mytaxi Policy Change - PUC added to fares

[Shallowhal]

They'd never find their way around at night....put them on the day shift.

[mercenary for hire]

Perhaps as a compromise they could spend the first ten years doing nights until they're burned out then we'll take them aboard doing the days...

[SClass]

Nobody cares about reps or unions.They have absolutely no influence in town where the majority of drivers work.I wouldn't recognise any of them except yer man from ttbnnh..Anyway I'm delighted you're happy Erm.

Just don't expect us all to welcome mytaxis latest gesture when they're trying to get more taxis on the road by lowering the test requirements.I won't be forgetting it anytime soon.I'm good like that.

What's this talk of lowering the test requirements? I did the test 2 years ago and it took me 6 attempts to pass it, it had an almost 90% failure rate.
Why would they be trying to lower the test standard now when new entrants can't even buy their own plate?

You sure you're irish Tim

[Shallowhal]

Perhaps as a compromise they could spend the first ten years doing nights until they're burned out then we'll take them aboard doing the days...

Are you sayin i'm burned out?

[Rat Catcher]

Just limit the new guys to working nights...

If demand keeps increasing and supply keeps decreasing the point will come where we ought to take a grown up approach to working with the authorities, dispatchers and customers to redress the balance. At this stage we ought to know where burying our heads in the sand gets us.

[mercenary for hire]

If the money is there better candidates will make it through the test.I know what yer saying Rc but I certainly won't be going back to 14 hour shifts because a few morons make bad decisions on our industry.Plenty of taxis during the day shift.I done my time and would happily walk away if the test is softened up.Easier ways to make money.

[Shallowhal]

Just limit the new guys to working nights...

If demand keeps increasing and supply keeps decreasing the point will come where we ought to take a grown up approach to working with the authorities, dispatchers and customers to redress the balance. At this stage we ought to know where burying our heads in the sand gets us.

No way....we won't pay let anymore taxis in!!!

[Rat Catcher]

That seems fair but what about taxi drivers?

[The Liffey Lip]

That seems fair but what about taxi drivers?

 

[Belker]

If the money is there better candidates will make it through the test.I know what yer saying Rc but I certainly won't be going back to 14 hour shifts because a few morons make bad decisions on our industry.Plenty of taxis during the day shift.I done my time and would happily walk away if the test is softened up.Easier ways to make money.

Could ya tell me One ?

[mercenary for hire]

Ken I used to be a bike courier...It's hard to find couriers agian mostly due to licencing restrictions. I only need a bit more than a monkey a week to live comfortably and go on holiday.I don't mind throwing me leg over a bike again if things fall apart.The Taxi business is an expensive business to be in.Maybe the NTA should reconsider the 10 year rule if they don't wanna lose more older drivers who don't see the value in buying new cars for their hobby?

There's no way I'm putting a 20k car on the road every few years if I'm earning a monkey a week before expenses.Ya need to be in serious debt to be bothered doing mad hours.By the time the next downturn hits I'll have less debt which will be the decider.

[The Liffey Lip]

Do they have to have special courier insurance Mercenary? I knew a guy in London doing it yrs ago and he did very well but he paid a fortune in insurance. I'd have thought the cyclist ones get a lot of city centre drops.

[mercenary for hire]

It's like taxi driving...50% extra.So when I left I had it down to about 600 a year.You could put a brand new bike on the road for a coulpe of thousand.None of this ten year rule crap.

[The Liffey Lip]

Still off topic...I've noticed a good few of the scooter/mopeds around town later in the day. I'd say Honda and Yamaha's main sellers are automatics now. Going the same way as lorries and buses...nobody wants to use a clutch anymore.

[mercenary for hire]

After driving the automatic car it seems like a backwards step to use a manual when I have to.The yanks have the right idea.Same with all mopeds.Their designed for folks who don't care for motorbikes.

When everything goes electric auto will be the only option.
This is the future....kinda like a monkey bike.
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