Uber scum spreading their vile filth

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Where have taxis in Co Cavan gone to?
According to recent figures, urban and rural areas in the Border Region are negatively impacted by taxi shortages.

Cavan is one of 23 counties with less taxi licences when compared to those of pre-Covid levels. Taxi numbers in Cavan have declined by over 14%, according to new figures from the National Transport Authority (NTA). It says these latest figures highlight “stark regional disparities” with regard to accessing essential transport.

In Monaghan there has been a 26.5% decrease in licences; 17.8% in Co Meath; 18.4% in Co Leitrim; and 19.4% in Co Longford. According to the figures, both urban and rural areas in the Border Region have been heavily impacted by taxi shortages with licences dropping by almost 19% in the same period.

This has led to criticism of current SPSV policy by various stakeholders, particularly in hospitality and tourism. “The significant decrease in taxi availability is a crippling blow to rural Ireland’s hospitality sector,” Adrian Cummins, CEO of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, said. “These businesses often rely on taxis to get customers home safely, especially after dark.

“With little to no public transport links in rural areas and without a vital taxi service, many people simply won't go out, further squeezing already strained rural businesses. The Government needs to take immediate action to address this issue before it cripples the entire industry entirely.”

Meanwhile, the decline in taxi numbers is attributed to a number of factors, including the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, an onerous entry system and costly barriers for new drivers including outlays of up to €59,000 for a vehicle alone.

The Taxis for Ireland Coalition is calling on the NTA and the Government to take immediate action to address the shortage of taxis. They propose a 30% increase in taxi vehicles by 2027 as a step towards alleviating the impact of driver and vehicle number decrease over the past decade, coupled with Ireland's population growth.

“A reliable and accessible taxi network is essential for a thriving hospitality industry and local economies,” added Kieran Harte, General Manager of Uber Ireland. “Taxis provide a safe and familiar option for visitors to Ireland and serve an invaluable service to people in rural and urban areas alike. We urge the Government and NTA to acknowledge the issue and take concrete steps to improve the supply of licensed, regulated taxi drivers and vehicles.”

[Octavia1]

Sometimes I tink the nta are a group  of decent operatives in a country that's awash with corruption from politicians to guardai....perhaps the legislation is holding uber back I don't know ,notwithstanding wat freenow are gettin away wit . All in all I'm very surprised that our incomes are largely being protected. 
My income as a day time scum driver  has definitely dropped since late last year. I would put it at approx 20% I don't know about yous lot . The restaurant association is given out bout restaurants closing can only mean things are not goin to get better ....
 

[Bob Shillin]

Urban and city are two different problems requiring different solutions. Friday night last at 3.30 am Sat, the city centre was awash with yellow lights. Three cars abreast on Leeson St with civilian traffic having to drive on the wrong side of the road. Possibly a subsidised scheme for the countryside locations, and possibly a further tariff weighting for 00.00-04.00 Fri/Sat?

[mercenary for hire]

I dont think it's money stopping drivers working the messy hours.This is a problem all over the world.All the people who came into town on the bus and dart and Luas want taxis at the same time.It was exactly like this nearly 30 years ago when I went to town drinking.You just walked until you saw an avaialble taxi.

It's not the taxi drivers job to clean up the city after other forms of transport have finished for the night.

[Octavia1]

Here's how yud solve the problem....passenger vetting.....wer vetted so why arnt the apes ?
As meself an the rite honourable gentleman  sir johnny m have bean callin for for yers .....an nta app ....an the apes have to sign up to it with ther identification an ther bank account with automatic payment before departure an auto vomit  payout button that extracts the charge like paypal ...then I'll work nites .....otherwise I ain't pickin up
Unknown filth at 2 in the morning  gee eyed , drugged up to the eyeballs that'll either puke on me
 , stab me or try an convert me to some cult from the middle east

[Octavia1]

The technology is already available
 

[taxi1990]

59,000 for  a new vehicle  like as if a new entrant would spend that on a taxi.

[taxi1990]

Sometimes I tink the nta are a group  of decent operatives in a country that's awash with corruption from politicians to guardai....perhaps the legislation is holding uber back I don't know ,notwithstanding wat freenow are gettin away wit . All in all I'm very surprised that our incomes are largely being protected. 
My income as a day time scum driver  has definitely dropped since late last year. I would put it at approx 20% I don't know about yous lot . The restaurant association is given out bout restaurants closing can only mean things are not goin to get better ....
 

The NTA aren't decent, they just know Uber isn't needed in Ireland.

Uber "we need more taxis bla bla bla" but the NTA can just take a trip into most towns on a weekend night and see us all sitting in ranks most of the night, then busy for a couple of hours, while busses are doing most of the work.

Uber and the vintners are like a spoilt little brat kids nagging their parents for sweets, FUCK OFF UBER

[Octavia1]

Sometimes I tink the nta are a group  of decent operatives in a country that's awash with corruption from politicians to guardai....perhaps the legislation is holding uber back I don't know ,notwithstanding wat freenow are gettin away wit . All in all I'm very surprised that our incomes are largely being protected. 
My income as a day time scum driver  has definitely dropped since late last year. I would put it at approx 20% I don't know about yous lot . The restaurant association is given out bout restaurants closing can only mean things are not goin to get better ....
 

The NTA aren't decent, they just know Uber isn't needed in Ireland.

Uber "we need more taxis bla bla bla" but the NTA can just take a trip into most towns on a weekend night and see us all sitting in ranks most of the night, then busy for a couple of hours, while busses are doing most of the work.

Uber and the vintners are like a spoilt little brat kids nagging their parents for sweets, FUCK OFF UBER

All im tryin to convey is that somewhere the problem can be solved tru technology.....the question we as drivers hav to ask is..   who's technology....?
Uber is sayin ther the answer ....taxi drivers are hostile to
Government involvement in knowledge of ther income ...I wud argue that tru eec laws we are already under scrutiny
An the laws are already in place wer full declaration of income is transparent because of the digital age ....i wud
Argue that in order to be 1 step ahead of uber, freenow an
Foreign internationals  that wishes to control us an our livelihoods....that we as self employed irish drivers lobby for our representatives ( the nta plus our political class) to
Work with us as drivers to solve the defiencies in service rather than work with foreign profit only companies who have zero regard for us as drivers nor the publics interests
At heart but are merely motivated by profit ....to continue to listen, court , involve these dubious actors  wit influence within the irish transport system without first consulting the troops on the ground ( us ) or the customers who are demanding a better service is not conducive to solving the problem....it is motivated by money an greed ....
Money an greed never solved jack shit
 

[watty]

I wish all these commentators would learn a bit about the business because they put pen to paper 

NTA --> Welcome to LocalHackney.ie

The Local Hackney Pilot is a grant aided pilot programme that aims to assist in the provision of part-time local hackney services in designated rural areas which cannot support a full time taxi or hackney operation. One critical feature of this special limited licence is that no Local Hackney service may replace or displace any standard taxi or hackney service already operating and providing services in any area.

The key element of this service is that it will benefit the community by providing licenced, insured, economic transport by Garda vetted drivers in local areas. A Local Hackney may only pick up passengers within a designated area of about 7 – 10km from a chosen point, normally the residence of the licenced driver. The drop off point has no restrictions, with trips to healthcare facilities and transport hubs further afield anticipated.  However, the Local Hackney may not pick up a new fare at the drop off point or any other point outside its designated area shown on the vehicle licence and area map, which must always be carried in the vehicle.

€200-300 + car would get you on the road.  Perfect part-time job for someone living in a rural area...  A publican/restaurateur could use their own car to get their valued customers home at night & then do hospital/airport runs during the day?

[markmiwurdz]

It's an unsolvable mathematics problem lads,go into any pub/restaurant in D4 any day or night and you'll get a table no problem,when Ireland or Leinster are playing at home all bets are off and they're rammed and nobody is saying we need more pubs/restaurants ,we just put up with it because we know there's mass interest in a finite amount of space but that logic is not applied to taxis and everyone expects a car to be ready for them at a time of their choosing when tens of thousands of people around them are expecting the exact same service....go figure

[Rat Catcher]

Sometimes I tink the nta are a group  of decent operatives in a country that's awash with corruption from politicians to guardai....perhaps the legislation is holding uber back I don't know ,notwithstanding wat freenow are gettin away wit . All in all I'm very surprised that our incomes are largely being protected. 
My income as a day time scum driver  has definitely dropped since late last year. I would put it at approx 20% I don't know about yous lot . The restaurant association is given out bout restaurants closing can only mean things are not goin to get better ....
 

The NTA aren't decent, they just know Uber isn't needed in Ireland.

Uber "we need more taxis bla bla bla" but the NTA can just take a trip into most towns on a weekend night and see us all sitting in ranks most of the night, then busy for a couple of hours, while busses are doing most of the work.

Uber and the vintners are like a spoilt little brat kids nagging their parents for sweets, FUCK OFF UBER

To be fair, this coalition is only jumping on the bandwagon, parroting what NPHTA have been demanding for over a decade.

IIRC, you actually agreed with their primary demands (lift the current temporary moratorium on the issue of saloon plates and simplify the geography test) on another of the many threads covering this topic?

[Rat Catcher]

Sometimes I tink the nta are a group  of decent operatives in a country that's awash with corruption from politicians to guardai....perhaps the legislation is holding uber back I don't know ,notwithstanding wat freenow are gettin away wit . All in all I'm very surprised that our incomes are largely being protected. 
My income as a day time scum driver  has definitely dropped since late last year. I would put it at approx 20% I don't know about yous lot . The restaurant association is given out bout restaurants closing can only mean things are not goin to get better ....
 

You're nuts if that's what you think, Octy. Have you forgotten all the mean and nasty things Kathleen Doyle done to us. She thought the 10 year rule would address all them immigrants driving clapped out shiteboxes... FFS, it's not the shiteboxes we wanted rid of! She thought taking the entrance exam off the Gardai would make it more difficult for new entrants... FFS, it's just the immigrants we wanted to keep out. Pure nasty is what they are, Octy... twisting our words to punish us is where they get their kicks.

[Octavia1]

Sometimes I tink the nta are a group  of decent operatives in a country that's awash with corruption from politicians to guardai....perhaps the legislation is holding uber back I don't know ,notwithstanding wat freenow are gettin away wit . All in all I'm very surprised that our incomes are largely being protected. 
My income as a day time scum driver  has definitely dropped since late last year. I would put it at approx 20% I don't know about yous lot . The restaurant association is given out bout restaurants closing can only mean things are not goin to get better ....
 

You're nuts if that's what you think, Octy. Have you forgotten all the mean and nasty things Kathleen Doyle done to us. She thought the 10 year rule would address all them immigrants driving clapped out shiteboxes... FFS, it's not the shiteboxes we wanted rid of! She thought taking the entrance exam off the Gardai would make it more difficult for new entrants... FFS, it's just the immigrants we wanted to keep out. Pure nasty is what they are, Octy... twisting our words to punish us is where they get their kicks.

Let's face it ...most cars are past it after ten yers ....if ya can't save up for ten yers to buy a new one yu must be a lazy cnut or married or sumtin .....as for migrants....I like migrants ....they do up houses then fuk off back to Poland to buy ther own gaff ....its them immigrant I don't like ....the houses that the migrants do up are given to the immigrants for nuttin....
I refemember katline crying on the telly .....poor woman ...
But anyway that uber crowd will slowly work away wit the brown envelopes an goin by this so called " government " s form for takin brown envelopes  foreign money......them uber are probably in a panic an want to get in before the rite wing nazis I'll be votin for get in an the door be shut to them .....unless the nazis take bribes aswell ....which is probly likely.....so in other words prepare to retire within a cople of yers  an buy crypto or sumtin 

[Firewall]

In my local town one of the taxi drivers said the passengers are a problem. 10 years ago punters would pay 5 quid for a local run home. Times have changed and people in rural Ireland don't want to pay more than a fiver home, you can't even put the fecking meter on without them giving out saying they are been robbed. Apps pile Uber, FreeNow and Bolt are useless in rural Ireland, because no one wants to use them, and if they do its works out more than 5 euro.

Look at Maynooth for example....busy town everyday. Friday and Saturday busy with pubs and restaurants full, enough work for taxi drivers. Sunday to Thursday fecking ghsot time in evenings and night time. What taxi drivers are gonna sit in Maynooth, mid week, with all the other drivers who are there on a Friday and Saturday, for a few local runs. They would rather sit at home and work the mid week shifts. Then it's those punters saying they cant get a taxi home, midweek, because no one is working.

A lot of these rural pubs would make money if they knew their customers would get to the pub amd have a taxi home. Would the rural pubs offer incentives to the taxi drivers to get them to work? If 4 rual pubs chipped in €25 quid each, for a driver to work, guarantee to get the customers home, then the pubs get more customers, and the taxi drivers makes money for going to work mid week.

There are no incentives for rural taxi drivers, so this is why there is a shortage of taxis. Rural pubs getting no customers, because no taxis to bring or collect the customers.