Taxi prices

Cianos · 31-01-2006 4:20am #1

Ive taken a more than usual amount of taxis lately, and it just seems that there is little consistency in what your being charged every time...why is that?

For example, today I took a taxi from citey centre to the airport, cost came to just over €13. Then I took a taxi from the exact same place, back into the city centre and it was €23! How does that happen?

The 2nd taxi was only a couple of hours after the first...and the traffic was very similar (non congested, free flowing) for both journeys.

Anyone else have similar suspicions that taxi men just charge whatever they like and know they are going to get away with it?

Hobbes · 31-01-2006 5:59am

It would be *slightly* more expensive as you pay a fee to leave the airport but Airport Taxis are renowed for being cheating bastards.

However what was the time you left? If you were on Rate 2 that price would be correct.

Bluetonic · 31-01-2006 9:12am

Cianos wrote:

Anyone else have similar suspicions that taxi men just charge whatever they like and know they are going to get away with it?

How did the two receipts compare from each journey? Should be easy to see exactly where the extra charges came from presuming the two taxis took the same route.

Binomate · 31-01-2006 9:49am

Some of them take you half way around the world to your destination. Others are bang on. It's a lot more to do with the taxi driver than any other factor.

dundalk cailin · 31-01-2006 9:50am

Is this just round the airport/city centre you are talkin bout?

Bluetonic · 31-01-2006 9:55am

Binomate wrote:

Some of them take you half way around the world to your destination. Others are bang on. It's a lot more to do with the taxi driver than any other factor.

When you get into a taxi do you not say bring me to <your location> and I want you to go via <some route>? I'd never dream of getting into a taxi without telling the driver the way I want to go, presuming i'm familiar with the route.

Sam Vimes · 31-01-2006 9:57am

there is a special fee for being picked up from the airport but taxi drivers like to scam people there too. i think its a little from column A, a little from column B.

on here a few weeks ago someone said him and 6 or so friends all got two taxis from an airport, not dublin, and exactly the same journey cost one taxi 10 euro more than the other. now thats a scam

Binomate · 31-01-2006 10:00am

Bluetonic wrote:

When you get into a taxi do you not say bring me to <your location> and I want you to go via <some route>? I'd never dream of getting into a taxi without telling the driver the way I want to go, presuming i'm familiar with the route.

I supose that would make the difference. I just don't bother with taxis. I get the bus or I walk. I think I heard that some of them take you half way around the world sometimes (esp. drunk girls) on the Adrian Kennedy Phone Show.

Bluetonic · 31-01-2006 10:08am

May as well bang this up.

Taxi Fares From Dublin Airport

Destinations
Mon-Sat 8-10 Mon-Sat10-8 / Sun / Public Holidays
Minimum Fare € 4.25 € 4.25
City Centre € 18.00 € 22.00
Heuston Station € 21.00 € 26.00
Connolly Station € 18.00 € 22.00
St. Stephen's Green € 21.00 € 26.00
RDS / Ballsbridge € 22.00 € 28.00
Sutton Cross € 21.00 € 26.00
Malahide € 18.00 € 22.00
Portmarnock € 18.00 € 22.00
Swords € 13.50 € 16.00
Rush € 26.50 € 34.00
Balbriggan € 31.00 € 39.00
Lucan € 28.00 € 35.00
Clondalkin € 28.00 € 35.00
Tallaght € 32.00 € 42.00
Dalkey / Killiney € 34.00 € 43.00
Blackrock € 28.00 € 35.00

€1.50 is included in the minimum fare for hiring at Dublin Airport. Fares Quoted are approximately only and are for one passenger without extras, travelling under normal traffic conditions. Passengers should only pay the metered fare plus any extras(if applicable)

Extra Payments

Additional Passengers
Each extra passenger (2 children under 10 count as one person) €0.50c

Luggage
Luggage per piece or item (Maximum Two Items) €0.50c

Animals
Per animal (other than guide) €0.50c

“Waiting Time”
Mon-Sat 08:00 - 22:00
Mon-Sat 22:00 - 08:00 €0.15c
Sunday & Public Holidays €0.20c

Soiling Charge €25.00
No charge applicable for attaché cases, bags, parcels not exceeding 2ft and hand luggage.

God help the poor fecker who tries to being an ant farm on a taxi journey.

rubadub · 31-01-2006 10:23am

I just get the aircoach from the airport to the cloest taxi rank home. Also dont have to deal with "taxi-man airport talk" after a long tiring flight.

RuggieBear · 31-01-2006 10:33am

i've notced my taxi fare varying wildly too. i've gone every route too at this stage from the city centre.

now unless it is rush hour i just tell them to go up gardiner street and thru drumcondra otherwise every last one of them tries to go past tolka park and towards clarehall and along the malahine road (that little detour puts about 8-10 euro on you).

Tazz T · 31-01-2006 10:43am

Cianos wrote:

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For example, today I took a taxi from citey centre to the airport, cost came to just over €13.

That's a great price. I've never been charged less than €25 from Pearse Street.

Mmmm_Lemony · 31-01-2006 10:46am

Anyone see the new horlicks add

How do taxi men sleep at night

Horlicks obviously. Either that or in a coffin, the thieving vampires.

Bluetonic · 31-01-2006 10:56am

Tazz T wrote:

That's a great price. I've never been charged less than €25 from Pearse Street.

The City Centre could also be Parnell Sq, and from there to Pearse Street could be easily a tenner.

IvaBigWun · 31-01-2006 11:39am

To anyone getting ripped off ....... take the phuckers number and report him to the Carriage Office.

2 strikes and they're out.

azezil · 31-01-2006 11:56am

Eh why not just take dublin bus, there's a 41* like every 20minutes, drops ya on O'Connell st, costs about €1.50

Random · 31-01-2006 2:16pm

€13 from city centre to the airport seems like the taxi man did himself outta money ...

JohnCleary · 31-01-2006 2:32pm

I'm in college in Sligo, 5 euro within a 2 mile radius of the town, no matter how many passengers... total bargain

IvaBigWun · 31-01-2006 2:50pm

JohnCleary wrote:

I'm in college in Sligo, 5 euro within a 2 mile radius of the town, no matter how many passengers... total bargain

It should be 50 cent per extra passenger unless he was a hackney cab?

JohnCleary · 31-01-2006 2:56pm

IvaBigWun wrote:

It should be 50 cent per extra passenger unless he was a hackney cab?

No they're just not scabby cnuts up here in Sligo. Set fare of 5 euro on the meter, its legend.. They're good to students up here

projectmayhem · 31-01-2006 3:25pm

azezil wrote:

Eh why not just take dublin bus, there's a 41* like every 20minutes, drops ya on O'Connell st, costs about €1.50

€1.55

from town-home or vice-versa i get charged €10 odd with very little variance. maybe i'm just lucky

constitutionus · 31-01-2006 3:35pm

ciaranfo wrote:

€13 from city centre to the airport seems like the taxi man did himself outta money ...

agreed, i got a taxi from clondalkin to town once during a bus strike and it cost me 17.80, and thats WITHOUT bus's on the road and him being allowed to use the bus lane (in the morning as well cira 8.30am)

and ANY time ive used one at night heading to tallaght is cost in excess of 25 euros:eek: thank god for the nighlink

Bluetonic · 31-01-2006 3:36pm

projectmayhem wrote:

€1.55

from town-home or vice-versa i get charged €10 odd with very little variance. maybe i'm just lucky

Maybe you should tell us where exactly you define as town and where is home and they we'll tell you how lucky you are!

rubadub · 31-01-2006 3:50pm

projectmayhem wrote:

€1.55

transfer 90 ticket is 1.60, get to town and then your bus home.

- bo - · 31-01-2006 7:07pm

hate having to get taxis. a while back 3 of us were getting one to some fellas house in the back arse of nowhere, we were never in this house before.

the taxi driver couldn't find it, nor could he understand directions he was given over the phone, so he brought us back into town and charged us 20 quid for driving us around in f*cking circles :mad:

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