Taxi Drivers

Can't say I'm a fan of the taxi drivers of Dublin but when the price of public transport is increasing then yo can't complain when the private sector increases .
Also you have to take into account the increase in insurance and the regulation increase .

Saint Tom wrote: Gaz wrote: Very rarely get taxis - only as a last resort. Will usually get a nitelink home from town if I'm on my own. Absolute robbing coonts what bugs the fook out of me is the fact there is no competition among firms by some charging below the regulated Maximum fare. So the market is a cartel

Don't do Taxis anymore as a rule , they can all suck eggs for all I care .

Serious amount of Racism in the Industry too the O'Connell Street rank in particular you would very rarely ever see non white drivers not just a coincidence. Some of these lads before deregulation earned as much as Junior Doctors and became bitter when the industry got bigger some developed a severe chip on their shoulder.

'Sorry not going that way bud'

irelandfan wrote: Serious amount of Racism in the Industry too the O'Connell Street rank in particular you would very rarely ever see non white drivers not just a coincidence. Some of these lads before deregulation earned as much as Junior Doctors and became bitter when the industry got bigger some developed a severe chip on their shoulder.

I've noticed that the number of drivers who will bore the life out of you complaining about the post 1998 taxi market has diminished greatly. Many drivers I've been with are currently happy that it occurred in that it allowed them access to an industry which was previously a complete cartel. It previously was an relatively unskilled job, with utter flexibility, which turned an immense profit, but that was due to incredibly restrictive market practices, which were the product of the lobby. The Government always deserves great credit for standing up to them.

the_walls wrote: darmack wrote: Got a taxi from Rathfarnham and was asking to go to the Naas road. The where? He didn't know where the Naas road or red cow was. The Red Cow, the roundabout? It hasn't been a roundabout in about 10 years. At least London has the knowledge and they know where to go.   Years ago I was going to a Dublin v Mayo league game in Parnell Park. I got a taxi on O'Connell Street and asked for Parnell Park. He had to ask me where that was. I told him Donneycarney and he tells me there is no stadium on Donneycarney. What sort of Dublin taxi man has never heard of Parnell Park and doesn't know where it is

Butch wrote: Also before new measures were brought in most taxis wouldn't drive youbthe short distance to swords

I live in Coolock Village and they can get a bit narky as it's just far enough away that they can't take advantage of the 20 minute rule. I just explain that their next fare is not my concern. Simple as that.