So I hopped into a Taxi this evening...

Huggles

...and I was promptly told to hop back out by the driver. A little shocked and bemused, I did as I was asked. When I was back on the pavement he says, "Where ya goin luv?" I told him where and he says, "Nah sorry no can do not worth me while..." I stood there for a few seconds like :O Anyways, I argued that he had to take me as he was at a rank and he basically told me to **** off. So I noted his number and I intend on reporting him.

The rank was the rank outside the Guinness Hopstore and the two cars in front of him just for three Americans a piece, the prick was obviously think $$$

Damnnit I should have stood my ground and demanded, but to be honest I wouldn't want to give him my money after that.

There are some selfish fúckers out there :mad:

copacetic

well make sure you do report him.

MagicMarker

If you were a fine piece of ass he would have taken ya....

Spook_ie

copacetic wrote:

well make sure you do report him.

Seconded, if you aren't going to report him then don't complain here

Mr. Presentable

Carriage Office ftw.

biko

Spook_ie wrote:

Seconded, if you aren't going to report him then don't complain here

+1. Ranting alone will not accomplish anything

GhostInTheRuins

MagicMarker wrote:

If you were a fine piece of ass he would have taken ya....

Hahaha

But seriously, make sure you report him.

Random

Where were you going? Down the road to Heuston or something?

murphaph

In general, taxi drivers are w@nkers.

murphaph

ciaranfo wrote:

Where were you going? Down the road to Heuston or something?

What difference does it make? There's a legal obligation to take the fare.

Huggles

Spook_ie wrote:

Seconded, if you aren't going to report him then don't complain here

And you are?

Of course I am reporting him did you read the post?

I was merely posting because I was shocked at such wankish behaviour!!!!

Anyone else got any taxi tales of woe??

Huggles

ciaranfo wrote:

Where were you going? Down the road to Heuston or something?

I was going from Guinness to Clontarf...cost 15 euro when I eventually got a taxi.

Spook_ie

TheGooner wrote:

And you are?

Of course I am reporting him did you read the post?

I was merely posting because I was shocked at such wankish behaviour!!!!

Anyone else got any taxi tales of woe??

Me I'm Spook_ie, don't take offence it's just in reality a lot of people will spout off about taxi drivers ripping them off or whatever BUT the majority will not bother to actualy officialy complain and until you ( the public ) do that it will never improve

flogen

Where were you going?

One of your rights taken from TaxiRegulator.ie:

Not be unreasonably refused service with a 30km radius of the pick up point/point of hire;

So unless you were going pretty far, or were puking all over yourself when you got in, you should complain.

biko

I wonder if there is a Taxiboards.ie out there where they can bitch about us

Huggles

biko wrote:

I wonder if there is a Taxiboards.ie out there where they can bitch about us

Do you turf folk out of ur car for $$$$$???

Dudess

The taxi driver was being a cúnt. There's no harm in recounting your experiences on Boards. Anyone who says "stop complaining here, do something about it, bla bla" is obviously just in the humour to find fault with things.

And if I hear another taxi-driver remark "there's more than enough taxis in this city" after I've spent two hours freezing my ass off on Dame Street on a Friday night, I'll also let rip.

Anto McC

TheGooner wrote:

Anyone else got any taxi tales of woe??

Where do you start with that one?

One St Stephens day about 2 years ago, a taxi driver gave me the very intimate details of his sex life. You'd be suprised how good their vocabulary can be when they are describing sex acts. He started like this:

HIM: I was sittin at home der and the tele is bleedin sh*te, so i sez to the mot, gis a ride. She told me to f*ck off, she's watching Coronation Steet. So i sez, i may as well go out and bleedin work then........and here i am, yor me first fare.

ME: Thats eh............yeah. I'm going to Dundrum by the way.

Thats just one story i can recount.

Spook_ie

biko wrote:

I wonder if there is a Taxiboards.ie out there where they can bitch about us

No:rolleyes: but there is http://z3.invisionfree.com/Irish_Taxis

Spook_ie

Dudess wrote:

The taxi driver was being a cúnt. There's no harm in recounting your experiences on Boards. Anyone who says "stop complaining here, do something about it, bla bla" is obviously just in the humour to find fault with things.

And if I hear another taxi-driver remark "there's more than enough taxis in this city" after I've spent two hours freezing my ass off on Dame Street on a Friday night, I'll also let rip.

No there is no harm mouthing off in here as long as you have the willingness to complain officialy, or would it be that you are just the complaining type that would make a good ( old style ) taxi driver

biko

I guess cabbies do all their bitching over the radios. Will have to get a scanner now.

_blank_

Spook_ie wrote:

No:rolleyes: but there is http://z3.invisionfree.com/Irish_Taxis

Spook_ie, you are a taxi man yeah?

Will you admit there are some bastard taxi drivers, same as in any walk of life?

Spook_ie

DesF wrote:

Spook_ie, you are a taxi man yeah?

Will you admit there are some bastard taxi drivers, same as in any walk of life?

There is, same as there are some people who post on here who wouldn't piss on a taxi driver if he was on fire. However taxi drivers don't ( in general ) have a regulatory office that they can complain to about the public where as you do. So use it

admiralofthefleet

Spook_ie wrote:

However taxi drivers don't ( in general ) have a regulatory office that they can complain to about the public where as you do

im a chef, if my customers dont eat all that they order or ask for extra gravy and dont use it should i have a public body to complain to?

Mr. Presentable

TheGooner wrote:

I was going from Guinness to Clontarf...cost 15 euro when I eventually got a taxi.

You see, TheGooner, that just reads perverse. I'd be going from Clontarf to Guinness

_blank_

Spook_ie wrote:

There is, same as there are some people who post on here who wouldn't piss on a taxi driver if he was on fire. However taxi drivers don't ( in general ) have a regulatory office that they can complain to about the public where as you do. So use it

Some people prefer to vent their frustrations on Boards.ie

It's just something that you'll have to get used to.

For example, there is a person complaining about a Spar manager asking him about the price of sandwiches. Maybe instead of posting here he should complain to Spar. Perhaps, but who cares tbh.

Now, here's my rant about a taxi driver who wasn't Irish.

I wanted to go from O'Connell Street to Coolock.

He drove out of town via Summerhill, over Luke Kelly Bridge there in Ballybough, turned up the Richmond Road, and onto the Drumcondra Road, executed an illegal right turn and headed towards Whitehall, when he got to Whitehall he went on and turned onto the overpass into Santry/Beaumont, into Artane, so I directed him to Coolock Garda station for taking the piss, and then the Gardaí told ME to eff off.

I ended up paying over twenty quid for a fifteen quid fare.

That bastard taxi man and the bastard Garda can rot in hell.

Mr. Presentable

Spook_ie wrote:

There is, same as there are some people who post on here who wouldn't piss on a taxi driver

Now, that's just not true. I'm pretty sure everybody here'd like to piss on a taxi driver

Joking, joking.

Huggles

nipplenuts wrote:

You see, TheGooner, that just reads perverse. I'd be going from Clontarf to Guinness

LOL I work in the GEC

Mr. Presentable

TheGooner wrote:

LOL I work in the GEC

So, if I call in and say I know theGooner, do I get free black ones? Heh, heh?

Huggles

nipplenuts wrote:

So, if I call in and say I know theGooner, do I get free black ones? Heh, heh?

GEC - Guinness Enterprise Centre

No Guinness but I can get you a discount with my work swipe in Spar!!!!

Huggles

Spook_ie wrote:

Dont be so silly, I didn't say we needed one, I said the public has one, same as they have one to complain to about Chefs who spit on their steaks or whatever chefs get up to when your not being watched

Jesus. Paranoia.

Jesus Wept

TheGooner wrote:

he was at a rank and he basically told me to **** off. So I noted his number and I intend on reporting him.

Spook_ie wrote:

Seconded, if you aren't going to report him then don't complain here

biko wrote:

+1. Ranting alone will not accomplish anything

Spook_ie wrote:

No there is no harm mouthing off in here as long as you have the willingness to complain officialy, or would it be that you are just the complaining type that would make a good ( old style ) taxi driver

Are you two spanners blind or thick?? She already said in her first post that she intends to report it!

Spook_ie

DesF wrote:

Some people prefer to vent their frustrations on Boards.ie

It's just something that you'll have to get used to.

For example, there is a person complaining about a Spar manager asking him about the price of sandwiches. Maybe instead of posting here he should complain to Spar. Perhaps, but who cares tbh.

Now, here's my rant about a taxi driver who wasn't Irish.

I wanted to go from O'Connell Street to Coolock.

He drove out of town via Summerhill, over Luke Kelly Bridge there in Ballybough, turned up the Richmond Road, and onto the Drumcondra Road, executed an illegal right turn and headed towards Whitehall, when he got to Whitehall he went on and turned onto the overpass into Santry/Beaumont, into Artane, so I directed him to Coolock Garda station for taking the piss, and then the Gardaí told ME to eff off.

I ended up paying over twenty quid for a fifteen quid fare.

That bastard taxi man and the bastard Garda can rot in hell.

And the point is that you

1 pay and obtain a receipt

2 complain to the TRs office

3 follow it through

You dont and the next time he gets away with it again and again and again

whiskeyman

TheGooner wrote:

...and I was promptly told to hop back out by the driver. A little shocked and bemused, I did as I was asked. When I was back on the pavement he says, "Where ya goin luv?" I told him where and he says, "Nah sorry no can do not worth me while..." I stood there for a few seconds like :O Anyways, I argued that he had to take me as he was at a rank and he basically told me to **** off. So I noted his number and I intend on reporting him.

Once you're sat in the seat of a taxi, they are obliged to take you to your destination (within reason).
That's the reason he asked you to step out of the taxi.
He doesn't have to take you just because he's at the rank, and he does actually have a right to refuse a fare, but only once you haven't got in the taxi. It's then seen as both parties have entered into the contract.
A taxi driver told me the above...

biko

The-Rigger wrote:

Are you two spanners blind or thick?? She already said in her first post that she intends to report it!

Blind :cool:

Mr. Presentable

TheGooner wrote:

GEC - Guinness Enterprise Centre

No Guinness but I can get you a discount with my work swipe in Spar!!!!

Ah nuts! When will I ever find someone who works in a brewery?

Jesus Wept

nipplenuts wrote:

Ah nuts! When will I ever find someone who works in a brewery?

Hang around outside brewerys.

So Glad

I've had my fair share of arsehole taxi drivers.......sometimes I just put my mp3 on so they can't talk to me! hehehe

Spook_ie

whiskeyman wrote:

Once you're sat in the seat of a taxi, they are obliged to take you to your destination (within reason).
That's the reason he asked you to step out of the taxi.
He doesn't have to take you just because he's at the rank, and he does actually have a right to refuse a fare, but only once you haven't got in the taxi. It's then seen as both parties have entered into the contract.
A taxi driver told me the above...

Only if he has a LEGITIMATE reason e.g You have no money, you are too drunk, you have puke all over you etc.

arybvtcw0eolkf

TheGooner wrote:

...and I was promptly told to hop back out by the driver. A little shocked and bemused, I did as I was asked. When I was back on the pavement he says, "Where ya goin luv?" I told him where and he says, "Nah sorry no can do not worth me while..." I stood there for a few seconds like :O Anyways, I argued that he had to take me as he was at a rank and he basically told me to **** off. So I noted his number and I intend on reporting him.

The rank was the rank outside the Guinness Hopstore and the two cars in front of him just for three Americans a piece, the prick was obviously think $$$

Damnnit I should have stood my ground and demanded, but to be honest I wouldn't want to give him my money after that.

There are some selfish fúckers out there :mad:

Report his ass.

Btw, there's no (offical) rank at the Guinness Hop Store!.

copacetic

whiskeyman wrote:

Once you're sat in the seat of a taxi, they are obliged to take you to your destination (within reason).
That's the reason he asked you to step out of the taxi.
He doesn't have to take you just because he's at the rank, and he does actually have a right to refuse a fare, but only once you haven't got in the taxi. It's then seen as both parties have entered into the contract.
A taxi driver told me the above...

he doesn't have a right to refuse the fair once the destination is within 30k and the taxi is on duty. It was actually pointed out today by the chairman of the taxi drivers federation that they have no alternative but to accept passengers. See page 13 of the times.

Huggles

Mairt wrote:

Report his ass.

Btw, there's no (offical) rank at the Guinness Hop Store!.

Is that not a rank? litterally opposite the entrance.....?

Do cars just wait their?

MooseJam

you should have keyed his car

copacetic

TheGooner wrote:

Is that not a rank? litterally opposite the entrance.....?

Do cars just wait their?

there is an official rank but to the east a bit further up at catherines church.

Huggles

copacetic wrote:

there is an official rank but to the east a bit further up at catherines church.

Yeah its around the corner, never any cars in it. There are always three or four cars at the 'unofficial' one

Terry

Spook_ie wrote:

No there is no harm mouthing off in here as long as you have the willingness to complain officialy, or would it be that you are just the complaining type that would make a good ( old style ) taxi driver

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055157503

STFU.

arybvtcw0eolkf

copacetic wrote:

he doesn't have a right to refuse the fair once the destination is within 30k and the taxi is on duty. It was actually pointed out today by the chairman of the taxi drivers federation that they have no alternative but to accept passengers. See page 13 of the times.

You wrong.

The driver can refuse a dirty person, an aggressive person, a drunk person or a person likely to cause annoyance.

A copy of the S.P.V.S. rules & regulations can be purchased at the government publications off on Molesworth St. (opposite corner from the passport office) for €7:50.

Weather or not the driver in the OP's case acted outside of those regulations is not for us to decide, however it was very bad practice and I think we can all agree on that.

copacetic

Mairt wrote:

You wrong.

The driver can refuse a dirty person, an aggressive person, a drunk person or a person likely to cause annoyance.

A copy of the S.P.V.S. rules & regulations can be purchased at the government publications off on Molesworth St. (opposite corner from the passport office) for €7:50.

Weather or not the driver in the OP's case acted outside of those regulations is not for us to decide, however it was very bad practice and I think we can all agree on that.

well I'm not really, there is a get out of having a valid reason, eg they weren't on duty or the fare was falling over drunk as you say but outside of this the driver can't refuse a fair for no good reason. Although I am sure everyone has experience of them doing exactly that.

Based on the OPs description there is absolutely no way the driver could make a case there was valid reason and hopefully a complaint will see him prosecuted.

arybvtcw0eolkf

copacetic wrote:

Based on the OPs description there is absolutely no way the driver could make a case there was valid reason and hopefully a complaint will see him prosecuted.

Btw, the regulators office has legal power's and the accussed driver has every right to have his accuser cross examined. The OP will be made aware of this by the regulators office.

Dudess

DesF wrote:

Some people prefer to vent their frustrations on Boards.ie

It's just something that you'll have to get used to.

For example, there is a person complaining about a Spar manager asking him about the price of sandwiches. Maybe instead of posting here he should complain to Spar. Perhaps, but who cares tbh.

Now, here's my rant about a taxi driver who wasn't Irish.

I wanted to go from O'Connell Street to Coolock.

He drove out of town via Summerhill, over Luke Kelly Bridge there in Ballybough, turned up the Richmond Road, and onto the Drumcondra Road, executed an illegal right turn and headed towards Whitehall, when he got to Whitehall he went on and turned onto the overpass into Santry/Beaumont, into Artane, so I directed him to Coolock Garda station for taking the piss, and then the Gardaí told ME to eff off.

I ended up paying over twenty quid for a fifteen quid fare.

That bastard taxi man and the bastard Garda can rot in hell.

Asshole taxi-driver all right. But maybe he doesn't know the route well? Although given his extensive knowledge of the long way round, it seems unlikely.
I got a taxi from O'Connell Street to DCU one evening. The most straightforward routes are either left onto Parnell Street and up through Phibsborough etc, or up to Dorset Street and through Drumcondra, then left at Griffith Avenue. But this guy practically went over to Fairview, then back towards town. I queried him and he said "oh this is the most direct route". I replied "don't let the Cork accent fool you, I'm a student in DCU so I think I should know the route." He obviously presumed, because of my bags (I'd just got off the bus from a few days at home) that I was only visiting.
Such an asshole.

copacetic

Mairt wrote:

Btw, the regulators office has legal power's and the accussed driver has every right to have his accuser cross examined. The OP will be made aware of this by the regulators office.

absolutely, it is only fair and I can see it would be hard to prove any case when it is he said she said. However presumably complaints building up would go against any driver..