INSURANCE

[john m]

Would ye get many fares in the Pale going North over the border ?
As in like how many a year ?

Last 1 I got I gave away .Me and the RUC have an agreement I wont go up there and they wont arrest me .But lads in border areas like Donegall or Cavan would cross the border a few 100 times a year .As taxi driving is a business there is a chance they might be refused permission to work in Norn Eireann .I never seen a NY Yellow Cab carrying a passenger in Tiagwana in Mexico .The Brits copuld really act the bollox and refuse to allow Irish Busses carry passengers up north without a Norn Eireann bus licence .Nobody knows what way this will play out if it happens tit for tat or common seance  but so far a bit of common has been lacking .

[mercenary for hire]

About 7 years ago during the war.. an Indian chap flagged me in town and wanted me to go to Belfast Airport for a ton.I was a little insulted by the offer and would have done it for 140 so I drove off empty after 2 minutes of negotiations.

[john m]

I wonder what the story will be .My pal drives delivering tablets to nursing homes if he is going to Donegal he duts through Derry .I wonder will he have to go through Sligo to avoid customs and if he ignores the customs and ever gets stopped in Norn Eireann with a van full of pills would he get done for having prescription drugs for sale or supply .

[Shallowhal]

I'd say a lot more nordies drive south than suddies drive north John.....both sides could start acting the bollox.

[john m]

I'd say a lot more nordies drive south than suddies drive north John.....both sides could start acting the bollox.

A lot of this is scare mongering to appeal to the morons if there is another referendum .The remoaners have learned from the brexiteers who scaremongered about the NHS and Trillions of migrants there dosent really need to be any truth in what you say as long as somebody believs you .

[Rat Catcher]

I certainly don't.Got a job to Balbriggan last year from the Airport that's it..Nothing on the way back in..loada bollix.Most Dubs dont leave the city unless we're on a plane.I'll admit I've seen very little on this island.Still better value to holiday abroad.

Driving in from the beautiful seaside resort town of Balbriggan every shift, working for mytaxi, I'd say I get a job north of Swords about once per dozen shifts with north of Santry being a bit below 50/50 at about 4.5 times per dozen shifts.

[Rat Catcher]

Anywaysanall, I got loads of post today including 3 letters from Liberty, one containing the elusive insurance cert and disc. All three (including the cover with the cert/disc) were dated 14th Jan despite my being told that the cert/disc was posted on 10th. None of the envelopes have postmarks as they're pay by licence but, as previously noted, I received a letter posted from Dublin on the 14th (the one addressed to Mrs. Catcher - odd as it might seem that was actually posted by Mrs. Catcher on my instruction as Liberty had convinced me that there was an issue with my post and not their inefficiency) the next day... so Liberty clearly didn't post the cert on the 10th or the 14th, more like the 16th, almost a week after they said they posted it. Conclusion being that they are a lying shower of cunts who have no idea of how to conduct business.

[Rat Catcher]

Brian J Pierce is leading the field for me @ €1,920..


I'm with them fuks for 17 yrs and you can get a cheaper quote from them!!

That's been playing on my mind, Hal. It's like the left cheek of one of our African colleagues' arses, it's neither fair nor right. In an attempt to redress the balance I opted to pay in instalments, bringing my total premium to €2,023.87 (€373 + 9 * €183.43).

[john m]

Do you need to inform Liberty that you are not interested and return the Disc .Pierce auto renewed my insurance last year didnt even have to go in and sign anything .Just rang them to confirm.

[Rat Catcher]

No, the disc expires on Sunday and I couldn't give a flying fuck if they auto renew it, they'll not be getting paid for it either way.

[Rat Catcher]

^^ I didn't have to go in to BJP either, erm. Sent the proposal form and copies of licences, etc by email and paid the deposit by telephone with one of those new fangled plastic money transferring card thingys. It's all modern technology these days! However, with BJP if you need something like a cert/disc in a hurry you can go in and collect it, they have access to Axa's system so can print off what you want more or less on demand. With Liberty they'll just tell you lies about posting stuff and won't let you collect anything. They'll also tell you lies about temporary transfer of vehicles and generally make doing business as stressful as possible. Added to that, they're the only firm that ask if you work for mytaxi, judging by my renewal quote and others in this thread they're clearly applying a very substantial surcharge if you do. In short, they're not geared up to deal with the taxi trade and probably don't want to.

[weird al wankovitch]

Yeah, liberty don't want to be dealing with taxi scum. It's reflected in their quotes. I was quoted 8k by liberty in me last jammer. I haven't been with them in years. They used to have a policy of just paying out in the event of a tip when they were Quinn direct. Not bad if you're claiming not good if it's someone claiming against you.

[Rat Catcher]

True enough. Mrs. Catcher's car was slightly damaged by a drunk insured by Liberty a few years back, they couldn't pay up quick enough... actually hand delivered the cheque to her workplace.

[mercenary for hire]

It's actually a policy to stop someone putting in a bigger claim at a later date.The longer people have to think about their injuries the more likely they'll be exaggerated.

[stonethecrows]

Even if you accept a settlement figure for personnel damage , you still have up to 2 years after that to re-open the claim (or so they say)