Grants to cover costs of rural Hackney drivers insurance costs.

[Rat Catcher]

Creates an opening for mytaxi to pursue it's P2P rideshare objectives, I guess.

[taxi1990]

A town in the west of ireland. I have a minimum charge and its over 5 euro. Its a pity the rest of them dont charge the same, some guys will drive 10 miles for 5 euro. I had some idiot who rang me looking for a short run at 5.50 am and he only wanted to pay 5 euro, when he heard my price he said he would get another one, he rang back 20 minutes later, I didnt answer. The guys charging 5 pounds 20 years ago would have been hackneys yes.

[Belker]

I'm almost 10 years in this job in Cork city and fer me today everything is on the meter and all extras are added. 10.20, 10.40 or 10.60 might be a Tenner fer Cash depending on my mood, anything by card or MyTaxi account is charged in full with all extras added.

The rural drivers made 'A Rod fer their own Back' with the Fiver fares, the problem I'm guessing is that a lot of the older rural drivers are on pensions or only doing it fer a hobby to get outta de missis hair fer a few hours and don't actually need to make a living wage.

[Rat Catcher]

Folk in rural areas are used to set fares, it's different in the big cities. I think the local fare is still €6 in the beautiful seaside resort town of Balbriggan... not sure though, could be €7 now, I generally pay the tenner myself regardless. However, the drivers aren't handing over 12% to mytaxi and they still have control of their work/customers.

[silverbullet]

There was a driver called Steph from Mayo,  I think, on the old site.  She hated rural jobs because her taxi would be ruined driving up to boreens to farmer's houses.

Someone might get a taxi-lite on the road cheap with subsidised insurance but it'll cool their jets if they're forking out ?e500? every year for shock absorbers and suspension parts for their beloved honda civic saloon. 

And a few punctures up some boreen after midnight won't make them any happier either!

Good old Steph 1 from Ballina, a gas woman in her day, I don't think she ever moved over to the new site when it changed.
She too hated all the 'Fiver' fares in Ballina, but still she done em as she said, if she didn't then someone else would.

In Cork city I don't do 'Fiver' fares, outside of family and friends I really can't remember the last time I did a job off the meter.

Well, did ya ever hear the likes? Steph1.

[Shallowhal]

There was a driver called Steph from Mayo,  I think, on the old site.  She hated rural jobs because her taxi would be ruined driving up to boreens to farmer's houses.

Someone might get a taxi-lite on the road cheap with subsidised insurance but it'll cool their jets if they're forking out ?e500? every year for shock absorbers and suspension parts for their beloved honda civic saloon. 

And a few punctures up some boreen after midnight won't make them any happier either!

Good old Steph 1 from Ballina, a gas woman in her day, I don't think she ever moved over to the new site when it changed.
She too hated all the 'Fiver' fares in Ballina, but still she done em as she said, if she didn't then someone else would.

In Cork city I don't do 'Fiver' fares, outside of family and friends I really can't remember the last time I did a job off the meter.

Well, did ya ever hear the likes? Steph1.

I think Frankey was always threatening to call in to Steph.

[silverbullet]

There was a driver called Steph from Mayo,  I think, on the old site.  She hated rural jobs because her taxi would be ruined driving up to boreens to farmer's houses.

Someone might get a taxi-lite on the road cheap with subsidised insurance but it'll cool their jets if they're forking out ?e500? every year for shock absorbers and suspension parts for their beloved honda civic saloon. 

And a few punctures up some boreen after midnight won't make them any happier either!

Good old Steph 1 from Ballina, a gas woman in her day, I don't think she ever moved over to the new site when it changed.
She too hated all the 'Fiver' fares in Ballina, but still she done em as she said, if she didn't then someone else would.

In Cork city I don't do 'Fiver' fares, outside of family and friends I really can't remember the last time I did a job off the meter.

Well, did ya ever hear the likes? Steph1.

I think Frankey was always threatening to call in to Steph.

To put things in perspective.
Nell Mc Cafferty would be a supermodel!

[The Liffey Lip]

She posed naked for the Sunday Indo..............nothing worse than the smell of auld snatch and Marmite.

[john m]

Step is a member on here ,nice woman The Rodent and Meself met her a few years ago .

[The Liffey Lip]

Except, as you well know, Mr Shite-Stirrer, of the Clan McGrath, Shite-Stirrers Supreme, I was referring to Nell, and not Ms. Castlebar 1985.

[silverbullet]

Step is a member on here ,nice woman The Rodent and Meself met her a few years ago .

So you'll understand my post.