Just wondering

[john m]

 Are we  (me included )being unfair to My taxi ...You can log in or log out when you want .Tomorrow I will do 20 jobs and they will give me a bobo of 150 .Rat got a a few Biros and Rolls and a Notebook .I could probably do 20 jobs tonight as well if I wanted to .If they had the PUC  I would probably work it full time .Just thinking out loud !!!!!!!!!!

[Wingnut]

I agree John, the only thing hold me back is the pick up.

[john m]

You know how I love the App    But if they have the work .I was wondering ..Your sitting on Harcourt Street  about 12th in the Q and an App job pops up you normally ignore it but if the PUC was on that job I would take it as it would save me the trouble of waiting .If it was a short hop you still got the PUC to cover the commission and If its a good job then you can offset the commission against the PUC . Im just thinking out loud .

[Shallowhal]

Maybe you might find it therapeutic to write a list of likes and dislikes about MyTaxi John.....i'll start you off,Likes;bobos...Dislikes;No bobos.

[john m]

 If I was in charge there would be no Bonusus .I would keep it simple .Job offered job accepted fare paid .Im just wondering In a straight comparison with traditional Dispatch and apps are the Apps as bad as we paint them .This is just a topic for discussion .My perspective no PUC plus commission is an expensive way to cover work but if you only had to pay the commission then the Apps would be very competitive .

[Shallowhal]

They didn't have to add waiting time either..but they did!!
They've done everything to alienate drivers...with their ambassador, Priority, waiting time,no PUC...opting in for bobos...you name it!!

[Rat Catcher]

They're dangerous, erm... or to be more accurate we're a danger to ourselves and they know how to pull our strings. Vouchers and bonuses are great while they struggle to cover work but essentially they are struggling to cover false demand by driving folk around FOC. As long as we don't think beyond the next fiver that's great, it's putting money in our pockets. However, in the medium term they aim to have taxis available at all times kinda like during the recession and taximen desperate enough to travel for discounted fares at all times, kinda like during the recession but a bit worse.When they meet the medium term objectives the vouchers and bonuses will be consigned to history, commission will increase to 30% and they'll be working on their longer term objectives i.e. replacing us with club cars and eventually autonomous vehicles. Of course, Daimler and Uber are both proponents of rideshare so that may enter the equation at some stage, we'll at least feel threatened if we put up any significant resistance to their quest to dominate our trade.

[Wingnut]

If they got rid of the 5 mins waiting, I'd be happy to let go of scrub payments too. Ring the customer when you arrive and judging by the answer you could decide whether to wait or not. Meter goes on after the phone call.

[john m]

Rodent A bit like King Kinute we cant hold back the tide of Driverless cars I dont think we will see them in Ireland in our working life .I do take your point about stoking demand with vouchers Sort of we havent got enough drivers to cover work so we created more in the hope that drivers would see all the work we have and want to be part of it . Im just asking how big an issue is the PUC does it stop drivers doing pick ups .AS I said I will chase the work tomorrow  because there is a bonus .If there was no bonus but pick up charge then I would be up 40 yoyo to compensate me traveling to the job .I always liken Pick Ups with Ordering a Curry .If you want it delivered you pay the delivery charge if you want to go to the Curry House its cheaper . The Post man even gets paid to bring his service to your door .

[Rat Catcher]

You will chase work tomorrow because there is a bonus. You will chase work on the eve of the 2022 All Ireland final because your family is starving.

[Wingnut]

Just going back to the pick up charge, does anybody remember when the extras for luggage was factored into the existing PUC?

If we loose the PUC permanently that means we also lost out on what was left of the extras we used to have for luggage Etc.

[john m]

Well here is my thinking .Today there was a suggestion Google are going to invest a Billion in Lyft ,VW have an app called Gett and UBER Haven't Gone Away You Know .The only way those companies can get a foothold in Ireland is to offer a cheaper service so Im thinking should we be thinking of working with Mytaxi to keep the others out .I know in most business scenarios more competition is Good but in the case of the Taxi more competition is bad as the people who will ultimately pay for the competition is us .

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

what do they all have in common. They're all run by jews.
Lynk will be bought out soon enough with interest free paper money printed out of thin air.

[Taxi driver42]

Well here is my thinking .Today there was a suggestion Google are going to invest a Billion in Lyft ,VW have an app called Gett and UBER Haven't Gone Away You Know .The only way those companies can get a foothold in Ireland is to offer a cheaper service so Im thinking should we be thinking of working with Mytaxi to keep the others out .I know in most business scenarios more competition is Good but in the case of the Taxi more competition is bad as the people who will ultimately pay for the competition is us .

They havent gone away u know
Uver will try the next government up whoever it is

[The Liffey Lip]

You will chase work tomorrow because there is a bonus. You will chase work on the eve of the 2022 All Ireland final because your family is starving.

Biblical, but I tend to agree. Problem is nobody, not even our leaders, know where this will go. I got told by a foreign exec that we have the future kingpin of the EU running the show here now. Funnily enough, a certain ex-Taoiseach near Parnell Park, who saw himself as landed gentry, thought he'd end up being a big star in the old EC too. Bookies spread these rumours if you ask me.