Cork TD leading the Uber charge in rural areas.

[taxi1990]

That is a crazy situation. How are these taxi unions not earning their money by doing something about this?

[dalymount]

Sure there is loads of boggers coming to work in Dublin at the weekends,the NTA know this,but do they give a fukk ?

[taxi1990]

Apparently the boggers are not breaking any laws by doing this. The nta should have sorted this problem ages ago. It might also solve this supposed problem of culchies going insane sitting at home because they cant get to the pub.

[SClass]

Apparently the boggers are not breaking any laws by doing this. The nta should have sorted this problem ages ago. It might also solve this supposed problem of culchies going insane sitting at home because they cant get to the pub.

I've said this a long time ago,
No one knows how many taxis work Dublin,
 Cunt Kathleen Doyle fucked it up
 Making our licence and national licence
 The area stickers was an afterthought when she realised she had fucked it up.
 Our old roofies had the country on it,

[dalymount]

Taxi990 my understanding of it is,that a taxi can only work the area,for which it is licenced to do so.now I also understand that a lot of blaxies have multiple areas stickers without having compketed the knowledge test for the additional areas because they claimed they were being raceionally abused,and were therefore handed the licences

[mercenary for hire]

Many of the posters on here don't live in Dublin but work the city.If all the outsiders were barred there would be no taxis in town.And if we all had to sit the new Dublin exam most of us would fail first time around.

[taxi1990]

I know its a pretty lawless industry Dalymount and the NTA are laid back to say the least but I doubt they gave area stickers to foreigners because of the reason you gave. its like that old myth about foreigners leaving prams at bus stops as the state will just buy them a new one or the one about foreigners only having to get 40% correct to pass the taxi entry test.

[Belker]

if there is ever a suggestion of rideshare being permitted,this would be an opportunity for taxi drivers to really test their resolve by taking to the streets until such threat was diminished.but based on previous experience of taxi drivers willing to engage in such action,I would not be hopeful,considering while on one occasion,while protesting in Dublin,our colleagues were driving down the other side of the street with a fare in the back of their cars..........

And what was it ye were protesting about DM ?, increased insurance which put a lot of part-timers out of the game and increased your annual profits by a lot more than the increase of your annual insurance ? Or was it the door decals which again did exactly the same ? Or was it over the 9 Fookin Euro charge over the county stickers ? Maybe it was the 10 year rule ? which today is actually showing a half decent fleet of taxies on the street fer the First time ever !
All ridiculous protests by drivers who had Fook all to do and All Fookin day to do it !

Rideshare (without a proper 'Hire or Reward' insurance policy) is our only imminent enemy, all the rest is Horseshit.

[Belker]

G'way outta dat, Ken. I'm sure you've read the mission statement of the firm you advertise FOC.......

Not quite FOC, I don't do FOC, fer my advertising on my work vehicle I get a time preference on instant hails, 8 cent off per liter, half price car washes and a Ton Bobo fer starting up. FOC in the business game has never been in my vocabulary !

[Belker]

anyone any idea what way the NTA will go with this idea of uber ride share?

Nobody knows !
It might be Uber 'Brown envelopes' all round or our politicians might stick to their guns with the;
"You need a PSV licence to drive fer Hire or Reward in Eire".
It's anyone's guess !

[dalymount]

Why do drivers worry about sich things when all we have to do is strike french style. The drivers in Madrid are on strike for the same reason NO FUKKING UBER fair play to them.I wonder would Irish drivers do likewise,or would it be the same as always NO FUKING BALLS

[taxi1990]

its a cut throat industry, some taxi drivers would sell their granny for a 5 euro fare. every taxi/hackney driver should write a letter to the NTA stating that we oppose any ride share being introduced and will strike if it comes in.

[Belker]

Why do drivers worry about sich things when all we have to do is strike french style. The drivers in Madrid are on strike for the same reason NO FUKKING UBER fair play to them.I wonder would Irish drivers do likewise,or would it be the same as always NO FUKING BALLS

I never went on strike before or ever even protested because I never felt the reason to strike or protest as posted above (reply number 202), but if'n Rideshare arrives on the agenda then expect the real taxi drivers to show their faces, not like the usual gobshites who protested over the last fare increase and the 9Euro area stickers any other thing thay could think of just to pass off the day.

[Belker]

its a cut throat industry, some taxi drivers would sell their granny for a 5 euro fare. every taxi/hackney driver should write a letter to the NTA stating that we oppose any ride share being introduced and will strike if it comes in.

Good idea in theory 1990, but that won't ever happen, however I do expect a good turn-out at the picket lines if'n Rideshare ever gets close to being introduced in to Eire, most lads (myself included) are lazy bollick's, but fer Rideshare, most have copped on that this is an End-Gamer fer us.

[taxi1990]

Anyone i have talked to thinks there isn't a hope of uber ride share coming in, a lot of passengers have brought up the issue with me over the last week and they all said its a stupid idea and transport is not the reason rural pubs are finding it hard to get punters in the doors.