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Taxi signs...

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  • 31-08-2009 6:11pm
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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭


    Just throwing this out there, If one happened to have a taxi roof sign & one decided to place said roof sign upon ones vehicle & head down every bus lane known to man, is this illegeal? Not picking up passangers or parking in ranks, just availing of our wonderful bus lanes.

    (I dont have a taxi licence & said vehicle is a big van!)


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,290 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Probably illegal.


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Why not go the whole hog and write 'Garda' on the side of your car?


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Anan1 wrote: »
    Why not go the whole hog and write 'Garda' on the side of your car?

    Because I KNOW that's wrong...

    The taxi sign, no one's sure of??


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    Volvoboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Volvoboy


    Seanieke wrote: »
    Just throwing this out there, If one happened to have a taxi roof sign & one decided to place said roof sign upon ones vehicle & head down every bus lane known to man, is this illegeal? Not picking up passangers or parking in ranks, just availing of our wonderful bus lanes.

    (I dont have a taxi licence & said vehicle is a big van!)

    How many panel vans do you see with taxi plates?

    You'd get abused from other taxi drives (including me), if you were that stupid to do it and get caught you could be in court for a fine of €5000.

    This has to be the most stupid / most retarded post i've ever replied to.


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    How many panel vans do you see with taxi plates?

    You'd get abused from other taxi drives (including me), if you were that stupid to do it and get caught you could be in court for a fine of €5000.

    This has to be the most stupid / most retarded post i've ever replied to.

    Could be entering into a niche market doing taxi runs from Ikea... 3 seater van, 2 passangers and a flat pack bed!


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,290 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Anan1 wrote: »
    Why not go the whole hog and write 'Garda' on the side of your car?
    'Gadaí' would be much more interesting.


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    Volvoboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Volvoboy


    Seanieke wrote: »
    Could be entering into a niche market doing taxi runs from Ikea... 3 seater van, 2 passangers and a flat pack bed!

    You really are a ****ing retard arent you?


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    blahblah06
    Registered Users Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭blahblah06


    sean were did u get this taxi sign from? rob it from a cab


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    TirNaNog.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 392 ✭✭TirNaNog.


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    How many panel vans do you see with taxi plates?

    You'd get abused from other taxi drives (including me), if you were that stupid to do it and get caught you could be in court for a fine of €5000.

    This has to be the most stupid / most retarded post i've ever replied to.
    thats all ignorant taxis drivers are good for mouthing off on their power buzz,stressed out because they are muppets all of them except the nice old men just trying to make a few bob.


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    You really are a ****ing retard arent you?

    Is there anyting to say a taxi or hackney has to be a 5 door saloon?


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    sdanseo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Oh lord. What a muppet.

    A taxi can be just about anything with 4 doors as far as I know but you have to have an SPSV licence and a (real) plate to operate it and you'll end up a lot poorer if you don't bother with that minor detail.

    I lol'ed at the IKEA idea though, bit harsh there Volvoboy - you guys don't own the bus lanes - you are simply privileged to be allowed use them. Get over yourself and collectively, taxi drivers for the most part need to do the same (and learn to drive, too).


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    blahblah06 wrote: »
    sean were did u get this taxi sign from? rob it from a cab

    No actually, its a mates, he's away on 2 weeks sebatical. This came up around the canteen table in work then, ya know, "god that'd be handy" etc etc..

    So I said I'd ask to see what the official line was!


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    Volvoboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Volvoboy


    Seanieke wrote: »
    Is there anyting to say a taxi or hackney has to be a 5 door saloon?

    Can also be a WAT (wheelchair accesable taxi but with windows) And be licenced.

    <snip>


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    you could be in court for a fine of €5000.

    What would the court summons and fine be for?? If I'm not taking passangers or taking up rank space??


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    Can also be a WAT (wheelchair accesable taxi but with windows)

    Like an erm crewcab van, the ones Heineken use with windows throughout, yeah I've seen those, they look like vans with windows :D


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Victor wrote: »
    'Gadaí' would be much more interesting.

    True, they do have vans! Prob not as ignorant either!


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    Volvoboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Volvoboy


    Seanieke wrote: »
    What would the court summons and fine be for?? If I'm not taking passangers or taking up rank space??

    Operating without a licence
    Car wouldnt have vaild insurance
    Car wouldnt be taxed as a taxi
    No meter
    No Printer
    No SPSV licence
    No seats

    There ya go they say never fight with a stupid person they'll only bring you down to thier level.

    <snip>


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    Operating without a licence
    Car wouldnt have vaild insurance
    Car wouldnt be taxed as a taxi
    No meter
    No Printer
    No SPSV licence
    No seats

    An answer, thank you.


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    There ya go they say never fight with a stupid person they'll only bring you down to thier level.

    You complete ignorant prick.

    It's plain to see you're the one fighting, I've not spoke ill of anyone!


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    CR 7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭CR 7


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    Operating without a licence
    Car wouldnt have vaild insurance
    Car wouldnt be taxed as a taxi
    No meter
    No Printer
    No SPSV licence
    No seats

    There ya go they say never fight with a stupid person they'll only bring you down to thier level.

    You complete ignorant prick.
    :rolleyes:
    And they say taxi drivers don't deserve their bad reputations. The stereotype is true.


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Victor wrote: »
    'Gadaí' would be much more interesting.
    No denying that, I suppose.;)


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    Volvoboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Volvoboy


    Seanieke wrote: »
    It's plain to see you're the one fighting, I've not spoke ill of anyone!

    I will speak ill of anyone who thinks they can enter my business with out the proper qualifications or licenceing. People like you thinking you can do it so flippantly. And wondering is it illegal, yea i'm gonna get banned problably but its was so worth it.


    <snip>


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    sdanseo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Oy Volvoboy - you may be right on some things here but you don't get to attack someone like that, especially three or four times in the one thread. That's the bloody disgrace and what's downright ignorant, not him. I mean, he may have been a little slow thinking everything was so simple but it's not as if he was after your business, just a go in the bus lanes is all.

    Post reported, maybe a mod will smack you off your high horse.


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    yea i'm gonna get banned problably but its was so worth it.
    Banned for a week.


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    afatbollix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,046 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    also reported..

    You do alot for this forum volvo.. But to be honest you deserve a ban for what you said on this thread


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    #27
    fifth
    Registered Users Posts: 3,135 ✭✭✭fifth


    Train wreck of a thread..

    Not a good idea to pretend to be anything other than a van driver.


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    #28
    poisonated
    Registered Users Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭poisonated


    <snip>
    on topic:That would be handy alright.Michael O leary gets away with that type of thing.Why not you.


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    sdanseo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Anan1 wrote: »
    Banned for a week.

    You make it sound like you wouldn't have banned if he hadn't said it was worth it, tbh.


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Volvoboy wrote: »
    I will speak ill of anyone who thinks they can enter my business with out the proper qualifications or licenceing

    I've clearly said NOT TO PICK UP PASSANGERS OR TAKE UP RANK SPACE
    more than once!


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    funkyflea wrote: »
    Train wreck of a thread..

    Not a good idea to pretend to be anything other than a van driver.

    LOL Starting to think that now!! I'll stick to my Sun & travel mug! Only travel accompanyments I need!


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