Charge our customers to dilute our work

[Octavia1]

So wen we type in €10  on an account job thats on the meter puc included....fleenow  take €11 out of customers bank  account ....?
On  cash jobs we can only   charge €10  wats on the meter ...
€ 11 would be illegal obviously so I don't know how this is even possible ....Still don't get it 

[mercenary for hire]

They can just scrap all cash work.It might suit them to do so with drivers making up their own prices on cash jobs.That's what Uber does.

[John m]

So wen we type in €10  on an account job thats on the meter puc included....fleenow  take €11 out of customers bank  account ....?
On  cash jobs we can only   charge €10  wats on the meter ...
€ 11 would be illegal obviously so I don't know how this is even possible ....Still don't get it 

Ok let me try this .the tracking algorythim tells them how much the fare should be .They probably have noticed they are losing fortunes as drivers enter the wrong Fare (I dont If I accept the Job I pay them their ransom ) So they might of done the sums and worked out if they Go all Card Only they eliminate that issue Plus they train the Customer to stick with the App when they have a Card Payment non App alternative .They cover less work but get a larger take .

[watty]

My kid wants an eScooter for his birthday.  Can I charge a €1 'technology fee' if I stick up a poster in my taxi?

[Bob Shillin]

So wen we type in €10  on an account job thats on the meter puc included....fleenow  take €11 out of customers bank  account ....?
On  cash jobs we can only   charge €10  wats on the meter ...
€ 11 would be illegal obviously so I don't know how this is even possible ....Still don't get it 

This is how they propose doing it. "
6.3. The Technology Fee shall be charged by FREE NOW to the payment methods added for Pay by App in accordance with section 4 above. Where the User chose to pay by cash for the completed trip, FREE NOW shall automatically effect payment of the Technology Fee through another private payment method registered by the User. Where no payment method has been provided via Pay by App by the User, FREE NOW may suspend the User from using the FREE NOW app until full payment of the Technology Fee is effected in line with this section 6. FREE NOW reserves the right to require the User to register an eligible Pay by App payment method to collect any outstanding payments of the Technology Fee, and may restrict access of the platform/service until these fees are discharged in full. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, the User unconditionally accepts and agrees to FREE NOW effecting payment of Technology Fee in the manner described in this section 6.3. The Technology Fee shall not be collected by SPSV Driver on FREE NOW’s behalf; for the avoidance of doubt, SPSV Driver shall have no entitlement to charge Users the Technology Fee or any similar fee, or to receive any proceeds from the Technology Fee."

[Bob Shillin]

D'jever wonder is it a "good cop, bad cop" game with FN and Bolt, as Mercedes DB are invested in both of them, and they will just regularly leap frog the increases between them, and pretend tht it's competition. I don't think that I have yet seen them both offering driver promotions at the same time.

[Octavia1]

So wen we type in €10  on an account job thats on the meter puc included....fleenow  take €11 out of customers bank  account ....?
On  cash jobs we can only   charge €10  wats on the meter ...
€ 11 would be illegal obviously so I don't know how this is even possible ....Still don't get it 

This is how they propose doing it. "
6.3. The Technology Fee shall be charged by FREE NOW to the payment methods added for Pay by App in accordance with section 4 above. Where the User chose to pay by cash for the completed trip, FREE NOW shall automatically effect payment of the Technology Fee through another private payment method registered by the User. Where no payment method has been provided via Pay by App by the User, FREE NOW may suspend the User from using the FREE NOW app until full payment of the Technology Fee is effected in line with this section 6. FREE NOW reserves the right to require the User to register an eligible Pay by App payment method to collect any outstanding payments of the Technology Fee, and may restrict access of the platform/service until these fees are discharged in full. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, the User unconditionally accepts and agrees to FREE NOW effecting payment of Technology Fee in the manner described in this section 6.3. The Technology Fee shall not be collected by SPSV Driver on FREE NOW’s behalf; for the avoidance of doubt, SPSV Driver shall have no entitlement to charge Users the Technology Fee or any similar fee, or to receive any proceeds from the Technology Fee."

I know drivers will shortly be legally obliged to have a card reader ....but the " clients"  are legally entitled to pay by cash ....seems bullyboyish wat ther doin .... bolt wud clean up with migrating " clients " who don't trust payin by bank account ide imagine

[Octavia1]

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0718/1310938-free-now-taxi/


Mad cnuts 

[John m]

Think about it .They get Ludmilla or Igor in a taxi from the Google Ghetto up to O Connell Street 7 euro on the meter .Their share 105 but if Ludmilla takes a scooter or bike they might get the same money without those pesky drivers .With all the pedestrianisation of the city center taxis wont be a great way to get around .The future is non peddelable bike or scooter .

[Octavia1]

D'jever wonder is it a "good cop, bad cop" game with FN and Bolt, as Mercedes DB are invested in both of them, and they will just regularly leap frog the increases between them, and pretend tht it's competition. I don't think that I have yet seen them both offering driver promotions at the same time.

Tink ya hit the nail on the head ther Robert

[watty]

Think about it .They get Ludmilla or Igor in a taxi from the Google Ghetto up to O Connell Street 7 euro on the meter .Their share 105 but if Ludmilla takes a scooter or bike they might get the same money without those pesky drivers .With all the pedestrianisation of the city center taxis wont be a great way to get around .The future is non peddelable bike or scooter .

Hmmm.  I avoid the city centre as much as possible so who knows....

A lot of my customers are women who are likely to have paid €150 for their haircut and another €150 for the outfit.  They are not using public transport or scooters to get to work or the pub.  They are gonna turn up immaculate.  Same with the pink euro.  Another big part of my customers are people working minimum wage in Tesco etc.  They are lazy fukkers who want to be driven from their bed/front door to work.  They'd probably fall asleep if they have to stand up on a scooter    Taxis will always be needed!

Vive La Taxi     

[silverbullet]

Did you realize what they said .They are charging a Euro not that Drivers are getting that Euro .So how do they charge the Euro to non Card Customers .Will the Driver have to pay it .It cannot be added to the metered fare its not part of the metered fare ?

If a driver is stupid enough to do a bribe/ hospitality job they get charged €2.00 to pay the bribe to the hotel, the punter, in turn, gets charged €1.00 bribe/technology fee for using an App'. The driver also pays a 15% commission on top of all that, then there are banking fees and credit card fees. If only Generation Z could learn to raise their arm in a Heil style they'd save themselves and their drivers a small fortune.

[mercenary for hire]

Speaking of hospitality jobs I got one earlier from the Raddision Golden Lane.The same kip that wouldn't allow me to use their jax a few months ago.All we can do is accept then block them after driving around with another fare for 20 mins.The hotels will get the hint eventually.

[silverbullet]

Speaking of hospitality jobs I got one earlier from the Raddision Golden Lane.The same kip that wouldn't allow me to use their jax a few months ago.All we can do is accept then block them after driving around with another fare for 20 mins.The hotels will get the hint eventually.

Or leave a full piss bottle under your car when you pull up, when you see the punter approach simply drive off whilst avoiding said bottle. If they want to take the piss, you're only leaving it.

[Justin Time]

 A Sunday Times journo tweeted about this earlier today he said,

 "FreeNow is adding a €1 "technology fee" to all bookings from August, presumably on top of the €2 booking fee. This means the meter will read €7.20 on weekends and evenings before you even get in the cab. And if there are three people with you it will read €10.20."
"Taxi fares are also due to increase by 60c from September. The above figures will then be: €7.80 and €10.80"

Later he tweeted "There is an error in my tweet - the €1 technology charge will be charged via the app, and will not appear on the meter. It makes little difference to the customer though."

So "if" it makes little difference to the customer,who takes the 1 euro hit? , the driver?

It's about as clear as mud