New grant 2022

[Bob Shillin]

€15,000,000 = only 750 cars at the €20,000 rate. Is it first come first served?

Hopefully the dossers have to queue behind the workers.

Are you buying?

Nah, I'm sure that the grant will be gone before I'm ready, barring accidents. 265k miles on the clock, April 15 reg, so 3 years left on it, am banking on getting 2 years. Sorry I don't digest all the info on here, have all cars got a 1 year life extension?

[mercenary for hire]

Not yet Bob.All they said was no taxi would exit the fleet in 2020/2021 due to age.Assuming this covid stuff is done soon the rules will go back to where they were previously.

[silverbullet]

€15,000,000 = only 750 cars at the €20,000 rate. Is it first come first served?

Hopefully the dossers have to queue behind the workers.

Are you buying?

Nah, I'm sure that the grant will be gone before I'm ready, barring accidents. 265k miles on the clock, April 15 reg, so 3 years left on it, am banking on getting 2 years. Sorry I don't digest all the info on here, have all cars got a 1 year life extension?

I'd say yes.

[Rat Catcher]

Would the "workers" have 9 hours to charge the fucker?

I'd say the MPOs are licking their brown envelopes as we doss.

[Rat Catcher]

I've convinced myself that I'm not gonna get the EV taxi next time round.When my current one needs changing.Having to put a deposit on a year in advance then maybe the grant money being gone is turning me right off.I'm likely gonna pick up some heap of shite Dacia Logan diesel as it's a lot of unwanted agro going down the EV route.Dunno how I got to this..

The free money is attractive but the vehicles are still too expensive with too many variables.

Best of luck to all that give it a go.





 

Frank Keane had 2 of the older (lower range) MG SUV types available off the shelf yesterday. September delivery for the newer one.

[mercenary for hire]

Yes RC, but I dont think the short range one would be a smart use of my money.I'd prefer the long-range version so I can keep it plated up for longer without the battery degradation becoming a problem in the later years of ownership.

Also I've still another year to decide but I'm  reluctant to put any deposit down incase they get them in early (or worse later) and I'm not ready to sign for it.I might just save for a year and see what comes up.So far just doing nothing has worked out great.

[Cool Boola]

Id hold on…The grants will increase if  they get very few takers.

[mgb1979]

Get a part worn Crypmobile .Put your Saloon plate on it no need to do any wheelie jobs and ageless use .Them are the rules so use them rules .THE NTA should arrange the lot for you .or appoint an agent .You put down the Deposit and get a ready to drive vehicle within a time frame .If Russia invade we might all get Russian Battery cars from our Comrades .

Doesn't "ageless" only apply to WAVs licenced before April 2014.
If you change to a WAV now the age limit is 15 years....... still better than the 10 year limit on Saloons. Usually a few privately owned WAVs for sale with low miles and often cheaper than a Saloon from the same year.

[Rat Catcher]

The shorter range is probably a non-runner alright, MfH... but a city gent like yourself would probably get more range out of the short range than the commuting scum would get out of the longer one. Diesel is getting increasingly frightening with four figure DPFs to add to Timing belts, clutches, etc...

[mercenary for hire]

I could do it alright RC but I like the excess range and possibly get away with charging it less often.I have been all over the country in my Prius since covid and still would like a enough range to get to Cork/Kerry.

I'll still keep an eye out for a heavily discounted secondhand leccy motor that can get the partial grant.That may be where the real value can be found.

[Malone]

Get a part worn Crypmobile .Put your Saloon plate on it no need to do any wheelie jobs and ageless use .Them are the rules so use them rules .THE NTA should arrange the lot for you .or appoint an agent .You put down the Deposit and get a ready to drive vehicle within a time frame .If Russia invade we might all get Russian Battery cars from our Comrades .

Doesn't "ageless" only apply to WAVs licenced before April 2014.
If you change to a WAV now the age limit is 15 years....... still better than the 10 year limit on Saloons. Usually a few privately owned WAVs for sale with low miles and often cheaper than a Saloon from the same year.

That’s my plan in a couple of years buy a 7 year vw caddy or something similar stick normal plate on and get 7/8 years out of it.

[Rat Catcher]

My plan was to win a brand new EV from Free Now. Alas, I didn't complete enough jobs to gain entry to the raffle.

You know when there's competitions associated with buying products and there's always a bit of small print saying no purchase necessary, send entry to PO BOX xxx. Is that a legal requirement and, if so, was it observed by Mr. Fox? ... the Mr. Fox that runs Free Now, that is not the Mr. Fox that owns loads of taxis including the one operated by the driver who won the EV from Free Now.

[Malone]

Who’s mr fox and mr fox not to familiar with either or either ?

[Rat Catcher]

Mr. Alan Fox is Free Now's GM for Ireland, France and Portugal... or some such.

Mr. Philip Fox is a bloke who doesn't drive a taxi but owns lots of taxis, including T17822 which is the taxi currently being operated by Mr. Trundle (J4830), the driver who won the EV from Free Now.

Probably nothing more to it than pure coincidence.

Please excuse my jealousy!

[Rat Catcher]

Still, jealousy aside, someone can presumably apply for the €20,000 grant as the EV is plated. It might be interesting to see what name is on the plate and what (if any) car is scrapped. Then again, it might not!

Clever of Free Now to hold back until the day before the grant scheme opened for 2022, I guess.