mostly night shift work.

Would you need to be a qualified Electrician to plug in an Electric Bus to recharge ?Seems to be a lot of mixed messages coming from Government Jack Lynches Ghost says no more Lockdowns Leo says we cant rule it out .Eamo hasent got a Notion that COP thing is dead in the water before it begins .Leaders of 3 of the worlds biggest countries Brazil,China ,Russia not bothering their bollox attending Biden cant get the USA to agree on the time of Day.Boris and Macron wanting to play COD Wars .Now that im old enough and fat enough to work as a Santy Social Distancing means there is no work available .No harm picking up a few tickets or certs if the Dole will pay for them just in case .

[mercenary for hire]

Thanks Erm another good thread ruined with your autism..

[silverbullet]

Thanks Erm another good thread ruined with your autism..

That's the Oirish Sun Op-ed regurgitated right there.

[mercenary for hire]

Ah I was wondering where it came from,thanks SB I don't read the papers.

[John m]

If you want to know the cheapest way to get into the taxi industry and how to maintain your vehicle and compete against existing drivers just read this tread and dont forget to thank the taximen who gave you the advice .I spent my time advising drivers of the opportunities available for them to retrain at the States expense to LEAVE the industry so they are not competing against me .The Usual Clowns not the ones that dress up for Halloween  but our two regular clowns who find that funny that I want to reduce the competition not increase it .Stupit is what stupit does .

[John m]

2006 Im working  breaking me bollox .I drink in the Lower Deck on Wednesdays and its Taxi drivers night out .Now I know, lads with the weeks takings in their pocket trying to impress some oulone out of her nickers flashing the cash telling anybody that will listen how great the taxi game is ,printing money they are .Like Free Now will give you the answers one of these drivers gives me a sheet with 100 questions and answers free for nothing so I can compete with him for some of his wages (I kid you not ) I did the test in the School in Finglas took me about 10 minutes passed no problem then bought a licence stuck it on my car and I was a Taxi Driver . Nearly every Post office worker or Soldier in the country had taxies for the weekend .Now fellas are advising how to get a Crypmobile and a grant and maintain the craft so you can compete with others in the trade . I told you to look out for the Cripmobiles parked daily on Walkinstown Avenue by the shopfitters who work there during the week .You can even get wage reports from drivers posting medals and their wages like it was the result of a local football match .The most dangerous thing in a taxi is the driver and the most dangerous part of the driver is his mouth .Time for Me to Fuck Off again I think I made my point .Thanks Jack for the Information on the transfer .The legend that was FDS once said this is a part time gig ,he was right and its drivers that made it that way .60 hours a week for chump change operating costs of around 50% with commission .Take my advise retrain while the Government will pay and get yourself a real job .