Just wondering

[mercenary for hire]

Once you've switched it off you'll realise how really annoying and distracting the app work is.Mytaxi definitely aren't the way to keep the other  apps away.At every stage they've used thier dominance to fuk taxi drivers over.They days are gone when you have an advantage over your mate by using apps.

They can't even cover daytime work anymore.Drivers have moved back to the ranks which are moving nicely and Xmas is coming.No need to be giving them anything while they're refusing to act on drivers demands.

Erm yer sounding really desperate too.Drivers have been asking for years for the same things.If they haven't caved by now then why do ya wanna support them by covering their work?Turn it off and show them ya can't be bought on the one night of the week your taxi is needed most.There was a time when ya didn't need an app to work yer taxi.That was only 5 years ago.

[john m]

Merc All Im doing is stirring .But you are forgetting one or Two BIG FACTS  ! the customer likes the security and convenience of the Apps and I think they should pay for that with the PUC . The dispatchers have the clients who want to use their service we have the cars to provide that service it  seems logical to me that we should try to get the best deal for both of us .

   I was talking to a  someone that had contact with the NTA and he told me a story .Im not sure of all the details but the jist of it was .When HailO came in here first they did charge the PUC but a complaint was made to the NTA that as the law was written and HailO were not taking Bookings by Phone they could not legally charge the PUC and that is why it was dropped  .I know at the Time on Roys we pointed out that bookings had to be made by phone .If that is Correct then HailO didnt dump the PUC by choice they did it to stay in Business and simply told us they were not charging the PUC and if we wanted to cover their work one of the conditions was we couldnt charge it .

  So Im just wondering out loud Is HailO /Mytaxi the bad thing that some including me have been painting them .UBER.LYFT .and a lot of other Dispatchers have a total  Rideshare agenda and to prevent them getting a foothold Im just wondering on the other end of my keyboard is there strength in numbers and should we try to work with Mytaxi to defend ourselves against others .I posted earlier in this tread ,The more competition in the industry the more drivers will pay for that competition .I know its counter intuitive but we might be better off working with one big beast that running with the heard .Its easier in the long run to kill one lion that a whole heard of Buffalo .

 Now BEHAVE before anybody says I must of taken the Mytaxi Bribe of some Biros and Till Rolls and a Notebook to change my mind .(I did tell you the Rodent gave me his note book when he thought it was a 8/12s out of Date Diary but then took it back when he found out it was a notebook )I havent been near the Dungeon .Its just sometimes I remember what me mother use to say .Dont cut off your Nose to spite yourface .

 Anyway there you have it DISCUSS DEBATE  Im sort of thinking the main problem with Mytaxi is they are a PR disaster  they never convinced drivers that they can actually increase your earnings from a little to a lot depending on how much you use it .Im going to chase the bonus 150 today and that made me think why am I wasting time sitting on ranks  on a Normal Saturday if there is work available off rank and If I dont do it someone else will that job is never coming to a rank .

  Now Im going on Holiday on Monday so fight among yourselves and try not to break the internet .

[mercenary for hire]

If Mytaxi were legaly not allowed to charge the PUC they'd be the first to say they were prohibited by law.It would be a very easy way out of the situation they're in.

Enjoy yer hols.

[john m]

If Mytaxi were legaly not allowed to charge the PUC they'd be the first to say they were prohibited by law.It would be a very easy way out of the situation they're in.

Enjoy yer hols.

  As I said It is something I heard Third Hand but if its true it puts a different spin on it .It means it wasent them offering the PUC to grow their business it was the NTA who put an end to it .Like I said HailO were a PR Disaster no feedback with drivers .Did I tell you the Rodent went into the Dungeon and got coffee and a welcome pack.Not only did he Get Coffee but somebody in the Dungeon even Instructed him on how to use the Coffee Machine . Unlike the time I went in for training on the app and was told to wait out on the Street they were not ready for us yet

    PR is important Merc I wrote to Hailo when they started up and suggested they should have a driver on their board they said they had enough drivers in the office .The Difference between my idea of a driver and theres was the drivers they had in the office were the companies men what I was suggesting was a drivers representative putting forward the drivers point of view not a Unions or Reps point but the Ordinary Brother of the Hired Wheel .If they had of had somebody like me or the Rodent on board Stupidity like the Great Christmas 2014 bonus Debacle would never of been allowed happen we would of said its only two score we dont need the grief and if the reason the PUC was removed was the NTA then we would of gotten that message out  .As I said Merc Im just blowing Smoke but it might be an idea to try to have an honest debate and I promise  I wont even mention me Christmas 2014 outstanding contested bonus payment of 40 Euro . (twice in one Paragraph)

 Its just the BBO or Blatently Bleeding Obvious if there is work to be had on a Drivers Bonus Weekend it must be there all the time so why not cover it especially if something could be done on the PUC .

 

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

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.

Luggage charge was factored into starting fare, Wingers.

[mercenary for hire]

I know yer just stirring  John but we're being way to nice.If they don't wanna give drivers what they want turn it off.I wouldn't waste anymore time on them.It's a marketing company running a taxi app that's getting on the TAC.If they've no cover they shouldn't have a seat or any influence for that matter.Time to cut the cord.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

If Mytaxi were legaly not allowed to charge the PUC they'd be the first to say they were prohibited by law.It would be a very easy way out of the situation they're in.

Enjoy yer hols.

  As I said It is something I heard Third Hand but if its true it puts a different spin on it .It means it wasent them offering the PUC to grow their business it was the NTA who put an end to it .

 

Don`t think NTA did that. There were dispatch operator yes or no issues alright.
HOWEVER:
If`n NTA did order PUC be discarded (highly doubtful)  then the PUC charge on hotel work begs a question.

[Shallowhal]

But bubba....it's not a PUC at the hotels....it's a hospitality charge!!
I suppose you can put lipstick on a pig...but!!

[The Liffey Lip]

Remember 1, Look for a safe place. 2. Don't hurry stop and wait.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

But bubba....it's not a PUC at the hotels....it's a hospitality charge!!
I suppose you can put lipstick on a pig...but!!

No hospitality charge on the fare card. If I`m not mistaken, drivers were told to apply the PUC as it would then be given to the hotel as a dropsy hospitality charge.

[john m]

I know yer just stirring but we're being way to nice.If they don't wanna give drivers what they want turn it off.I wouldn't waste anymore time on them.It's a marketing company running a taxi app that's getting on the TAC.If they've no cover they shouldn't have a seat or any influence for that matter.Time to cut the cord.

 Fair enough Merc I could possibly maybe kindoff be persuaded if the PUC was restored to build my shift around the app I dont think we are being nice I think realism has to play some part they have the work .They are actually listening I just got a SMS confirming that I had Opted In for the next 3 weeks .I wrote to them complaining that there was ambiguity around the Opt In especially if you did not cover the work last week you might not be sure if your log in was successful .   FFS listen to meself Im beginning to sound like ..........

[The Liffey Lip]

Where ya headed, Johnny?...I hear Ibiza is hoppin' this time of the yr....crazier than Achill.

[john m]

Where ya headed, Johnny?...I hear Ibiza is hoppin' this time of the yr....crazier than Achill.

Teneriffe .Now that Space is Closed in Ibiza I wont be Raving ........Mad ...Oh I will just not in Ibiza .

[The Liffey Lip]

Lovely spot for the older swinger alright. Great golf too.

[Shallowhal]

But bubba....it's not a PUC at the hotels....it's a hospitality charge!!
I suppose you can put lipstick on a pig...but!!

No hospitality charge on the fare card. If I`m not mistaken, drivers were told to apply the PUC as it would then be given to the hotel as a dropsy hospitality charge.

I'm surprised the NTA haven't had a word with Hailo/MyTaxi regarding a charge that doesn't exist,maybe someone could drop them a line an enquire,even more surprised the cab co's haven't made some noise given that some maybe all give a lumpsum dropsy to secure their business.