Taxi meter re programming

[Shallowhal]

heard an absolute beaut there earlier on.
Joe, a fella told me that everything is connected to the system now. If you don't get your meter changed and sealed by 01 February the Gardai know about it and they'll send you out an automatic fine. 

They can't even give a date for a reseal but i guess the state police can skew any figures they want...when they want!!

[Cool Boola]

Was 2 hours in Ballymount 2day waiting for a reseal.Cash cows have to queue up to be milked and nobody shouting Moo

[Rat Catcher]

heard an absolute beaut there earlier on.
Joe, a fella told me that everything is connected to the system now. If you don't get your meter changed and sealed by 01 February the Gardai know about it and they'll send you out an automatic fine. 

That's the way it should be... almost. It's only an offence to operate a taxi without the meter being correctly programmed so there would have to be some input from dispatchers like mytaxi and Whistle to ascertain that the offending vehicle is actually working. Also, one doesn't have to get the meter sealed, making an appointment which one can cancel up to 48 hours before the same is scheduled suffices.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

when I was in school you had to pay a few quid to use a locker.
At the beginning of the year I'd lash a couple of padlocks and claim a couple for myself without paying up.
A few of the other lads used to do the same.
Aware that this might happen the principal would make an announcement that they know who has and has'nt paid up to use a locker and they're gonna get in big trouble etc.
Feckin eejits used to swallow it hook and line and there'd be a queue of yunflas battling their way to hand their money up to the principal.
When I heard that today that's just what it reminded me of.

[Belker]

You're not supposed to book a sealing appointment until your meter is reprogrammed hence you shouldn't rely on that provision to operate with a meter that is not programmed to the applicable maximum fare.

True enough.  But if my meter gets done on Sat, I won't be able to book an appointment until Monday.  That's too long to be off the road for something that's not my fault.
'They' say that the inspectors usually hang around Heuston and the airport.  So if I avoid picking up people with suitcases, I should be alright.

There won't be any Taxi inspectors checking any Taxi meters in the month of Feb 2018,
they know full well that it's a Hit or Miss situation with Applus and the NTA and there will
be a 'Grace' period allowed.
Nobody really wants to spend a full day in court trying to prosecute a Taxi driver who has
full documentation and phone records to prove that he did his best to get all the tests done
within the required timeframe. The judge will laugh and throw the case out.

[Belker]

heard an absolute beaut there earlier on.
Joe, a fella told me that everything is connected to the system now. If you don't get your meter changed and sealed by 01 February the Gardai know about it and they'll send you out an automatic fine.

I had a young lad in the cab last weekend (another beaut) that told me that his last Taxi driver told him that he had been fined 100Euro fer taking a fare from College road out to Carrigtwohill on a set fare of 30Euro, which to be fair was about close or maybe a slightly discounted price, but he didn't run the meter.
On arriving in Carrigtwohill and paying his fare the customer claimed he was an NTA inspector and fined him 100Euro fer not running the meter.
I was believing the young man as he seemed very sober and straight-laced but then I checked the NTA website and the fine fer not running the meter on a set fare is only 60Euro.
"Failure to operate the meter while the taxi is on hire without a waiver signed in advance by the customer (€60)"
https://www.nationaltransport.ie/taxi-and-bus-licensing/taxi/operating-an-spsv/rights-and-responsibilities-of-an-spsv-driver/fixed-payment-offences/

Believe half of what you see and nothing of what you read or hear !

[Rat Catcher]

Could be true enough, allowing for inherent exaggeration. Last I heard them Ebbseseseseses have 9,856 vans parked up waiting to be plated as mini wavs. To date, they have 20 odd on the road.

[john m]

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170915_Maximum_Fare_Order_Proposal_Approved_by_NTA_Board.pdf 

[Shallowhal]

When will the new fare cards be ready...to reflect the tariff change and the EU credit card ruling?

[john m]

When will the new fare cards be ready...to reflect the tariff change and the EU credit card ruling?

Soon .

[Shallowhal]

When will the new fare cards be ready...to reflect the tariff change and the EU credit card ruling?

Soon .

How soon is now Johnny baby?

[Rat Catcher]

Wake your ideas up, erm. There hasn't been a fare card for years. The passenger information cards/stickers don't show metered charges, just applicable extras none of which have changed apart from the abolition of the CC fee. I rang on Monday or Tuesday and was told the new cards are available from test centres or can be posted. I got mine in this morning's post. They're exactly the same as the old ones but were accompanied by a letter stating that the credit card fee no longer applies.

[johnquinn]

Has anyone had their Tetas mirror meter reprogrammed yet was in a queue of over a mile long over at skan atm and it was not moving decided to head hometo heard heof was having problems did anyone manage to get one of these meters reprogrammed yet regards john

[Rat Catcher]

When it comes to replacing meters we know what not to buy! A colleague/competitor I spoke with yesterday queued for 6.48 hours to have his Teta meter programmed. My Hale took 10.32 minutes at 23:36 of a Friday night.

[Shallowhal]

Indeed....Hale all the way..and get your meter done at 4am of a Sathurday morn!!