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[Taxi driver42]

Maybe best to put a Maguie & Patterson to it before it turns into another Ken/ SB Toyota money pit. EV grants will be out this week or next week.

Lol

[silverbullet]

Maybe best to put a Maguie & Patterson to it before it turns into another Ken/ SB Toyota money pit. EV grants will be out this week or next week.

I'll always be haunted by that Toyota Avensis.




The f**king heap kept a Romanian mechanic's family in skiing holidays for about eight years.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

i had an 04. she was a cracker accept the head lamp fault.
the bulbs burned too hot and melted the sockets.
i got aftermaret lamps with inner modifications that fixed the problem.
what was wrong with yours.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

i forgot the car drank oil as well.
it was a fault from the factory with the engine.
i hadta pour a liter of oil in once a month.

[John m]

Maybe best to put a Maguie & Patterson to it before it turns into another Ken/ SB Toyota money pit. EV grants will be out this week or next week.

I'll always be haunted by that Toyota Avensis.




The f**king heap kept a Romanian mechanic's family in skiing holidays for about eight years.

Ah Melord I was never complicit the stickers on the Doors were a bit like Father Teds Coin just resting in my Account .The Legend that was BLACK MAX 

[Rat Catcher]

Aah those were the days... We were all excited and delighted with no PUC work to put all the Irish dispatch firms out of business. 10% commission went to 12% then 15% and now 25%.

[John m]

Aah those were the days... We were all excited and delighted with no PUC work to put all the Irish dispatch firms out of business. 10% commission went to 12% then 15% and now 25%.

The Final figure will be 40% .BLOKE ON ROYS warned yis .

[silverbullet]

Aah those were the days... We were all excited and delighted with no PUC work to put all the Irish dispatch firms out of business. 10% commission went to 12% then 15% and now 25%.

25% on taxi saver fares, which you seem all to willing to do. Along with UFF/Upfront fares there's no stopping ya.

[Rat Catcher]

I assume you mean "you" in the general sense.

Just for clarity 25% isn't for me personally, in fact as I might have mentioned on the "Free Now Gone To Shite" thread I opted out of that one at the earliest opportunity. I don't cover any of the enhanced commission fares for Free Now having opted out from Hospitality jobs years ago and I've never covered a DAP pick up for Free Now.

I don't have any problem with fixed fares. The taximeter is a relatively new introduction where I generally passively work these days and I find that north county folk, in particular, like to know what their taxi is going to cost in advance, particularly if they're travelling a reasonable distance, hence with that information they will use more taxis. Uber's rates, in my experience, are currently set as close to the taximeter as makes no difference to me.

[watty]

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... and I find that north county folk, in particular, like to know what their taxi is going to cost in advance, particularly if they're travelling a reasonable distance, hence with that information they will use more taxis. Uber's rates, in my experience, are currently set as close to the taximeter as makes no difference to me.

I wonder would people use taxis more if they were a few euro cheaper?  Is there a cadre of people out there who would visit the pub (€7/pint) if the fare was €9 but would stay at home with their cans (€2.50/can) if the fare was €11?

I sometimes wonder if we undersell ourselves?  We're at the luxury end of the transport sector (walk, bicycle, bus, car, taxi).  A bus carrying 60 people & 1 driver has economies of scale but it'll cost you if you want to be personally driven door-to-door by a professional driver?

[Rat Catcher]

It's not necessarily a case of being cheaper. They just like to know what the fare is. Most folk have some sort of horror story about being ripped off by non-local drivers. Of course they often don't take into account different rates at different times of the day/night/week but they are definitely happier knowing what the fare will be.

The price elasticity of demand is a complex topic which is well beyond the scope of our discussions but there is a proven relationship between price and demand. Demand generally increases as the price decreases.

Apps have many and varied reasons for offering discounts ranging from influencing both supply and demand to increasing and protecting their market share. I'm sure you've seen the videos doing the rounds showing the Indian lads touting their app to clients they collect for Free Now, Uber and Bolt. When they started out they didn't offer any discount but I'm sure you've also noticed that they now offer 10% discount plus no technology fees which puts them pretty close to Uber's current 20%. It's difficult for individual drivers to box off Uber work simply because Uber generally charges it's clients less than it pays us.

Free Now discounts are more complex now. The app generally says "flash discount applied" without saying how much that discount is or what it has been applied to what provided you don't change the car option from the default "Taxi Saver" selection. You might recall my wondering why they made Taxi Saver the default option back when it was a fixed €3/job discount covered by the driver. I guess that's blatantly obvious now!

[Rat Catcher]

The Luxury -vs- necessity argument is an interesting one in its own right. Prior to entry liberalisation we had a vibrant hackney sector with many firms offering budget options which gave clients (particularly in rural areas) a realistic alternative to car ownership. That sector of the market is becoming increasingly underserved. There may well be a case for restricting taxi plates to EVs under 3yo and lifting the current temporary moratorium on the issue of saloon hackney plates to enforce the luxury element and revive the budget/necessity sector.

[mercenary for hire]

.double post

[mercenary for hire]

I dunno if anyone wants hacks back.They were shit as a passenger as you had to go through a base to get one and still be left waiting ages.

I think there's a bit nostalgia here for the old days but unfortunately most of the cash is gone now so we'd only get hacks via an app paying ridiculous amounts of commission and undercutting the meter except for during the busy periods.It's not going to fix anything IMO.

[Bob Shillin]

"They just like to know what the fare is". Maybe you could persuade Uber to advertise the DOT Taxi Fare Calculator on their app to demonstrate their concern for their/our clients information re taxi fares.