NRC Xpert Merger

[dalymount]

it STILL comes back to one fundamental issue.
THEY NEED YA WE DON'T NEED THEM this point seems to be overlooked all the time

[Belker]

it's quite simple really.
get agreement from all drivers to delete their apps, give back their radios, this would create a level playing field for all drivers, and at the same time save drivers who do have radio's 100 plus a week.i know people would not agree, to do it, but it would certainly get those leeches out of the industry who exploit drivers by treating them as employees

Is that a serious post DM ?
Have a bit of a think about what you just posted.


P.S. Are you any relation to the Erm ?

[dalymount]

you are your response is the result of negative thinking.
apart from the fact that unity among drivers has always been a problem in the industry, why do you think my proposal is off the wall ? your attitude is typical of the type of thing in talking about.

you also seem to think we need to rely on cab companies to direct our lives for us

[dalymount]

I'm quite sure aligned drivers would love the prospect of not having to answer to their would be employers anymore.
plus the fact that would save themselves more then 100 a week

[Shallowhal]

A lot of daytime drivers are aligned to dispatch co's and will more than likely have the Mytaxi app aswell,i would imagine most night time drivers would just have the Mytaxi app which they would probably turn off after midnight and save themselves 12%,i personally find the app more of a distraction and an annoyance tbh especially at weekends when all the heroes are out and the job offer run in distances are ridiculous...they should realise by now that i don't bite!!

The reality being that you'll never get driver unity.

[dalymount]

therein lies the problem.
they didn't even unite on bigger issues, so I know my asperations are pissing against the wind
still I love in hope that some day the drivers will realize they don't need cab company dictators telling them how to run their business. guarantee you one thing, there people will NEVER get a foothold in to MY business

[Belker]

therein lies the problem.
they didn't even unite on bigger issues, so I know my asperations are pissing against the wind
still I love in hope that some day the drivers will realize they don't need cab company dictators telling them how to run their business. guarantee you one thing, there people will NEVER get a foothold in to MY business

To repeat the question, just how exactly are we supposed to do it DM ?

As in like should someone Text or Email all 20,000+ Irish taxi drivers telling them all to turn off App's and Radio's and only work the streets, is that the plan ? Or do you have a bigger plan ?

[Belker]

As in we all agree to turn off the Apps 'Seemingly'. 

So 'John M' from Clondalkin is sitting at home drinking his tea and watching the Telly with the App 'Kinda' tuned off and a job pops up on his screen; "Clondalkin to Dooblin Airport" in Thirty minutes time with instant priority. John M thinks to himself; "Naw, I'm unified with the lads not to take any App work", And he 'Seemingly' refuses the job ?

No disrespect meant to John M, but can you really see that working DM ?

[Belker]

therein lies the problem.
they didn't even unite on bigger issues, so I know my asperations are pissing against the wind

They are, Let it go !

[Belker]

there people will NEVER get a foothold in to MY business

Good fer You, Stick it out !

[dalymount]

this is not about money, it's about your right to run your business as a SELF EMPLOYED PROVIDER.
i know of no other business where the owner of that business gives over total control of it to a group of scumbags who think they wield power over the owner of that business.

talk about the tail wagging the dog ?

on another note .
my idea is not as off the wall as you seem to think
all it would take would be a movement like TTNH
who, hopefully would agree with the proposal to organise a general meeting to persue this as part of their objectives. you , ib the other hand are ALSO obviously brainwashed by these companies into thinking you actually need them.

[Belker]

TTnH burnt all their bridges when standing over a convicted Over-charger and Drug dealer.
That kinda sums up all our 'Unity' within this industry !

[dalymount]

well I'm not a member, so I don't know anything about it.
having said that, they are still a very influential movement .

[Korky]

To be honest Dalymount, your proposal is nuts. If we did what you suggest every punter would need to come out on the street to find a cab.  Nobody could book a car to the airport or a hospital appointment, they’d just have to walk out on the street at 5am and hope a taxi might pass by...we are part of the service industry, that wouldn’t be much of a service!!! I suppose a company like Uber could then push for ride share legislation to cover the work we throw away and we could try to find space on a rank to read our newspapers.

[dalymount]

now your getting it
that's exactly what I've being saying all along .i couldn't have put it better myself.
that's the situation I have been trying to create whereby punters had to come out into the street to get a cab.
this would create a level playing field for ALL drivers,  save alligned drivers 100 plus a week, and get rid of radio companies out of the industry altogether .
don't forget the use of an app, ot radio company, is only a convenience provided for the customers benefit, it is NOT a necessity.
what did people do before such things were invented ? they did exactly as you suggested .
THEY CAME OUT ONTO THE STREET.
sadly you appear to have been brainwashed into believing the dictatiors cannot be done without