YOU WERE ALL WARNED by me .

[Jack Meoff]

FFS
You would think we were making thousands.
Are ye all going to the Bahamas for the crimbo with pockets full of cash.

[John m]

FFS
You would think we were making thousands.
Are ye all going to the Bahamas for the crimbo with pockets full of cash.

Did you read the original post .The regulator wants us to take Card and be associated with a dispatcher .Now all anybody on here saw was the tax man .Let me explain for those of you that are SLOW to Learn .Who pays the Dispatcher Who pays the Card Fees ? OFF Street Ranking was also mentioned eg Dublin Airport .Now who pays the Parking for off Street Ranking .Did any of you understand the Review .Its written in plain English .

[Jack Meoff]

I don’t have any problem with taxis affiliated to a base.
A lot of drivers are only good for taking people home.

[John m]

I don’t have any problem with taxis affiliated to a base.
A lot of drivers are only good for taking people home.

OK what other Business in told by the Regulator they want them to pay to work 15% to a base 1.7% to accept a card 1.50 per half hour to Rank off Street .THIS IS PRINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE IN THE TAXI REVIEW .Will they increase the Fares by 20% to cover the COSTS THEY WANT US TO PAY TO WORK .JESUS FUCKING WEPT you think its OK to HAVE TO PAY it wont be optional .

[Jack Meoff]

The way dispatch firms are going in Cork is Pay Per Job.
Fi one job a week.
2 bucks

[Horse]

I would assume that being registered with fn would count as being affliated with a base. Just because I'm registered with fn doesn't mean I have to do any work for them.

[Jack Meoff]

I don’t think FN is a regarded as a base but could be wrong.
Cloud technology or something

[Horse]

So they expect us to fork out 15% to apps AND pay a weekly base fee? Can't see that happening.

[watty]

OK what other Business in told by the Regulator they want them to pay to work 15% to a base 1.7% to accept a card 1.50 per half hour to Rank off Street .THIS IS PRINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE IN THE TAXI REVIEW .Will they increase the Fares by 20% to cover the COSTS THEY WANT US TO PAY TO WORK .JESUS FUCKING WEPT you think its OK to HAVE TO PAY it wont be optional .

We got a ~12% increase in the last fare review and part of that was some compo for us moving to card machines.

The fare review calculates the fare structure based on what an average taxi needs to work to get an average wage, bearing in mind costs etc.  If our costs were to increase because of new regulations, they'd have to increase the fare as well.  Otherwise, they'd risk drivers taking a fare increase into their own hands and illegally charging to make up the extra costs.

[silverbullet]

It's all a loada bollocks.

I wouldn't agree DMG, if mr taxman see's your tax return as a derisory monkee and your app earnings as over 25k, then he will be a knocking on your door !

A jammer nua doesn't come free, or from doing the odd job from a supermarket rank.

[Horse]

Why would fn not be regarded as a base anyway? There's no difference,  documents wise, that's needed from a base that isn't required by fn. The only difference is a weekly freight.  Are there any bases that only charge by the job, no commission and if so there'd be no difference.

[silverbullet]

I don’t have any problem with taxis affiliated to a base.
A lot of drivers are only good for taking people home.

OK what other Business in told by the Regulator they want them to pay to work 15% to a base 1.7% to accept a card 1.50 per half hour to Rank off Street .THIS IS PRINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE IN THE TAXI REVIEW .Will they increase the Fares by 20% to cover the COSTS THEY WANT US TO PAY TO WORK .JESUS FUCKING WEPT you think its OK to HAVE TO PAY it wont be optional .

The OP is about your earnings being available to Revenue. It's not compulsory to be affiliated with an old-fashioned cab company OR a taxi app. It's at best desirable.

Think of all the pensioners working off App and off old-fashioned cab companies by working the street and supermarket ranks in order to avoid a digital footprint, which in turn affects their pensions.

Can you see them aligning with the rentiers?

[markmiwurdz]

It's all a loada bollocks.

I wouldn't agree DMG, if mr taxman see's your tax return as a derisory monkee and your app earnings as over 25k, then he will be a knocking on your door !

A jammer nua doesn't come free, or from doing the odd job from a supermarket rank.

Huge "pay to play" expenses involved in this business,every score earned doesn't go straight into your pocket like a lot of punters think that it does.

[John m]

I don’t have any problem with taxis affiliated to a base.
A lot of drivers are only good for taking people home.

OK what other Business in told by the Regulator they want them to pay to work 15% to a base 1.7% to accept a card 1.50 per half hour to Rank off Street .THIS IS PRINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE IN THE TAXI REVIEW .Will they increase the Fares by 20% to cover the COSTS THEY WANT US TO PAY TO WORK .JESUS FUCKING WEPT you think its OK to HAVE TO PAY it wont be optional .

The OP is about your earnings being available to Revenue. It's not compulsory to be affiliated with an old-fashioned cab company OR a taxi app. It's at best desirable.

Think of all the pensioners working off App and off old-fashioned cab companies by working the street and supermarket ranks in order to avoid a digital footprint, which in turn affects their pensions.

Can you see them aligning with the rentiers?

READ THE LAST LINE I ADDED !

[silverbullet]

I don’t have any problem with taxis affiliated to a base.
A lot of drivers are only good for taking people home.

OK what other Business in told by the Regulator they want them to pay to work 15% to a base 1.7% to accept a card 1.50 per half hour to Rank off Street .THIS IS PRINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE IN THE TAXI REVIEW .Will they increase the Fares by 20% to cover the COSTS THEY WANT US TO PAY TO WORK .JESUS FUCKING WEPT you think its OK to HAVE TO PAY it wont be optional .

The OP is about your earnings being available to Revenue. It's not compulsory to be affiliated with an old-fashioned cab company OR a taxi app. It's at best desirable.

Think of all the pensioners working off App and off old-fashioned cab companies by working the street and supermarket ranks in order to avoid a digital footprint, which in turn affects their pensions.

Can you see them aligning with the rentiers?

READ THE LAST LINE I ADDED !

Recent consumer research has shown an increase in taxi journeys originating at taxi ranks or being
hailed directly by customers as more and more drivers and customers return to the streets in the
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evenings. This direct hail/rank practice does not attract the commission payable by drivers to a third
party app provider (10-15% of the fare), and so has its attractions for drivers when customers on street
are plentiful, such as in Dublin on a Saturday evening. Nor does a direct hail or taking from a rank
incur a booking charge of €2 to the customer.
Whilst NTA has statutory responsibility for regulating (licensing and enforcement) the SPSV industry,
taxi drivers are self-employed individuals and as such decide on their own business strategies within
the regulatory framework. Affiliation with a booking service provider or accepting work when so
affiliated is not regulated by NTA. As a result, NTA is limited in its ability to address demand issues
outside of incentivising drivers to operate during peak times.

Nothing the NTA can do about our business strategy.