Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.

[Belker]

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.

Do they charge the Limo's 25% commission ?
I'm feeling blessed with me 12% ?

[mercenary for hire]

Really blessed? no wonder yer not a bookie anymore....yer maths is fukking shite.No offence BTW...Uber exec in the Uk pay 25%.I think the limos here pay a bit more than taxis or at least they used to.

Uber private hire drivers in the Uk which is basically a hack pay 20% AFAIK.

Make no mistake these will most likely be some form of hackney if they ever materialise.Off the meter is what the boggers love.

[taxi1990]

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.




it doesn't matter if they reduce the test to get 20% of it correct and pass. no point getting a licence if insurance is 7000-12000 euro for your first year.

insurance cost is the barrier to new entrants not the difficult taxi test.

[mercenary for hire]

No you're mistaken 1990...you can get on a renter's policy for 3k.Bloke I went ot school with is waiting on his ID cards and he's gonna rent a plate on a block policy with his own saloon.3k isnt a whole lot.

Owner drivers are the ones getting fleeced first time.

[taxi1990]

i remember when i started, i was put in touch with some guy,he wanted me to rent a plate from him but the way it worked i would have had to put my car into his name, as in he owned my car, seeing as i didn't even know him i obviously declined the offer.

[Shallowhal]

i remember when i started, i was put in touch with some guy,he wanted me to rent a plate from him but the way it worked i would have had to put my car into his name, as in he owned my car, seeing as i didn't even know him i obviously declined the offer.

An African Prince?

[mercenary for hire]

That's the setup I think...funny thing is the bloke he's renting from I also went to school with so they'd know each other well.

[taxi1990]

i should have asked him did he need my house in his name also. 

it is probably 100% legit but you would feel like some ejit if your car was sold on ya because you signed it into some guys name you don't know.

[mercenary for hire]

As long as ya have all the keys you'd be safe enough.

[Rat Catcher]

You put the car in his name but he signs the VRC transfer bit undated and hands it to you as soon as it comes back from Shannon. It was commonplace before entry liberalisation. As MfH notes, once you have the keys...

[taxi1990]

if i crashed then would his insurance increase?

[Rat Catcher]

No. He is specifically excluded as a driver on the insurance cert/policy.

[taxi1990]

Not a bad business id say.

[Rat Catcher]

It's not bad now... the lads working for mytaxi are making a decent enough living for a zero skills job... but what about during the last recession and during the next recession?

[silverbullet]

No you're mistaken 1990...you can get on a renter's policy for 3k.Bloke I went ot school with is waiting on his ID cards and he's gonna rent a plate on a block policy with his own saloon.3k isnt a whole lot.

Owner drivers are the ones getting fleeced first time.

Brendan Spearings Agent just told a new Polish driver that the €370 a week he's being charged will stand to him when he goes for his own insurance.
I said to the Polish guy " Good luck with that "