Blue cabs (cork)

[Jack Meoff]

Yeah, it’s hard to see how some of the tiny bases are viable, some have shrunk to tiny numbers, I’d say the likes of K and arrow have less than 30 cars, probably yellow too, not sure about north side companies, but you don’t see many glen Eire cars anymore , and star seem to be missing a few.
As for Vip, blackrock, I don’t know if they are still actual companies or just the odd car with the roof sign not updated.

Yellow are struggling.
If k cabs and Arrow cabs go the Hacks will move out to Wilton.
They have around 39 cars

[Belker]

The figures themselves are easy enough to work out, take the working week as 168 hours,
that's paying a single base op about a Tenner an hour = 1,680Euro, add on the Lecky, Rent,
Phone costs, Heating, Up-keep and all the rest, brings it up close to 2,500 per week.

With 25 cars on your about breaking Even, IF they all pay ?

[Rat Catcher]

My local firm operates without a base most of the time. First parked driver answers the phone via his radio microphone, great system as you know who's collecting you, where he is and how long he'll be straight away. Ideal for a small firm and it'd be easy and virtually free to incorporate an app.

[Jack Meoff]

And yer man out in Pouladuff road is very nice to his drivers lately.

They are getting a good deal, 20% off discount is discontinued, unlimited holidays with no fees,  they are busy,
So yeah, drivers must be happy with him

Ya they are tipping away.
Even though a lot of their customers are using mytaxi.

Ironically, Satellite are also now using mytaxi to cover work they can’t get to, they only started this, this week

Done a mytaxi job from the CUH earlier on.
Elderly woman, thought it was strange she was using mytaxi.
She told me she rang using the free phone.
Sun cabs must be giving mytaxi work that they can’t cover.

[Korky]

Yeah, ties in with the talk that they are now full metered fare.

[Korky]

The figures themselves are easy enough to work out, take the working week as 168 hours,
that's paying a single base op about a Tenner an hour = 1,680Euro, add on the Lecky, Rent,
Phone costs, Heating, Up-keep and all the rest, brings it up close to 2,500 per week.

With 25 cars on your about breaking Even, IF they all pay ?

I’d say most places are paying over €10 ph, add on employers prsi, holiday pay, bank holidays, sick cover etc, wages alone are over 2k a week.
Rent, rates, insurance, telephones, licensing, accountants fees, electricity, etc.
Anything less than 30 cars is losing money.

[Belker]

2,500 or 3,000 ?
25 cars or 30 ?
We won't split hairs !

What amazes me is that none of them are Closing !

[Jack Meoff]

The figures themselves are easy enough to work out, take the working week as 168 hours,
that's paying a single base op about a Tenner an hour = 1,680Euro, add on the Lecky, Rent,
Phone costs, Heating, Up-keep and all the rest, brings it up close to 2,500 per week.

With 25 cars on your about breaking Even, IF they all pay ?

I’d say most places are paying over €10 ph, add on employers prsi, holiday pay, bank holidays, sick cover etc, wages alone are over 2k a week.
Rent, rates, insurance, telephones, licensing, accountants fees, electricity, etc.
Anything less than 30 cars is losing money.

Pay peanuts get monkey work

[Rat Catcher]

With less than 30 cars they don't need a full-time base. Either follow the system used by G Cabs in the beautiful seaside resort town of Balbriggan (as described above) or, if multiple ranks are a necessity, farm it out to National or Xpert.

[Jimmy16]

Are any bases offering just commission work or day fee in Cork or South Cork ? (For a hackney )

[Jack Meoff]

Na.
Money up front.
Prob 100.00 to 120.00 per week

[Rat Catcher]

Are any bases offering just commission work or day fee in Cork or South Cork ? (For a hackney )

mytaxi - 12% commission, virtual meter included in software supplied.

[Jack Meoff]

Are any bases offering just commission work or day fee in Cork or South Cork ? (For a hackney )

mytaxi - 12% commission, virtual meter included in software supplied.

He’s driving a Hackney though.

[Rat Catcher]

mytaxi uses hackneys.

[Jack Meoff]

mytaxi uses hackneys.

They use Limos,
Never  heard or saw a Hack in mytaxi