DAA (Pre-booked) Permit

[Rat Catcher]

I think I done that when I was with City Cabs... ended up being one of 2 or 3 City Cabs workers with a kesh permit for that short period!

[Rat Catcher]

I've sought clarification on a few issues - using the form on https://www.dublinairport.com/contact-us/car-parking - as follows:

As the owner and operator of a NTA licensed taxi I am considering purchasing a Taxi Permit (Pre-Booked Only) in accordance with regulations referenced on the following link:

https://www.dublinairport.com/b2b/airport-suppliers/taxi-operators/taxi-permit-pre-booked-only

However, I find some of the conditions attached quite confusing and, as such, I would be obliged if you could clarify the following:

Is such a permit required regardless of what car park is used or is it specific to any particular car parks?

Assuming the (proposed) ban on taxis joining virtual queues while on Dublin Airport grounds is not abandoned on foot of lobbying on the part of licensed dispatch operator and significant consumer of advertising space within Dublin Airport terminals, Free Now (Licence No. DH12510) - in accordance with it’s expressed intention - will (or do) enforcement officers/agents have the power to
i) seize and/or access smart telephones which may be visible within licensed taxis
ii) search persons and/or vehicles with a view to seizing and/or accessing concealed devices
and would obtaining a permit consent to any such additional powers as may be deemed appropriate to the enforcement of conditions attached to such permits?

Does the (proposed) ban on collecting passengers on foot of pre-bookings from premises including the specified public house and hotels on the Dublin Airport campus extend to all taxis and:
i) if so, have the public house, sports and social club, hotels and other business on the campus been advised that they are not (or will not be) allowed order taxis to collect staff or clients from their premises and do you envisage any impact on road safety either on or off the campus as a result. Potential implications could include encouraging intoxicated clients of hotels to drive themselves or walk around roads / car parks / etc in search of lifts / taxis.
ii) if not, which taxis are or will be permitted to serve such clients i.e. those with or without what permits?

Are the drivers of licensed taxis currently allowed to patronise (retail) businesses on the Dublin Airport campus, in particular (as mentioned within the above link) Circle K and McDonalds and, if so, will that remain the case in respect of both permit holders and non-permit holders.

Your attention to the same is very much appreciated and I look forward to your response.

[mercenary for hire]

Does the DAA own the land at Kealys pub too?

[Rat Catcher]

Kealy's car park is mentioned as a place you can't pick up so I guess they must own the car park at least. Not sure if the ban on taxis from ALSAA extends to the main ALSSA campus or just the swimming pool, probably shoulda asked about that too but I never remember everything these days!

Kealys is a hospitality job on Free Now so, as far as I'm concerned, they can go fuck themselves anyway!

[mercenary for hire]

The management at Airside and all the other surrounding industrial parks will be pissed off.I really don't see what the DAA can do about the taxis just driving around doing laps inside the airport.Unless they change the layout of the airport not too much is going to change.If anything the airport traffic will just get worse for everyone.

[Rat Catcher]

I suppose the dispatch operators should purchase or rent sufficient land sufficiently close to their desired pick up points or run shuttle buses to locations further away. It'd be easy for me to say it doesn't effect me because I don't use (virtual) ranks at DAP but I have observed up to 76 cars parked on the Free Now virtual rank so I guess that equates to 76 cars not competing with me for non DAP work. Conversely, removing or hampering that service will leave DAA with even longer queues at their official stands than is currently the case. A left wing Govt might eventually remedy that by extending deregulation to Dublin Airport.... or the current Minister and/or NTA might just make DAA privatise the official stands e.g. by contracting Free Now to run the entire taxi service at DAP.. In short, it doesn't really bother me regardless of whether it should or not. I'll probably buy a permit but won't get overly upset if it's confiscated because I drop into Circle K or McDonald's or whatever.

[Horse]

What’s the story if the taxi wasn’t from Dublin

Use the standard Carpark meet the customer in arrivals walk them to the car .Either way you pay to park for the pick up .

How much does the standard car park charge John m ?

I know I had to pay €3 to get out of zone 18 after collecting my Mother from DAP last August, I didn't mind as I was adding it on to her bill anyway, she was already getting the 'Family 10% discount' (but with PUC) and no way was I picking up any of her car-park or Toll charges !

Ah here Ken, what the actual fcuk??? 

[Horse]

I hope your messing, yid have to be. Or rather you BETTER be.

[watty]

@ Horse - He really did charge the woman who gave birth to him a few hundred euro to drive her to Cork.  He wrote about it on here.

Does the (proposed) ban on collecting passengers on foot of pre-bookings from premises including the specified public house and hotels on the Dublin Airport campus extend to all taxis and:
i) if so, have the public house, sports and social club, hotels and other business on the campus been advised that they are not (or will not be) allowed order taxis to collect staff or clients from their premises and do you envisage any impact on road safety either on or off the campus as a result. Potential implications could include encouraging intoxicated clients of hotels to drive themselves or walk around roads / car parks / etc in search of lifts / taxis.
ii) if not, which taxis are or will be permitted to serve such clients i.e. those with or without what permits?

   well spotted, sir!

[Horse]

Nah, I doubt it watts. There is no way any man, taxi driver or not, would charge any member of their family, let alone mothers, for any lift anywhere. Ever. EVER! Nah, he's messing, he has to be.

[watty]

Next time get your mother to fly into Belfast.  Then you can travel from Belfast to Cork without passing a traffic light!  You'll also be able to charge her more
 

That would be just plain nasty Watty, the lady is a pensioner after all and doesen't have a whole lot.
The DAP/Cork fare was €555 but I only asked fer €500 with her 10% discount fer her cleaning the cab.
Granted I did start the meter a tad early passing fookin Tallaght on the way up and thinking to myself "When in Rome !".

Maybe he'll come on and say he was spoofing all along?

[Horse]

He'd fcukin want to

[Belker]

Next time get your mother to fly into Belfast.  Then you can travel from Belfast to Cork without passing a traffic light!  You'll also be able to charge her more
 

That would be just plain nasty Watty, the lady is a pensioner after all and doesen't have a whole lot.
The DAP/Cork fare was €555 but I only asked fer €500 with her 10% discount fer her cleaning the cab.
Granted I did start the meter a tad early passing fookin Tallaght on the way up and thinking to myself "When in Rome !".

I do remember she was a tad miffed when I insisted on cash and had to bring her to an ATM to get it because she was tired after her 10 hour flight from the US and the 2 hour drive home but she did it anyway, and I got No Fookin Tip !!

[Horse]

I'm not talking to you anymore.  You're a hungry bastard pal. Charging your own mother? I mean what the fcuk? Don't talk, comment or even read any threads I'm in. I want nothing to do with you. Un fcuking believable.

[Horse]

Just for reference , does anyone on here charge members of their own family for a lift? Anyone? Any takers? No? Didn't fcuking think so.