Blue cabs (cork)

[Korky]

Just heard that blue cabs are gone, they were the north sides premier taxi company a few years ago, Arrow cabs having a meeting this week, not looking good.

Update, Blue cabs still open, news was incorrect.

[Jack Meoff]

How will they get up the hill now ?

[Belker]

That's the first base to close in many years.

[Korky]

That's the first base to close in many years.

There were a few closed a couple of years ago, Apollo, shandon, b-line, rochestown, but yes, since the upturn most have held their own until now. Lots of drivers saying they earn more from mytaxi than from their base, and it’s difficult to justify paying both.
Don’t know how true it is, but I heard sun cabs are going full fare, halving their base fee and adding a pay per job system.
Also I still see a sign in yellow cabs advertising “no call out charge and no extras”.... how can any driver pay for that work?

[Belker]

I know Shandon cabs did close, but I think the others just merged with other cab companies,
but open to correction on that.

When I first started in this game in '09 there were lots of cabs with stickers splattered across
their passenger doors stating "No Extras". Those days have long since passed, maybe the day
drivers still need to offer incentives to attract punters, but the night time drivers don't !

[Jack Meoff]

Sky cabs
Tele cabs
Euro taxis
Ace taxis
BTown cabs
As was said above these prob merged with another company.

[Korky]

Sky cabs
Tele cabs
Euro taxis
Ace taxis
BTown cabs
As was said above these prob merged with another company.

Some of those are gone 20 yrs... you could add in amber, metro, Joyce, Douglas etc to that era,
Yes, B-town were bought and relaunched as satellite, who also took over Ace and Dj
Sky closed and the drivers transferred to Apollo (a few went to Wilton), Apollo then closed and went into arrow, as did b-line and shandon, and now arrow are themselves struggling. Euro was a breakaway from Coop, and I think most of them went back there.

[Jack Meoff]

Euro wasn’t a breakaway from the Coop.
Came about when deregulation happened.
K Cabs nearly gone also.

[Korky]

Euro wasn’t a breakaway from the Coop.
Came about when deregulation happened.
K Cabs nearly gone also.

Yeah, I heard k often only have one car working midweek nights ...
the next 6 months will see big changes

[Jack Meoff]

Think they don’t have someone on the base overnight.
If a driver  wants a job go into the base and wait for the phone to ring.
Sur the owner is on mytaxi also.

[Korky]

The funny thing is, all the companies that are in trouble are the ones that charge flat meter,  the companies charging full (or close to full) fares seem to be doing ok. Which is good to see, drivers no longer being screwed to pay a ton a week to cover hugely discounted fares. I really expected mytaxi to lose ground in cork when they introduced the €2 puc... and they did for a couple of weeks, but seem to be getting busier by the day again now.

[Belker]

Some of those are gone 20 yrs... you could add in amber, metro, Joyce, Douglas etc to that era,

Where was the old Douglas taxi base ?
Was it pre DJ ?

[Jack Meoff]

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

[Korky]

Some of those are gone 20 yrs... you could add in amber, metro, Joyce, Douglas etc to that era,

Where was the old Douglas taxi base ?
Was it pre DJ ?

No, Dj were first, they opened in a bungalow in Douglas where Topaz is now.... Douglas only lasted 3 years, they were upstairs by the walkway into Douglas gaa, by the traffic lights near Apache pizza

[Korky]

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