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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2026, 12:01:42 am »
Pearse St... That is mad... Is the 21 after commission and what would it meter on rate 1?
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2026, 12:10:12 am »
Pearse St... That is mad... Is the 21 after commission and what would it meter on rate 1?
You remind me of a junior counsel who said "Never ask a question you don't already know the answer to".

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2026, 12:15:43 am »
I don't to be honest. I done a Bolt in the other direction to IFSC last Friday in reasonably heavy traffic, very heavy getting out of Z18 car park, probably 7-10 mins to the barrier with meter running ... then via M50 (port tunnel) so no bus lane on any of the route... 3 pax was 29 excluding DAA fee and toll... and that's only half way to Pearse St.
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2026, 05:39:40 am »
Ok new low
Hearse st to airport 21 euro
345 traffic Thursday again
So probably 30 to 40 min out and back another 30
1 hr 10 mins for a score
Lees petrol insurance etc

ZID MAKE MORE IN MCDONALD'S
uber really taking the piss now
Its at least 33 on meter with puc

Barrel scraping time....ffs

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #19 on: August 21, 2026, 07:10:09 am »
P.S. where's Hearse St?
It's a dead end. You're welcome. 8)

Yeah, I think the Hotel California is on that street.  Their motto is, "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!"
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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2026, 10:20:26 am »
Offered 6.28 this morning Silver Granite to Old Parmerstown Road .lets say Palmerstown House Pub .Laughed at it .But if I was going that way and somebody put out their hand .I probably would of said Give us a Fiver ! .
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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #21 on: August 21, 2026, 11:08:52 am »
Got offered 13.90 from northern cross to airport an hour ago. Its a 20-21 euro run typically on meter with a 3 quid booking fee and 1 passenger.

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #22 on: August 21, 2026, 11:27:57 am »
Got offered 13.90 from northern cross to airport an hour ago. Its a 20-21 euro run typically on meter with a 3 quid booking fee and 1 passenger.


  Discount will go 50% +.....  the driver taking the full hit ..... the mad cnut on here   was mocked for sayin  it last yer ....

That " discount aint far off it .....

Nobody agrees wir the mad cnut but hes always rite

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #23 on: August 21, 2026, 11:36:37 am »

Ide rather be a poor master than a rich servant

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #24 on: August 21, 2026, 12:25:23 pm »
It can't be Hearse Rd... Even the Donabate end wouldn't be 30 mins from DAP.... or would it?
Phearse St? 8)



Sorry
Pearse  st

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #25 on: August 21, 2026, 12:39:40 pm »
Getting to be a joke im on Hearse st
Want me to drive to Spencer dock and pick up going to Merrion st in traffic
8 .86

So before  30 mins or so in traffic 8 odd
Drive to pick up as far as the jobs going nearly

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #26 on: August 21, 2026, 12:41:01 pm »
I'm in town outside the Mespil and Uber keeps offering me fixed fares to the airport.Two form the Mespil hotel had differing prices up or down a euro and another across the canal on Wilton terrace was cheaper than both offers at 24.33.

The distance is the exact same from both pick ups.

Their algo is messing with us and a bit random. All those extra euros here and there add up to a lot of money.

By the way there were other jobs going to north wall from the same pick up areas and they paid 12 after commissions. Hardly worth the extra 12 to go all the way to the airport.

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #27 on: August 21, 2026, 01:27:08 pm »
Exactly
A hr and 20 min up back for 24
Crazy

WHENS THE NEXT STRIKE

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #28 on: August 21, 2026, 03:04:43 pm »
I took a job to Ashbourne off Bolt and legged it. I'm on strike until  tomorrow. Seems a bit busier all the same.

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Re: It doesn't pay anymore
« Reply #29 on: August 21, 2026, 03:55:17 pm »
Ok rathmines upper to airport 24.20
Flashed on screen
Then 5 min ltr as a normal job not taxi saver
Did it as meter not saver
39.60

We being robbed by uber

 


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