New Improved Taxi Saver

[Belker]

..... men to charge Temple Bar rates in every little rural backwater........

You have mentioned this issue multiple times Stephen and I don't understand why you think a driver in a little back water town should charge less that a city driver working the Temple bar area ??

[Rat Catcher]

How do the Hackney drivers Mr. Waldron represents calculate their fares?

The Tralee man is making most sense. If there is to be a minimum national metered fare it's those rural drivers and firms that will be put out of business and/or forced up into the cities to work.

[Rat Catcher]

..... men to charge Temple Bar rates in every little rural backwater........

You have mentioned this issue multiple times Stephen and I don't understand why you think a driver in a little back water town should charge less that a city driver working the Temple bar area ??

It's just the way it's always been done. Local firms set fares appropriate to local conditions. I did post a good example of significant differences on one of my shifts last year. Getting a score on the meter out in the county took about 10 mins -vs- up to 30 mins up above in the city. If a rural publican tried to charge €12 for a pint of plain he wouldn't last long. The National taximeter fare is essentially an extension of the Dublin Taximeter Area well beyond it's traditional boundaries of a 10 (and later 15) mile radius of the GPO. Within that area it works quite well and always has, I guess.... although...

The advent of rideshare platforms essentially opens up the entire country to all licensed drivers which does call into question the need for incremental distance based rates within the new national taximeter fare structure. Such increments are obviously intended to compensate drivers for being taken out of their normal area of operation i.e. to compensate for the return journey. Having a national taximeter area coupled with national rideshare platforms means drivers can (and do) work anywhere hence the "return" journey is now irrelevant.

[Rat Catcher]

Just to clarify, Ken... I've never suggested drivers in rural areas should charge less than drivers up above in the big cities. My contention is that they shouldn't be obliged to charge the maximum permissible rate. Drivers/firms may well enforce different rates for different clients e.g. regulars might get a set fare whereas tourists/blow ins might be charged on the meter. If NTA decide that all drivers must charge all clients the maximum permissible rate business will be lost and the impact of the next recession will be devastating.... not just to the rural drivers but to their city cousins who's work they will be forced to take.

[John m]

Today is attack day Watch everything I said would Happen .On CCTV and Security .YOUR reps said you work to long Free Now are saying Drivers are quitting early because of Safety .Solution Mandatory CCTV in Vehicles paid for by us .Free Now also going to rat on you for not paying VAT .Solution Income retention at Source. Like I ASKED BUT NEVER GOT AN ANSWER ?Who asked for this review ?

And we still dont know what Uber have tosay 15000 Taxi plate owners but 4 million passengers .Who do you think is going to win that arguement SORRY did I say Passengers I meant Voters .

The stupidest move ever made by an industry asking for a review not understanding Apps and Dispatchers have years of Data and Professional PR teams we have lads in tracksuits with seriously limited intelligence .

[mercenary for hire]

Better off just tuning out John.Those unions have very few members.I genuinely thought they'd stopped representing anyone as I haven't heard from any of them in a long time.I really don't know why or how they got meetings with government officials.They don't represent the majority of the fleet but they will be held accountable if they fuk things up.

Tune out and we might live a bit longer.

[Rat Catcher]

I hear the Indian lads have set up their own union... calling for a 24 hour withdrawal of service from all apps except Hola starting at 06:00 tomorrow (Sat 31st).

[Bob Shillin]

I hear the Indian lads have set up their own union... calling for a 24 hour withdrawal of service from all apps except Hola starting at 06:00 tomorrow (Sat 31st).

Encouraging if it's supported.

[Rat Catcher]

Not sure, BS. The few white Irish by accident of birth lads I know that work for Hola get very little off it. Presumably the logarithms ensure their own lads get first dibs.. which is fair enough, I guess.

Their withdrawal of service hasn't impacted on any of the multicultural firms they've targeted on this occasion in any event:









There seems to be no end to new unions springing up these days with very little correlation and no support for each others' protests.

[watty]

We need a 'Jesus' figure to bring us all together in harmony.  I wonder do we have a Middle Eastern driver with a hint of Judaism in their background in the fleet?  They would obviously have to drive a non-polluting EV.  It rains here a lot so sandals would be optional.

[John m]

We need a 'Jesus' figure to bring us all together in harmony.  I wonder do we have a Middle Eastern driver with a hint of Judaism in their background in the fleet?  They would obviously have to drive a non-polluting EV.  It rains here a lot so sandals would be optional.

Na Watty this game was over after dereg .Lads who got the plate and the sister got the gaff were never going to agree to anything that did not make them whole after dereg .Lads working the Kesh wanted to Working class hero and learn to smile as they kill as they were the men on the top of the hill .The lad on Roys warned you all about Workcapture .The Bobo got addictive the stickers were worn like military medals .There are too many vested interests .Lads claiming they are Reps .I spoke years ago to a TD said they knew those Groups had no Paying Members that those reps were Convenient Idiots .Call them in listin to them moaning never with Solutions leaving the Goal Open for the Taxi thingey or Others to propose Solutions .These Clowns destroyed this Industry .

[watty]

Sarcasm is the use of irony, mockery, or taunting to convey contempt, frustration, or humor

It might have been a bad joke but I was joking!

[John m]

Do you disagree with my reply ?

[Rat Catcher]

It's not a joking matter, Watty.

The wee protestant lass got me a wonderful mug for Christmas with "Jesus, Mary and Joseph... and the Wee Donkey" printed on it!

[watty]

Do you disagree with my reply ?

Yes, in so far as I understood it    We're too big a group to be organised properly, we're self-employed so no 'real' union anyways, and too many are chasing the next fiver to think beyond the next 24 hours.

Got 2 taxis yesterday.  The 1st fella was Irish driving an MG4 EV.  He lived in Enfield but worked Dublin mostly.  After 4 years, he had 300,000 km on it and was looking to scrap it and get another EV grant.  The second was Chinese driving a VW Caddy and didn't say a word.  Neither of them would strike/protest for me or you.