Author Topic: Taximen Protest Wed 28th Oct 2026  (Read 1785 times)

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Re: Taximen Protest Wed 28th Oct 2026
« Reply #75 on: October 28, 2026, 12:21:39 pm »
To build a political movement from a taxi protest? No chance...  very few of us vote.... but any political support we can attract ought to be welcomed.
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Re: Taximen Protest Wed 28th Oct 2026
« Reply #76 on: October 28, 2026, 12:44:05 pm »
To build a political movement from a taxi protest? No chance...  very few of us vote.... but any political support we can attract ought to be welcomed.

Nobody has a interest in taxis except taxi drivers
We do vote but for the wrong party's most of us can't spell let alone lead a revolution
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Re: Taximen Protest Wed 28th Oct 2026
« Reply #77 on: October 28, 2026, 12:47:17 pm »
The stated objectives seem pretty clear to me.

The men protesting have attracted political support from many quarters, most notably People Before Profit and should welcome that support.

Obviously Govt/NTA will gauge the level of support for Uber in it's current form from how well or poorly supported relevant protest action proves to be.

The erm has expressed his support for Uber and has gone as far as to suggest that he favours further reductions in the rates paid to drivers by Uber. Initially that struck me as bizarre given that he was on this very forum whinging about Uber reducing the rates it pays him on a Sunday for two or three weeks in a row before that change of heart. However, he has justified his latest stance by explaining that he believes that covering the reduced fares will force those drivers who can't afford to cover them (immigrants in the main) out of business and ultimately result in Uber increasing the rates it pays remaining drivers. Personally, I don't think either of those things will happen.

I'm sure other drivers have other reasons for supporting Uber and that is their right.

How is Kaspa doing these days?

Kaspa is doin fine .... wer bout bottom of bear market .... ultimately itll probly take 10 yers before  apes are paying for ther robot taxis in crypto but its coming ..... in the mean time chill ou relax an stop lookin at charts .... as i said last week ..  ya dont invest in a pension  an watch its performance chart  every day.... thats  mental illness  not investing .....


As regards  pigs before profit ...if barrot  an murphy the champagne socialists an jihadi jew haters are involved in the protest today ide be very surprised...ther more interested in the jihad an requesting apes to join in the burning an looting of europe an want it here ..... I find it intriguing that the munskins and the  purple hair lgbt  headcases allianance   that theyed murder that are burning europe have done so in all jurisdictions  that the right  have made political  gains lately .... I guess they dont like  the idea of democracy ...

I wudnt discount wat johnny m is saying neither  bout other agendas at play if that wat hes implying .....

As for me its all a load o bollix as the good doc wud say ......
 The real power is in yur finger tips  jus DELETE  UBER  ..... it really is that simple  but  taxi drivers aint know  for ther intelligence
Are they ....

The opportunity has been given to all drivers wit   great initiative   by driveres for drivers to produce an irish taxi driver app  for all drivers  no matter
Ther creed nor  colour and it has been under attack on social media  by not only uber bots an paid sabateurs  but also the stickered up priority brigade   who see it as a threat  to ther priority an who on the one hand boast about ther priority  an earnings  an now are giving out about the 25% commission  they are paying to ther masters .... now they want to protest  about the very system they wer actively involved in and assisted these apps in ther implementation....

I for one as you all know have bean warning on here about this for at least 10 years .... now its time to say  I told you so ....

Thankfully I dont need the taxi anymore as its only something to drive up the bus lanes  and to alleviate middle-aged boredom.....

Most dont get it yet but as I said a yer ago on here you are all unemployed.... I realised this a long time ago .... ill giv yis one more bit of advice .... prepare for it now .... dont wait till its gone completely... be proactive in the transition ....

In the mean time  ill support tap till the very end and I commend them for actually doing something rather than talkin a load o shoite for yers  on the internet like meself an so many others for decades ..... they are your last hope


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Re: Taximen Protest Wed 28th Oct 2026
« Reply #78 on: October 28, 2026, 01:21:17 pm »
Over 800 people on hospital trollies waiting to be admitted to hospital.  That means they're sick enough to warrant being in hospital but they have wait for the 800 people ahead of them to get the fukk out!

Big train crash in Spain.  64 dead so far.

Bad day to be protesting about taxis...
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Re: Taximen Protest Wed 28th Oct 2026
« Reply #79 on: October 28, 2026, 01:38:03 pm »
Over 800 people on hospital trollies waiting to be admitted to hospital.  That means they're sick enough to warrant being in hospital but they have wait for the 800 people ahead of them to get the fukk out!

Big train crash in Spain.  64 dead so far.

Bad day to be protesting about taxis...

I don tink many are aware that the largest unprecedented cyber attack  is underway .... iran , north korea  Russia an probly china
Are now engaged in ww3 .... the first weapon bean  already deployed  an ta get lot worse ....

The eec  run oirish " government " response was tu issue a " take yur iodine tablet  "   leaflet sort o ting ... put a cople liters o water an a potty  under the bed .... an a tin o beans under the stairs.....

Poor cnuts


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Re: Taximen Protest Wed 28th Oct 2026
« Reply #80 on: October 28, 2026, 04:02:33 pm »
I don't discount the erm's agenda. I just don't see it working on either count. Deleting Uber might have worked when Derek instructed his union members to delete it but he got no support from any of the other unions. It's too late for that now. They have enough work to make a case for p2p rideshare if taxi drivers don't want it. While they might not get p2p they'd probably settle for the temporary moratorium on the issue of saloon hackney plates being lifted.
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Re: Taximen Protest Wed 28th Oct 2026
« Reply #81 on: October 28, 2026, 05:33:58 pm »
Its a grand  hobby  ... sumtin to top up yur owld age pension owld fuks ....  if yur lucky enough ta hav  the oap  .... yu made a very shrewd move gettin yur learner driver teachin license.... thers bout a dozen learner cars round me estate reversein round corners at any one time ...

All the immigrants dependin on a taxi  to pay rent an bring up kids are absolutely fucked ... they wer hoodwinked and used ... again they can drive a bus ... the benifits are for life  and very generous, ya cant be sacked  with unlimited overtime a nice pension you can  pay extra into  matched by the company and 30%  added by the government.. so it miten be as bad as they tink ....
Ill keep supporting tap   ... protest days are over for most of the owlfellas on here ... half yiz hav one foot in the grave ... then thers the robots .... theyll be here sooner than most believe

 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-05-26/385/
 
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Re: Taximen Protest Wed 28th Oct 2026
« Reply #82 on: October 28, 2026, 08:22:33 pm »
It mightn't be as bad as you think.

Great turnout. Well done all.

The few lads I spoke with were very much focused on abolishing fixed fares and saver fares. There was no mention of any wider agenda and unlike any protest I've attended in the past there was no collection plate.

I didn't see any Uber branded cars in the convoy. There was some Free Now branded cars, probably rentals... some crossed out with masking tape.
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Re: Taximen Protest Wed 28th Oct 2026
« Reply #83 on: October 28, 2026, 08:51:07 pm »
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