Well Holy God! Two illegal taxis in Ballymote!

[watty]

Both men, 73 & 77, did it for social reasons apparently.  The 73yr old got probation.  The 77yr old got a e300 'fine' because the local taxi drivers ratted him out.


Ballymote men caught driving illegal taxis

Two men from Ballymote were caught red-handed driving illegal taxis after a disgruntled legal taxi-driver tipped off the National Transport Authority (NTA).  Sylvester Gilligan (73), of Larkhill, Keash Road, Ballymote and Seamus Hogge (77) of Rathdoony Beg, Ballymote, both appeared before Tubbercurry District Court last Wednesday 25th July.  The men were tried separately but both faced the same charge of driving a car for financial reward without the car or themselves having a public service vehicle licence, on 21st November 2017 on Teeling Street, Tubbercurry.

Compliance Officer with the NTA Eugene McHale told Judge Kevin Kilrane that on the date in question, he was on duty in Ballymote and had "confidential information" that Sylvester Gilligan was driving his car as a taxi without the required licence.  He rang Gilligan and ordered a taxi to Tubbercurry.  He got into the car with Gilligan and they arrived in Tubbercurry around 7pm.  Gilligan charged Mr McHale €20 and was then asked by Mr McHale if he had a public service vehicle licence, to which he replied "no."  "He was fully co-operative and gave me an undertaking he would stop," the witness told the judge.  The court heard Gilligan had no previous convictions and the NTA made no applications for costs against him. Mr William Henry solicitor, defending, told the Judge Gilligan was 73 years old and only used his car as a taxi for "occasional social purposes."  He said his client was happy to give an undertaking to the court never to drive again for financial gain.  "This is highly embarrassing for him in his community," he said.  Judge Kilrane said Gilligan wasn't really driving full time for financial gain.  "There was an element of getting out to meet people," he said, and gave Gilligan the benefit of the Probation Act.

In the second case, Mr Roger Murphy, NTA Compliance Officer, told the court that Seamus Hogge charged him €20 after bringing him from Tubbercurry to Ballymote that day.  Mr Murphy said the NTA would be seeking costs of €300 in his case. Hogge, who has no previous convictions and is 77 years old, walked with the aid of a crutch into court.  Mr William Henry, defending, said Hogge was a bachelor and only drove his car for "social purposes more than financial gain."  Mr Murphy said Hogge was parked outside a pub and "numerous complaints were made by compliant taxi drivers who felt very aggrieved."  Judge Kilrane told Hogge to bring €300 to court on 26th September and he would apply the Probation Act on that date.

[mercenary for hire]

There must be lots of taxi drivers driving for social reasons.The other night I got a taxi from Templebar.Beautiful  161 E class.Irish bloke driving.This car was absolutley immaculate.I couldnt understand why the he would wanna rank up in Templebar and risk someone barfing all over his jammer.

[Octavia1]

There must be lots of taxi drivers driving for social reasons.The other night I got a taxi from Templebar.Beautiful  161 E class.Irish bloke driving.This car was absolutley immaculate.I couldnt understand why the he would wanna rank up in Templebar and risk someone barfing all over his jammer.

Yu know the way a Christmas ya get the pukers....
Last Christmas delighted to get a luvely family comin home from the panto....
Grand I said.... Be no trouble this fare....
Anyway the yungone projectiles all over me from the back.... There was a jelly baby
( a red one) With its head missing on me dash an various assorted sweets on me shoulders an down me neck......
I'll never fukinforget it......

[mercenary for hire]

Oooh lovely.No wonder ya changed the car.I had a Mytaxi puker a few months ago from the Bailey on Duke lane at 3pm.Barman said old lady wasn't feeling well so I said is she ok?...he says 'yeah she wasnt even drinking'.
Drove 50 yards and she's baby puking into her hand but I managed to slam on and open the door.Small bit on the door plastic that rinsed off.Big puke on the ground that's probably still there.I would have abandoned her but she was going to Bray.So cancelled the app job.Daughter gave me a tenner tip which brought it up to 50 so I was happy with that.

Just goes to show ya don't know what to expect from them app jobs.I'd be pissed off if I had a nice car.

[Belker]

I'm lenient on the soilage charge, but if'n it's Puke, then it's the Max 140, or Gardai.

[mercenary for hire]

Belker I'm not that stuck for money yet that I'll be calling the cops on someone's granny. The seats were untouched. That old person could be any of our relatives or even S...Bit of leniency is sometimes required.

[Octavia1]

Yea I only asked fifty cause it was a kid but I was out business for nite an shower for an hour..... Kid nearly choked to death screaming...... Bleedin awful

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

There must be lots of taxi drivers driving for social reasons.The other night I got a taxi from Templebar.Beautiful  161 E class.Irish bloke driving.This car was absolutley immaculate.I couldnt understand why the he would wanna rank up in Templebar and risk someone barfing all over his jammer.

a lad about 26, 27 with black hair?

[mercenary for hire]

No this guy was about 60/65.He was distinctive because he looked like he got his hair cut by the same bloke who does Dickie Rocks hair.Car was Silver can't remember the plate.Nice fella.

[SClass]

There must be lots of taxi drivers driving for social reasons.The other night I got a taxi from Templebar.Beautiful  161 E class.Irish bloke driving.This car was absolutley immaculate.I couldnt understand why the he would wanna rank up in Templebar and risk someone barfing all over his jammer.

How come you got into a top of the range Mercedes to go home in Style.
And not the best built Tin can in the world ,
Even the Japs jump out in front of my car to travel in style,

So what's the difference in pucking in a top of the range Merc,
And a Prius.

[mercenary for hire]

Nothing, he was number one on the rank with a load of black lads.I always take the first car.It's a little nicer on the inside but certainly not worth getting into debt for.When you've been drinking all night you get used to filthy toilets etc so the taxi home doesn't need to be a Bently.At that part of the night all I want is me race car bed..

[Belker]

Belker I'm not that stuck for money yet that I'll be calling the cops on someone's granny. The seats were untouched. That old person could be any of our relatives or even S...Bit of leniency is sometimes required.

Totally agreed MFH, the very first puker I ever had, I left of any soiling charge at all,
as her friends cleaned the cab throughly.
Another lad last year who only had a small puke and a big attitude was marched in to
Garda headquarters and he eventually paid the full 140 rather than face the judge in court.

[silverbullet]

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[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

about 4 years ago around christmas time a one sitting behind me spewed her ring up all over herself and all over the back of my seat. The fuckin peggy was atrocious. What were the first words out of her mouth...?
















"I did'nt get sick." ...
I'll clean it up myself she said. Not at all love. A hundred and fourty pound.
Dropped her home and she continued to challenge me all the way.
Cut her a break and i said i'll give you till tomorrow evening and i'll pop around to collect the dosh.
"Ah, we'll see", she says.
We'll see, will we? Grand. Rang the coppers and they came around.
The poor aufla had to get up out of the bag in the middle of the night and go to the ATM to get me my money.

[mercenary for hire]

I know... a lady who is married to a handsome taxi driver and was out with the girls drinking cocktails and living the life and all that bollox...On the way home she was feeling a bit rough and got caught off gaurd and instead of barfing in the cab she got sick in her handbag and fukked it in the bin outside the gaff.The handbag was worth a score so no big loss.

 Sometimes knowing that they have to pay 140 soilage can be useful deterrant.I'm in the habit of reminding my passengers in a friendly manner if they look a bit ropey on the early mornings.