Mrs. Catcher was driving home from work the other day and heard an advertisement on the wireless recruiting taxi drivers. Naturally, she immediately thought that driving pissheads home from the local has the potential to bring job satisfaction to heights she could previously only dream of. However, she wants to research the potential in more detail before applying. This is where you come in, what are the catches? It can't be as good as the ad suggests, can it?
So far she has a number of issues she'd like to clarify with NTA before handing in her notice, as below. With your help the list may grow.
- Will she be allowed access the lucrative work at Dublin Airport or are the licences on offer some sort of second class taximan chits?
- How does Dublin Airport facilitate private bookings i.e. is there a reserved area for taxis to pick up passengers who have pre-booked to avoid being overcharged from the rank, etc
- Is there sufficient rank space up above in Dublin to accommodate all the new drivers and are existing drivers likely to resent giving up space for them?
- How does the rank apartheid system work up above in Dublin? Is Connolly Station really a black driver only rank? What about the "Nelson Mandella", how did that get it's nickname, etc...
- What income should she expect to earn
- Does the entrance exam still have a high fail rate - she heard pass rates indicate that it's significantly easier to qualify as a brain surgeon, is this true?
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