Strike

[John m]

Listening to Fuckwits talking about strikes over fixed fares .You are All Independent Business owners you do not have to do them .It really is that simple .Passengers shop around like they do for ESB or Gas or Drivers shop around for Petrol or Tyres or Service its Supply and Demand ,Market forces .

I fortold all of this years ago called it WORKCAPTURE .Now the same people protesting are the same people who Offered to Cover Halo jobs with out the PUC .Now by doing these jobs they signilled their willingness to ignore the meter while others like Me refused to .Now when Fixed fares are offered they cry about the same non metered fares they were willing to work when they thought they were gaining an advantage over other Independent Business owners .Never complained when they were stickered up Ambassadores now asked to pay 25% or cover fixed fares they complain .YOU TOLD THE DISPATCHERS you were willing to work without the PUC if you did 10 jobs you were down TWENTY EURO before freight .Now because you told the Apps you were willing to work for less than the metered fares they restored the PUC then Discounted it back to the Customers with fixed fares or increased freight from you .

So while lads are complaining you made this rod for your own back .You were all warned and most of you abused the one who warned you .Told you there was a logorythm before they told you with their Gold ,Silver ,Bronze drivers .Diverted work to Ambassadores .You lost this battle before most of you even knew you were in a fight  YOU DRIVERS sold your soles trying to fuck over other drivers now lads think that those drivers you fucked over are now going to withdraw their service because you are getting a dose of your own medicine .You reap what you Sew .You built the monster .So In short look in your Mirror Meter and ask who was the First person in the Industry to give Discounts ? Answer You the man in the Mirror when you discounted the Metered fare Pick Up Charge .

Again who was willing to pay out of their pockets for access to Airport to fuck over the men with Kesh Passes he lives in your mirror as well .A lot of taxidrivers are like a teenager with a Tattoo couldnt wait to get one then regret it even though you were warned .Its your monster now own it .You built the Apps with your willingness to discount and run around for Gold ,Silver and Bronze best boy stars .



Now tell me Im Wrong !

[John m]

Think logically who would benifit from a Strike highlighting cheaper fares .Who asked for this Review  .Who is behind this Strike Nonsence .Where is the Lad from Cork who organised the last Strike gone .Only thing I saw come out of the Review was Conformation that fixed fares are Legal the Metered fare is the Maximum .Nothing on Tech Charges or Booking Fees .(A booking fee is not a Pick Up Charge ) Imagine RTE or Newspapers .Taxi drivers striking preventing people from going to work because they dont like competition .And loads of Free Advertising for the Apps .

[Taxi driver42]

Its all fucked up
But it's not just here
Uber WORLD WIDE are doing this not just here
We won't win by strike alone
Its gonna take everyone deleting the app

[John m]

Its all fucked up
But it's not just here
Uber WORLD WIDE are doing this not just here
We won't win by strike alone
Its gonna take everyone deleting the app

Not just UBER .Every App is selling you back work that use to be yours .Lads with Free Now branding running 4 other apps .That boat has sailed 42 .The race to the bottom is completed .Free Now offering better terms to lads who cover short trips from airport .Like I always said only a line of Code decides who gets Priority .If they know your happy to travel further for a pick up than the actual fare thats what they feed you .Some lads out in area 18 are tech savvy know if they only take long jobs they will be offered them first .


Whether waiting for a lift home from the airport or wanting to add more stops to your journey, Freenow’s new advancements will make it easier and quicker for you to get where you want to go. The new features include the Airport Fastpass, a Multistop feature that allows you to add up to four stops to your journey, and the Fleetview Programme.

Airport Fastpass

The Airport Fastpass technological solution to improve the experience of both passengers and taxi drivers at the airport.

At the moment, many taxi drivers waiting in the virtual queue will reject low-value trips because, after waiting for hours, they do not want to lose their place in the queue. With FastPass, they will be able to accept these trips in exchange for priority on their next return to the airport. Removing this barrier will make it all the easier for passengers to get a taxi after they’ve disembarked their flight and want to get home.

Once they complete the trip and return to the airport, they will be placed in the Fastpass queue, which will allow them to receive a new trip from the airport much faster.

Multistop

Multistop is a new feature designed to improve the experience for both passengers and taxi drivers, allowing up to four intermediate stops to be added to a single journey. Passengers can easily enter these stops from the app, while taxi drivers receive them fully integrated into their navigation system, without affecting the flow of the journey. This means that the next time you’re planning a journey, you can pick up friends and family on the way.

This option is now available in multiple counties and towns throughout Ireland, making journeys more flexible, comfortable and transparent for everyone.

The Fleetview Programme

The Fleetview programme consists of high-precision mapping to improve our route efficiency. Given the lack of public information on lanes and streets for taxi drivers in Ireland, Freenow by Lyft will map the streets of cities and towns to help passengers reach their destination faster and taxi drivers have more efficient journeys.

This technology will use a dedicated ground fleet fitted with small Fleetview devices on the windshield to collect high-fidelity geographic data focused exclusively on the country’s road infrastructure (road objects, lanes, signs, etc.). This information is essential for feeding the maps that are integrated into the Freenow by Lyft app.

Danny O’Gorman, General Manager at Freenow by Lyft Ireland, emphasises the importance of the new tech innovations:

Our focus is on creating a seamless travel experience, whether through Airport FastPass, Multistop journeys, or our newest initiative, the Fleetview Programme. By mapping Ireland’s road network ourselves, we are enabling drivers to access highly localised data that can improve estimated arrival times, cut down on kilometres driven without passengers, and support a more efficient experience for both drivers and passengers.

The use of this programme ensures that map data is fresh, local and strictly complies with data protection regulations, including the GDPR. Detailed information about the data protection setup can be found https://www.free-now.com/mapping/

All these technological innovations are available immediately in the taxi driver app, setting a new standard of accuracy and service in the taxi sector.

[silverbullet]

Its all fucked up
But it's not just here
Uber WORLD WIDE are doing this not just here
We won't win by strike alone
Its gonna take everyone deleting the app

Not just UBER .Every App is selling you back work that use to be yours .Lads with Free Now branding running 4 other apps .That boat has sailed 42 .The race to the bottom is completed .Free Now offering better terms to lads who cover short trips from airport .Like I always said only a line of Code decides who gets Priority .If they know your happy to travel further for a pick up than the actual fare thats what they feed you .Some lads out in area 18 are tech savvy know if they only take long jobs they will be offered them first .


Whether waiting for a lift home from the airport or wanting to add more stops to your journey, Freenow’s new advancements will make it easier and quicker for you to get where you want to go. The new features include the Airport Fastpass, a Multistop feature that allows you to add up to four stops to your journey, and the Fleetview Programme.

Airport Fastpass

The Airport Fastpass technological solution to improve the experience of both passengers and taxi drivers at the airport.

At the moment, many taxi drivers waiting in the virtual queue will reject low-value trips because, after waiting for hours, they do not want to lose their place in the queue. With FastPass, they will be able to accept these trips in exchange for priority on their next return to the airport. Removing this barrier will make it all the easier for passengers to get a taxi after they’ve disembarked their flight and want to get home.

Once they complete the trip and return to the airport, they will be placed in the Fastpass queue, which will allow them to receive a new trip from the airport much faster.

Multistop

Multistop is a new feature designed to improve the experience for both passengers and taxi drivers, allowing up to four intermediate stops to be added to a single journey. Passengers can easily enter these stops from the app, while taxi drivers receive them fully integrated into their navigation system, without affecting the flow of the journey. This means that the next time you’re planning a journey, you can pick up friends and family on the way.

This option is now available in multiple counties and towns throughout Ireland, making journeys more flexible, comfortable and transparent for everyone.

The Fleetview Programme

The Fleetview programme consists of high-precision mapping to improve our route efficiency. Given the lack of public information on lanes and streets for taxi drivers in Ireland, Freenow by Lyft will map the streets of cities and towns to help passengers reach their destination faster and taxi drivers have more efficient journeys.

This technology will use a dedicated ground fleet fitted with small Fleetview devices on the windshield to collect high-fidelity geographic data focused exclusively on the country’s road infrastructure (road objects, lanes, signs, etc.). This information is essential for feeding the maps that are integrated into the Freenow by Lyft app.

Danny O’Gorman, General Manager at Freenow by Lyft Ireland, emphasises the importance of the new tech innovations:

Our focus is on creating a seamless travel experience, whether through Airport FastPass, Multistop journeys, or our newest initiative, the Fleetview Programme. By mapping Ireland’s road network ourselves, we are enabling drivers to access highly localised data that can improve estimated arrival times, cut down on kilometres driven without passengers, and support a more efficient experience for both drivers and passengers.

The use of this programme ensures that map data is fresh, local and strictly complies with data protection regulations, including the GDPR. Detailed information about the data protection setup can be found https://www.free-now.com/mapping/

All these technological innovations are available immediately in the taxi driver app, setting a new standard of accuracy and service in the taxi sector.

Fast pass ensures you get to do TWO heavily discounted jobs.

Sheesh!

[John m]

But they are still at it .PRIORITY .So the game is rigged .Thats the line lads need to heed .You scratch our back gathers no moss (Did you see what i did there ) For those who missed it Moss dosent grow on a rolling Stone !

[silverbullet]

The taxi touts in ZONE 18 seems to be driving nice cars.

If you or I touted there we'd be fined and told "You should know better".

[Taxi driver42]

Ah well we fucked
Cancel the strike its pointless

[John m]

Ah well we fucked
Cancel the strike its pointless

42 when you drop at the Port and there are over 200 drivers excluding the Kesh queing for crumbs .Its fucked .I turn down port jobs after 6.30 AM .nothing on way back only traffic .

[Taxi driver42]

Why u out so early??

[Rat Catcher]

Did you ever get that bonus from Free Now / MyTaxi, erm?

I'm not sure what they are hoping to gain from a strike - or who they are. Abolishing the national maximum fare regulation probably isn't a realistic outcome and NTA (theoretically) destroying the trade outside of the big cities with a new national minimum rate card would be counter productive. I think NTA have already suggested making us buy smart meters so I guess they could use that technology to geofence any minimum prices order but even that is probably a long shot. More likely that we'll pay the grand or whatever it might be for the new clever meters and they'll conclude that the current system is good enough.

Uber probably has a lot more to gain from drivers highlighting the availability of lower rates to the very clients whose commutes we are disrupting. Similarly, it is bound to lead to calls for "proper Uber" from consumer groups, calls that could be readily satisfied by lifting the current temporary moratorium on the issue of saloon hackney plates. Of course, that would likely ultimately find favour with many of the very migrant drivers who are manning the picket lines as it would free them from the grips of the platelords and allow them run their own businesses while passing on some of the cost savings to the travelling public. Such a strategy would also find favour within (local) Govt as it would serve to fully restore a service that provides a realistic alternative to private car ownership, particularly in areas with no, or significantly overstretched, bus or rail services.

That said, I will support any group's withdrawal of service myself as I always have. As noted, I have no idea which union(s) is/are organising or supporting this action but the last protest produced an unexpected benefit in the formation of the Tap A Taxi Cooperative Society so, who knows, this one may generate similarly beneficial results. I guess it's possible (however improbable) that sensible demands such as a ban on below cost selling, a cap on surge/technology fees and a maximum prices order governing base fees/commission charged by licensed dispatch operators could be on this crowds agenda?

It's unfortunate timing for Tap A Taxi. Given that the firm evolved from industrial action one would assume it will have to support any further strikes by switching it's service off for the duration of any official withdrawal of service. Pissing off the clients it's put considerable effort into attracting may well be a bitter pill to swallow.

[Rat Catcher]

The taxi touts in ZONE 18 seems to be driving nice cars.

If you or I touted there we'd be fined and told "You should know better".

To be fair there's no shortage of taximen buying brand new EVs... must be some money in that game!

[John m]

So the Strike is Thursday 13 th  Read the Poster PEACEFUL Protest in capitals .No named individual or organiser but I think I know who is behind it .So The idiots do not understand the Regulation .The Meter is the MAXIMUM fare .The Dispatcher YOU work for may offer a lower fare .This is not a Discount just a lower fare than the metered LEGAL MAXIMUM FARE .it is your decision if you work for them or not .There are metered fare Apps like Tap App ..People saying Dispatchers are charging more .They can legally do that .UBER or FREE NOW are NOT TAXI APPS .They are Booking apps that taxi drivers utilize to achieve fares .That is their legal status .They have Dispatchers Licences to allow them Dispatch the fares to licenced  drivers who are covered by the Maximum Fare .If The Booking App charges a Booking Fee that is a Private arrangement between the rider and the Booking App a separate contract from the one we have with the Apps ..Now all the reviews and protests wont change this its a commercial arrangement which has two parts .The passenger and the App and the App and the Service Provider . The Taxi regulation only covers the part of the contract between the Dispatcher and the licenced driver ,the other part is commercial .Now if you think blocking the streets and RTE and other media asking why you are protesting and you say because UBer and Free Now charge you less and think you are going to get any sympathy .More likely Rural TD will say so UBER is cheaper and then look to introduce Rural Rideshare which will see more licenced taxies working the big cities by renters .

Asked this before Who organised last years protests who asked for a review of the industry .Did any of these people ever read the Goodbody report .If I was a Dispatcher I would be laughing me bollox off at whoever decided this was a good idea to give us free advertising .I would bet a lot of lads protesting will have UBER or Free Now stickers .Never complained when they were ambassadors being fed the work .Now when you get fucked over you complain .Too late you created this monster .

[Rat Catcher]

The objectives stated seem perfectly reasonable to me. As you note licensed drivers are subject to a maximum prices order and other regulations. Surely it's time licensed dispatch operators were similarly regulated.

This is the eFlyer I received:



It seems to be from another new union, Voice Of Taxi Drivers Ireland.

I'm not a member of that or any other union and I don't think I'll be able to attend on the day in question but I will support the action by either finishing work before noon or withdrawing my service for the entire day... and I will support any withdrawal of service called in conjunction with their campaign.

[John m]

So any body printing an AI poster and you wont go to work .Who is behind this ? Is it a 4 year old kid with Grok on his Eye Phone .PEACEFUL PROTEST why would it be otherwise ? To Ensure Transparancy for Passengers UMM so they are in favour of FIXED FARES I take from that .