To HELL with Taxis

darc · 02-10-2009, 07:40

B$%tards

Wow, so they are suffering from a drop in business & income just like everyone else.

If you're a taxi driver listen to this NO ONE FORCES YOU TO DRIVE THE TAXI!

If its not making you money, go get another job. And before the mass crowd of eejits say there are no jobs, over 200,000 people commenced work in the first 6 months of this year (CSO figures)

As of now, unless it is absolutely necessary I WILL NOT be using a taxi for the forseeable future. I will get an airlink to the airport, I will use the luas when in Dublin, and the nite link to get home.

Sorry taxis - your protests are telling me you don't give a damn sh1te about the public (your customers) so in return I don't give a damn sh1te about you.

Theta · 02-10-2009, 07:46

Well they are not going to get the public on there side doing this.

Can someone tell me why the shades cant just tow all the cars? Or ticket them at least. If it was a go slow I know they cant but they are actually just parked.

furtzy · 02-10-2009, 07:49

They are a shower of dickheads. Way to get the public onside!! Why are they not being towed? A few years ago they were pleading for deregulation and now they want to operate a closed shop again...idiots.

pandabat · 02-10-2009, 07:50

I was wondering the same thing. I actually also rang Store St yesterday to find out if there were any protests on today as I know someone who has to do something in city centre and they said "no, nothing planned". I've read of no arrests, clamping, towing or tickets being issued. I guess for free parking on O'Connell St, you just say that you are protesting against something.

Bandit12 · 02-10-2009, 07:52

I won't say what i really think of them as i'd be banned.

Dragan · 02-10-2009, 07:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandit12

I won't say what i really think of them as i'd be banned.

Oh aren't you a bad boy!

Bandit12 · 02-10-2009, 07:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragan

Oh aren't you a bad boy!

Bad girl don't you mean?

Nice try anyway's

average_runner · 02-10-2009, 07:59

They are moaning beause they have to work hard for their income now and it dropped!

No one helped the IT peolpe when it went belly up in 2000.

Basically Taxi people its called supply and demand, if you cant go the distance just quit.

Also if you notice alot of the taxi license numbers are high numbers and these are the ones giving out. They knew what they were getting into.

All the ones that worked years ago and made their oney jsut operate part time now.

Lollipops23 · 02-10-2009, 08:44

I got in a taxi at the airport last week (at half 11 at night) and the driver threw the mother of all hissy fits when we told him our address(we live 15 mins from the airport but had no alternative transport).

He tried to tell us a bus runs from the airport to our estate, it doesn't, he refused to accept this. He told us how not worth his while the fare was, as he'd been queuing for 2 hrs. I agree,it's a bummer,but it's not our fault.

When we asked if he would prefer us to get a different cab,he said no but proceeded to bitch and rant ALL THE WAY home,even after I politely asked him several times to stop talking about it.

So no, as far as I'm concerned,the taxi drivers can fúck off. I've had one too many bad experiences at this point. Also, the government aren't helping the retail trade, which is in bits too.

eviltwin · 02-10-2009, 08:53

I have sympathy for anyone suffering a loss of income at the moment but their bully boys tactics don't exactly win them many favours.

My boss got a taxi into work yesterday. The guy who picked her up knew nothing of the protest. When the car got onto O'Connell St a taxi driver came up and banged on the window calling her and the driver all sorts of names. They have no class and I have no time for anyone who tries that kind of intimidation to get their point across.

I didnt see any taxis supporting anyone who was being made redundant all year and yet we are expected to support them??? No way...last night going home up Gardiner Street I felt so sorry for people walking home because they held the city to ransom. I saw two ambulances with sirens blazing stuck in gridlock ... I hope to god the people in them were okay.

Maybe if they stop throwing all their toys out of the pram and stopped acting like the thugs they are for 5 minutes and starting acting professional people might be a bit more inclined to see their points of view. As is they have done themselves no favours.

Jip · 02-10-2009, 08:57

Apparently it's mostly culchie (I'm allowed say that as I married one) taxi drivers, afraid I'd say to do this in their own towns and cities knowing well the backlash they'd face there.

pvt.joker · 02-10-2009, 08:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lollipops23

I got in a taxi at the airport last week (at half 11 at night) and the driver threw the mother of all hissy fits when we told him our address(we live 15 mins from the airport but had no alternative transport).

He tried to tell us a bus runs from the airport to our estate, it doesn't, he refused to accept this. He told us how not worth his while the fare was, as he'd been queuing for 2 hrs. I agree,it's a bummer,but it's not our fault.

When we asked if he would prefer us to get a different cab,he said no but proceeded to bitch and rant ALL THE WAY home,even after I politely asked him several times to stop talking about it.

did you get his number? report him to the taxi regulator

eirmail · 02-10-2009, 09:05

Would anyone else be interested in a national day of protest against taxi drivers? One day in the next few weeks where we get everyone to refuse to take a taxi for that day.

LookBehindYou · 02-10-2009, 09:07

[quote=average_runner;62357026]They are moaning beause they have to work hard for their income now and it dropped!

No one helped the IT peolpe when it went belly up in 2000.
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NOBODY helped the taxi people when deregulation happened end 2000
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Basically Taxi people its called supply and demand, if you cant go the distance just quit.
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Quit ? and do what ?
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Also if you notice alot of the taxi license numbers are high numbers and these are the ones giving out. They knew what they were getting into.
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Get your facts correct about the license numbers, all the original numbers were changed to high numbers, so there is no real way of knowing which numbers are old or new. Even the older taximen would not even know their new number. BUT i agree on the point that it is mainly new people in the taxi trade who are striking.
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All the ones that worked years ago and made their oney jsut operate part time now.[/quote
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HA HA,,, more fantasy,,, The only ones who made their money were people who sold their plates BEFORE deregulation.

I would question how a lot of these new drivers have got their PSV driving licence, because they dont know their way around, and also a lot of them have questionable backgrounds. There was a time when it would be safe to get a taxi home,,, but now ?

eviltwin · 02-10-2009, 09:11

Look behind you I dont think many people mind them protesting...god knows everyone and their mother is doing that at the minute...its just the agressive way they are going about it....shower of wankers the lot of them

02-10-2009, 07:40	#1
darc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 667 Adverts \| Friends	To HELL with Taxis B$%tards Wow, so they are suffering from a drop in business & income just like everyone else. If you're a taxi driver listen to this NO ONE FORCES YOU TO DRIVE THE TAXI! If its not making you money, go get another job. And before the mass crowd of eejits say there are no jobs, over 200,000 people commenced work in the first 6 months of this year (CSO figures) As of now, unless it is absolutely necessary I WILL NOT be using a taxi for the forseeable future. I will get an airlink to the airport, I will use the luas when in Dublin, and the nite link to get home. Sorry taxis - your protests are telling me you don't give a damn sh1te about the public (your customers) so in return I don't give a damn sh1te about you.

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02-10-2009, 07:46	#2
Theta ϑ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dubbers Posts: 805 Adverts \| Friends	Well they are not going to get the public on there side doing this. Can someone tell me why the shades cant just tow all the cars? Or ticket them at least. If it was a go slow I know they cant but they are actually just parked.

02-10-2009, 07:49	#3
furtzy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 723 Adverts \| Friends	They are a shower of dickheads. Way to get the public onside!! Why are they not being towed? A few years ago they were pleading for deregulation and now they want to operate a closed shop again...idiots.

02-10-2009, 07:50	#4
pandabat Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4 Adverts \| Friends	I was wondering the same thing. I actually also rang Store St yesterday to find out if there were any protests on today as I know someone who has to do something in city centre and they said "no, nothing planned". I've read of no arrests, clamping, towing or tickets being issued. I guess for free parking on O'Connell St, you just say that you are protesting against something.

02-10-2009, 07:52	#5
Bandit12 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Somewhere betweeen my laptop and your ma Posts: 1,432 Adverts \| Friends	I won't say what i really think of them as i'd be banned.

02-10-2009, 07:59	#8
average_runner Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 180 Adverts \| Friends	They are moaning beause they have to work hard for their income now and it dropped! No one helped the IT peolpe when it went belly up in 2000. Basically Taxi people its called supply and demand, if you cant go the distance just quit. Also if you notice alot of the taxi license numbers are high numbers and these are the ones giving out. They knew what they were getting into. All the ones that worked years ago and made their oney jsut operate part time now.

02-10-2009, 08:44	#9
Lollipops23 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Swords Posts: 1,631 Adverts \| Friends	I got in a taxi at the airport last week (at half 11 at night) and the driver threw the mother of all hissy fits when we told him our address(we live 15 mins from the airport but had no alternative transport). He tried to tell us a bus runs from the airport to our estate, it doesn't, he refused to accept this. He told us how not worth his while the fare was, as he'd been queuing for 2 hrs. I agree,it's a bummer,but it's not our fault. When we asked if he would prefer us to get a different cab,he said no but proceeded to bitch and rant ALL THE WAY home,even after I politely asked him several times to stop talking about it. So no, as far as I'm concerned,the taxi drivers can fúck off. I've had one too many bad experiences at this point. Also, the government aren't helping the retail trade, which is in bits too.

02-10-2009, 08:53	#10
eviltwin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 412 Adverts \| Friends	I have sympathy for anyone suffering a loss of income at the moment but their bully boys tactics don't exactly win them many favours. My boss got a taxi into work yesterday. The guy who picked her up knew nothing of the protest. When the car got onto O'Connell St a taxi driver came up and banged on the window calling her and the driver all sorts of names. They have no class and I have no time for anyone who tries that kind of intimidation to get their point across. I didnt see any taxis supporting anyone who was being made redundant all year and yet we are expected to support them??? No way...last night going home up Gardiner Street I felt so sorry for people walking home because they held the city to ransom. I saw two ambulances with sirens blazing stuck in gridlock ... I hope to god the people in them were okay. Maybe if they stop throwing all their toys out of the pram and stopped acting like the thugs they are for 5 minutes and starting acting professional people might be a bit more inclined to see their points of view. As is they have done themselves no favours.

02-10-2009, 08:57	#11
Jip Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2,842 Adverts \| Friends	Apparently it's mostly culchie (I'm allowed say that as I married one) taxi drivers, afraid I'd say to do this in their own towns and cities knowing well the backlash they'd face there.

02-10-2009, 09:05	#13
eirmail Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 127 Adverts \| Friends	Would anyone else be interested in a national day of protest against taxi drivers? One day in the next few weeks where we get everyone to refuse to take a taxi for that day.

02-10-2009, 09:07	#14
LookBehindYou Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kildare Posts: 185 Adverts \| Friends	[quote=average_runner;62357026]They are moaning beause they have to work hard for their income now and it dropped! No one helped the IT peolpe when it went belly up in 2000. ---------------------------------------------------------- NOBODY helped the taxi people when deregulation happened end 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Basically Taxi people its called supply and demand, if you cant go the distance just quit. --------------------------- Quit ? and do what ? ---------------------- Also if you notice alot of the taxi license numbers are high numbers and these are the ones giving out. They knew what they were getting into. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your facts correct about the license numbers, all the original numbers were changed to high numbers, so there is no real way of knowing which numbers are old or new. Even the older taximen would not even know their new number. BUT i agree on the point that it is mainly new people in the taxi trade who are striking. ------------------------------- All the ones that worked years ago and made their oney jsut operate part time now.[/quote ------------------- HA HA,,, more fantasy,,, The only ones who made their money were people who sold their plates BEFORE deregulation. I would question how a lot of these new drivers have got their PSV driving licence, because they dont know their way around, and also a lot of them have questionable backgrounds. There was a time when it would be safe to get a taxi home,,, but now ?

02-10-2009, 09:11	#15
eviltwin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 412 Adverts \| Friends	Look behind you I dont think many people mind them protesting...god knows everyone and their mother is doing that at the minute...its just the agressive way they are going about it....shower of wankers the lot of them