UBER

[mercenary for hire]

Some people dont like the idea of being on their own.All the lads signing up for stickers on their vehicles are former radio company slaves.The type of blokes who work loads a hours thinking they're smarter than everyone else giving discounts and buying new cars all the time. Kinda pretending they like the freedom of self employment while behaving like someones employee by working more hours than a bloke with a regular job.Don't understand it meself.

[U Wha]

Uber are using Hacks and possibly limos in the Uk.They have never ever been allowed any thing like Uber pop. They're playing by the rules so should have their licence back.No different than Mytaxi.

We've all had brits in the car saying they've used Uber and it's great. Some of them think it's a bloke in his private car when in fact it's an Uber Hackney. How would they know the difference?

Not disagreeing with what you said, just clarifying that in the UK a Hackney is what we call a Taxi over here as in street hail or rank and are usually the black cab or a variation. No saloon cars allowed as far as I know. 

What we call Hackneys here, they call  'Private Hire Vehicles'. They allow advertising on private hire but vehicles must have a sticker on the door that states it is private hire only and must be pre-booked.

[U Wha]

Slowly but surely Mytaxi are recruiting limos as fancy hacks and cheating the geography exam while our less informed colleagues are worried about Uber.We deserve everything coming to us for taking our eyes off the ball.Erm talks straight from the anus.

I was heading home last week and stopped into topaz in Kilmacanoque. I was chatting to a lad driving a merc limo. 
I asked him how business was and did he know much about mytaxi and the work for hackneys and limo's. He said he didn't work with them as he had enough of his own work. He was a small family operator in Bray with his Limo, 7 seater taxi and a minibus.
He did say that mytaxi and uber had caused him concern as his insurers now asked what he was using his limousine for and his policy states he is not covered in the limo for immediate hire. That could scupper the mytaxi/uber palns for limos.

[mercenary for hire]

I believe there is a taxi company in Bray which uses mostly limos as hacks doing set fares.The funny part is taxi drivers seem to think limos are our colleagues as drivers.Whats next will we go on strike with the bus drivers?Maybe the next luas strike we could beef up the picket lines?

There's a taxi driver facebook page which has gone private recently where long term taxi men were encouraging new entrants to put a limo on the road to circumvent the wheelchair regulations.What a bunch of gobshites.They dont realise a few hundred limos every year starts to add up and before long they'll outnumber saloon taxis competing for our work on the apps.Keep in mind all you need is an old Skoda superb to get a limo licence.

[dalymount]

Sometimes I have to laugh.constantly there are posts,and new threads,about what mytaxi are doung,about what cab companies are doing,who is milking who,which company is milking the orher,etc etc will taxi drivers NEVER EVER come to the realisation that NONE of it matters.YOU are the players in this game,and without NONE of them can operate.I just cannot understand why you wont drop the fukking lot of them cab companies,apps, etc and TAKE BACK CONTROL OF YOUR INDUSTRY.YOU DONT FUKKING NEED ANY OF THEM

[Rat Catcher]

Back to my original question then, could this have implications for us ?  Could the NTA ALSO change its mind ,and let them in ?

No. NTA has already let them in but they have chosen not to use hackneys here, so far. Others, like mytaxi, do use hackneys in Ireland.

[Rat Catcher]

Do you think they would have changed their ways on their own if'n TFL hadn't banned them ?

Changing their ways is merely adding a little window dressing to allow TfL save face while climbing down. In reality, all that has been exposed is how much influence The Carlyle Group (Addison Lee) has. No doubt the most significant change is the small change in brown envelopes.

[The Liffey Lip]

Sometimes I have to laugh.constantly there are posts,and new threads,about what mytaxi are doung,about what cab companies are doing,who is milking who,which company is milking the orher,etc etc will taxi drivers NEVER EVER come to the realisation that NONE of it matters.YOU are the players in this game,and without NONE of them can operate.I just cannot understand why you wont drop the fukking lot of them cab companies,apps, etc and TAKE BACK CONTROL OF YOUR INDUSTRY.YOU DONT FUKKING NEED ANY OF THEM

I feel a march is in the offing....forget it and resign yourself to the fat-cunt principle/Peter Principle.

[dalymount]

Can anyone explain this.I have been up in inishowen in Donegal for the past couple of days,and nearly all the taxis I seen are northern yelliw number plates,no door decals,foyle cabs,city cabs,etc how can they be iperating in the republic ? I can understand one or two,could have got fares across the border,but not the amount ive seen

[U Wha]

I believe there is a taxi company in Bray which uses mostly limos as hacks doing set fares.The funny part is taxi drivers seem to think limos are our colleagues as drivers.Whats next will we go on strike with the bus drivers?Maybe the next luas strike we could beef up the picket lines?

There's a taxi driver facebook page which has gone private recently where long term taxi men were encouraging new entrants to put a limo on the road to circumvent the wheelchair regulations.What a bunch of gobshites.They dont realise a few hundred limos every year starts to add up and before long they'll outnumber saloon taxis competing for our work on the apps.Keep in mind all you need is an old Skoda superb to get a limo licence.

Sounds like the insurance  companies are dealing with the limo's by not allowing immediate hire in their policies

[Taxi driver42]

Do you think they would have changed their ways on their own if'n TFL hadn't banned them ?

Changing their ways is merely adding a little window dressing to allow TfL save face while climbing down. In reality, all that has been exposed is how much influence The Carlyle Group (Addison Lee) has. No doubt the most significant change is the small change in brown envelopes.

It will be allowed here eventually when the pressure is on and envelopes are passed

[Rat Catcher]

Get with the programme, TD42. It's already allowed here. mytaxi are doing it, we just don't have enough hackneys/minicabs for anyone to give a fuck.

[Belker]

Can anyone explain this.I have been up in inishowen in Donegal for the past couple of days,and nearly all the taxis I seen are northern yelliw number plates,no door decals,foyle cabs,city cabs,etc how can they be iperating in the republic ? I can understand one or two,could have got fares across the border,but not the amount ive seen

Probably because the NTA have no jurisdiction on Northern Ireland cabs
and the Northern Ireland equivalent of the NTA have no jurisdiction within the republic, maybe ??

Ya should have sat in to one and asked him !

[dalymount]

Ah I was just curious how they could operate in another jurstriction thats all

[Rat Catcher]

Do they accept Euros?