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dalymount

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #105 on: January 24, 2019, 12:45:23 pm »
Ken I think your the one thats missing the point.if these radio companirs,apps were not in the industry(which you invited them into)  there would not be any long lines of taxis on the ranks.people who wanted a taxi would walk to the rank,or hail in the street,and this would eliminate any need for these middle men

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #106 on: January 24, 2019, 12:47:27 pm »
I de love a job as a park ranger..... Yu know like squirrel counting to see how many died of squirrel pox this year..... And pullin dead fucks out of the pond....
And chasing pervert flashers with s baseball bat... ::fight... That sort of thing
Ide love that job
Ide rather be a poor master than a rich servant

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #107 on: January 24, 2019, 12:50:20 pm »
Go ouratda ya double jobber

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #108 on: January 24, 2019, 12:57:10 pm »
They should just issue a special licence to rural publicans so they can operate as a taxi for their customers and get paid for it.

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #109 on: January 24, 2019, 01:04:10 pm »
I wonder would the publican accept a fiver for providing such a service ?

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #110 on: January 24, 2019, 01:12:06 pm »
Ken I think your the one thats missing the point.if these radio companirs,apps were not in the industry(which you invited them into)  there would not be any long lines of taxis on the ranks.people who wanted a taxi would walk to the rank,or hail in the street,and this would eliminate any need for these middle men
If the Apps and radio companies were not here then the queues on the ranks would be even longer !
Secondly I didn't invite anyone except myself in to this industry.
And Thirdly and we have had this out before people will not leave their home (often in the rain) to hail a cab on the street.
I tried hailing a cab off the street a few months back going in to town to collect me Joe from the Auto-electrician, well dressed as I thought, Shirt with a collar, pants, shoes (not runners) and obviousely sober as going to work, no food, drink or ciggie in hand and Several cabs all with their Roof-light's On all whizzed by me.
These days when I want a cab I use the middle man MyTaxi, I don't care if it costs an extra few quid, I just want a Taxi and know/see where it is rather than standing like a fool on the side of the road watching empty Taxies passing me by.

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #111 on: January 24, 2019, 01:16:15 pm »
I de love a job as a park ranger..... Yu know like squirrel counting to see how many died of squirrel pox this year..... And pullin dead fucks out of the pond....
And chasing pervert flashers with s baseball bat... ::fight... That sort of thing
Ide love that job
How about Clamping Octy ?
I think you would make a good Clamper !

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #112 on: January 24, 2019, 01:23:13 pm »
They should just issue a special licence to rural publicans so they can operate as a taxi for their customers and get paid for it.
That was the norm fer many years in rural Ireland, the publicans often drove their customers home, but it was the customers themselves who put Paid to that by vomiting, defecating and urinating in the car and refusing to part with any cash fer being driven home. It still goes on but to a much lesser extent than it used to be.

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #113 on: January 24, 2019, 01:24:37 pm »
I have rarely seen this 5 euro fare demand to be honest. You might have a customer looking for it once every couple of months. Especially at night, you pay the metered fare or get out.

Did the drink link busses they were talking about only a few months ago start? Why dont they give that a go first? I agree on the insurance issue. They have been robbing all drivers the l ast few years, why would they allow uber drivers to have low premiums. They wont.

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #114 on: January 24, 2019, 01:36:31 pm »
Uber type apps take big commissions up to 25% of the fare.I don't think anyone is dumb enough to drive their own car into the ground for less than 4 quid a job after commission.

This is just about starting a debate that will end up making the taxi test even easier so that more drivers can get through the system.Some of the culchie tests are much more difficult to pass than before.Chances are the only ones getting excited about this stuff is us.

Slightly off topic but there are new drivers who passed their taxi test three months ago still waiting for their PSV badges.The Garda vetting very slow causing major backlogs so the numbers coming though the system are bigger than we realise.Like someone.. used to say it's not the illegal fukkers we need to worry about it's the legal ones.
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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #115 on: January 24, 2019, 01:41:22 pm »
Uber commission is 12% in Ireland, same as mytaxi.
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #116 on: January 24, 2019, 01:42:42 pm »
Backlog was 6 months i heard. Ah sure..........if you're Oirish come into the parlour......

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #117 on: January 24, 2019, 01:42:51 pm »
Yeah I know RC I was referring to their private hire or limo setups.If your overheads are fukall they'll charge what they feel is appropriate.

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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #118 on: January 24, 2019, 01:43:30 pm »
I have rarely seen this 5 euro fare demand to be honest. You might have a customer looking for it once every couple of months. Especially at night, you pay the metered fare or get out.

Did the drink link busses they were talking about only a few months ago start? Why dont they give that a go first? I agree on the insurance issue. They have been robbing all drivers the l ast few years, why would they allow uber drivers to have low premiums. They wont.

Bollocks on Set Prices !
I know if'n I get a tap on the window asking; "How much to Ballincollig or Carrigaline ?",
then you can be shit sure it's the back arse of the town or even further that they are going to.

The 24 hour bus service in Cork started in mid January serving Cork South in Carrigaline
and Cork West in Ballincollig.
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Re: Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.
« Reply #119 on: January 24, 2019, 01:46:19 pm »
Ah fuck everybody outside Dublin on to an Island and let them drink and drive and do what the fcuk they want.

No need for taxis and we wont be screwed up here in the capital.

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