Taxi stoppage 24hour

oisindoyle

Dont know if any of you are aware ,but theres to be a nationwide 24hr taxi stoppage .Starting at 4am Sun til 4am Tues

mikemac

There will still be plenty working.

Lol, nothing as funny as the self-employed going on strike

oisindoyle wrote: »

Dont know if any of you are aware ,but theres to be a nationwide 24hr taxi stoppage .Starting at 4am Sun til 4am Tues

That's 48 hours

KoolKid

That explains the fares I've been charged lately..
They like doubling everything. This country has one of the dearest fares in Europe.
I have no sympathy for them..

mikemac

Taxi regulator sets the fare, not the drivers in fairness.
Though most don't give discounts

Random

The guys still working will clean up!

L1011

Don't expect there to be any impact from this - the part timers will be out in force to take the excess trade.

mikemac

Random wrote: »

The guys still working will clean up!

But will the ranks be picketed?
I passed the rank by Tesco Ballyfermot. It's a large rank and you can have 30 plus drivers there on Saturdays looking for fares from shoppers. And they queue up so far they park ON the pedestrian crossings! :mad:
That rank is very quiet for the rest of the week.

There is a sign up notifying people of the next strike. So I wouldn't be surprised to see some drivers block and picket the rank next time

KoolKid

mikemac wrote: »

Taxi regulator sets the fare, not the drivers in fairness.

Agreed but they still moan they can't make a wage..
Going fron the Airport to Ballymun at Christmas the taxi man (a dub I might add) tried to rip me off...
Will I go the M50?? its the handiest!!!
God knows what waffle the tourists get!!
If its so hard to make a living why are more & more people getting plates??

L1011

mikemac wrote: »

But will the ranks be picketed?

Hail off the street... if they can manage to be bothered picketing every kerb I'd be amazed :P

Interesting how they picked probably the quietest night of the week to do this on to...

ntlbell

koolkid wrote: »

Agreed but they still moan they can't make a wage..
Going fron the Airport to Ballymun at Christmas the taxi man (a dub I might add) tried to rip me off...
Will I go the M50?? its the handiest!!!
God knows what waffle the tourists get!!
If its so hard to make a living why are more & more people getting plates??

is the m50 not the handiest way to get to the mun from the airport?

L1011

ntlbell wrote: »

is the m50 not the handiest way to get to the mun from the airport?

Absolutely not. From Ballymun, continue up the Ballymun Road under the M50, turn right, down the side of the aiport, turn left - you're there. Frequently no traffic there either vs. heavy traffic at the M1/M50 interchange. Reverse that for the quoted direction obviously...

oisindoyle

MYOB wrote: »

Hail off the street... if they can manage to be bothered picketing every kerb I'd be amazed :P

Interesting how they picked probably the quietest night of the week to do this on to...

They initially were going toprotest later in the week but it was then moved to join with the ICTU ,That was cancelled so the taxi one remains ,,,,,
People only strike/protest as a last resort ,,Dont understand why many on this forum are so hate filled,,,its pathetic really

mikemac

MYOB wrote: »

Hail off the street... if they can manage to be bothered picketing every kerb I'd be amazed :P

Interesting how they picked probably the quietest night of the week to do this on to...

Indeed, who bothers with ranks anymore? Just stroll over to a main road and stick your arm out!

Hmmm, they didn't call a strike on a Friday or Saturday night, interesting....

KoolKid

ntlbell wrote: »

is the m50 not the handiest way to get to the mun from the airport?

Its probobly the quickest... The quickest way to notch up €25 that is.

mikemac wrote: »

M1, M50 roundabout, N1 to Ballymun

You certainly wouldn't do any distance on the M50

I done it on a mates meter €25-€30
Back road to NCT centre & ballmun road €15

mikemac

I stand corrected on the best route from Ballymun to the airport.
I picked the most obvious route but others know a better route, fair play

ntlbell

MYOB wrote: »

Absolutely not. From Ballymun, continue up the Ballymun Road under the M50, turn right, down the side of the aiport, turn left - you're there. Frequently no traffic there either vs. heavy traffic at the M1/M50 interchange. Reverse that for the quoted direction obviously...

must be a mental thing it with me i always find jumping on to the m50 much quicker (i'm not a taxi man )

ntlbell

koolkid wrote: »

Its probobly the quickest... The quickest way to notch up €25 that is.



I done it on a mates meter €25-€30
Back road to NCT centre & ballmun road €15

do you remembr the times?

L1011

mikemac wrote: »

I stand corrected on the best route from Ballymun to the airport.
I picked the most obvious route but others know a better route, fair play

Dubs vs. non-Dubs knowledge of the city probably (I take it you're a Dub? If not my point falls apart entirely...)

As a non-Dub the road down the side of the airport *is* the most obvious route

KoolKid

ntlbell wrote: »

must be a mental thing it with me i always find jumping on to the m50 much quicker (i'm not a taxi man )

It is quicker but they make double the fare with it..
5 minutes doing 70+ does wonder for the meter..

KoolKid

MYOB wrote: »

Dubs vs. non-Dubs knowledge of the city probably (I take it you're a Dub? If not my point falls apart entirely...)

As a non-Dub the road down the side of the airport *is* the most obvious route

I am a Dub, thats my point....Trying to rip off someone who obviousally knows thier way around.:mad:

mikemac

MYOB wrote: »

Dubs vs. non-Dubs knowledge of the city probably (I take it you're a Dub? If not my point falls apart entirely...)

As a non-Dub the road down the side of the airport *is* the most obvious route

Culchie and proud :pac:

Ya bleedin junkie ya

N1 to M1 to airport is faster.
I know the old airport road past ALSAA but I didn't think the fare would be cheaper.
Now I know, thanks

oisindoyle

koolkid wrote: »

It is quicker but they make double the fare with it..
5 minutes doing 70+ does wonder for the meter..

Double really ? How ...
and 5 minutes doeswonder for the meter again HOW?

ntlbell

so is it 48 hours as per the OP or 24 hours?

ntlbell

oisindoyle wrote: »

Double really ? How ...
and 5 minutes doeswonder for the meter again HOW?

because the meter bombs a long ? at that speed?

KoolKid

oisindoyle wrote: »

Double really ? How ...

See my previous post ..
Via back road €15
M50 €25-30
Ok if the fare comes to €28.50 its not quite double, providing your prepared to wait while the driver fumbles for the change waiting for you to say its ok..

oisindoyle wrote: »

and 5 minutes does wonder for the meter again HOW?

Would you not agree 5 minutes going at speed makes makes more than 5 minutes going a shorter distence???

oisindoyle

ntlbell wrote: »

because the meter bombs a long ? at that speed?

LOL LOL LOL You havent a clue mate ,,,,,thats the funnist thing ive ever heard,,,thanks for the laugh

L1011

mikemac wrote: »

Culchie and proud :pac:

Ya bleedin junkie ya

N1, M50 roundabout, M1 to airport is faster.
I know the old airport road past ALSAA but I didn't think the fare would be cheaper.
Now I know, thanks

I've never found a time of day when having to deal with the M50/M1 would be any faster...

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=R108&daddr=53.418357,-6.252723+to:Swords+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FVLELgMdBGqg_w%3B%3BFQg2LwMdYdCg_w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&via=1&sll=53.415492,-6.253667&sspn=0.012687,0.038624&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=15 is what I mean, in case theres any confusion.

ntlbell

oisindoyle wrote: »

LOL LOL LOL You havent a clue mate ,,,,,thats the funnist thing ive ever heard,,,thanks for the laugh

?

m50 = longer distance but at speed = quicker = more cash no?

can you clear up the joke?

as a layman I missed the punch line?

KoolKid

oisindoyle wrote: »

LOL LOL LOL You havent a clue mate ,,,,,thats the funnist thing ive ever heard,,,thanks for the laugh

So the fare on the meter doesn't go faster if your driving faster???:rolleyes:
thats the funnist thing ive ever heard,,,thanks for the laugh

oisindoyle

ntlbell wrote: »

?

m50 = longer distance but at speed = quicker = more cash no?

can you clear up the joke?

as a layman I missed the punch line?

NOOOOOOOOOoooo its doesnt move any quicker if the car is going faster

L1011

Going by Google, taking the M50 is 2km longer and will (at the moment) have an almost guaranteed standing period at the M1/M50 interchange when heading from the airport which would also tick over the meter...

ntlbell

oisindoyle wrote: »

NOOOOOOOOOoooo its doesnt move any quicker if the car is going faster

it's on one of two things

distance or time right?

so if your doing 70 on the m50 and th m50 is a longer route but you do the distance quicker because of the speed

then surley you make more money for going the longer distance route which is the m50 but you clock up the distance quickeer because of the speed?

can you clear it up?

L1011

oisindoyle wrote: »

NOOOOOOOOOoooo its doesnt move any quicker if the car is going faster

Well, it does, as you cover the kilometre in a shorter period of time... if you're doing 60km/h it ticks over your 1.03 in 1 minute, if you're doing 120km/h it ticks it over in 30 seconds...

You pay the same amount for the distance no matter what the speed is (once moving above 21km/h obviously); so while the M50 at clear times and without the roadworks would be faster; it'd cost more.

KoolKid

oisindoyle wrote: »

NOOOOOOOOOoooo its doesnt move any quicker if the car is going faster

Would you care to post a video to back that up.......???
So in other words if you drive for half an our at 100KPH & half an hour @ 20KPM the fare will be the same????

Its no wonder people pay no attention to the taxi mens disputes....

oisindoyle

koolkid wrote: »

Would you care to post a video to back that up.......???
So in other words if you drive for half an our at 100KPH & half an hour @ 20KPM the fare will be the same????

Its no wonder people pay no attention to the taxi mens disputes....

lol lol lol This is just too much ,,,LOL LOL Im off to bed ,,,,,,,

ntlbell

oisindoyle wrote: »

lol lol lol This is just too much ,,,LOL LOL Im off to bed ,,,,,,,

lol lol lol lol?

don't go, you're the craic,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

L1011

koolkid wrote: »

Would you care to post a video to back that up.......???
So in other words if you drive for half an our at 100KPH & half an hour @ 20KPM the fare will be the same????

Its no wonder people pay no attention to the taxi mens disputes....

half an hour at 100km/h = 14 km at 1.03, 15 at 1.35 and 1 at 1.77; half an hour at 20km/h = 30 minutes at 0.36

Quid a big difference!

arybvtcw0eolkf

MYOB wrote: »

Absolutely not. From Ballymun, continue up the Ballymun Road under the M50, turn right, down the side of the aiport, turn left - you're there. Frequently no traffic there either vs. heavy traffic at the M1/M50 interchange. Reverse that for the quoted direction obviously...

But Dub's know that you...

MYOB wrote: »

Dubs vs. non-Dubs knowledge of the city probably (I take it you're a Dub? If not my point falls apart entirely...)

As a non-Dub the road down the side of the airport *is* the most obvious route

Driver OVER the M50 junction two of the M50 and not under it!.

L1011

Mairt wrote: »

But Dub's know that you...




Driver OVER the M50 junction two of the M50 and not under it!.

Indeed you do, I was, erm.... yeah... *slinks in to the distance*

Spook_ie

Just to clarify one or two things....

The meter will clock up the same amount for the same distance regardless of the speed as long as the speed is in excess of 21 Kph.

The route to Ballymun from the airport IS shorter by going down the side of the airport as long as it is Ballymun and not some of the areas surrounding it like Ballymun Plaza Land and Santry Avenue, but also to note would have been the temporary lights that were at the junction of the Dardistown cemetry, they were having a significant effect on the fares if you caught them on red and while temporary lights are on there I would always give the customer the option of which route they wanted...

KoolKid

Spook_ie wrote: »

Just to clarify one or two things....

The meter will clock up the same amount for the same distance regardless of the speed as long as the speed is in excess of 21 Kph.

The route to Ballymun from the airport IS shorter by going down the side of the airport as long as it is Ballymun and not some of the areas surrounding it like Ballymun Plaza Land and Santry Avenue, but also to note would have been the temporary lights that were at the junction of the Dardistown cemetry, they were having a significant effect on the fares if you caught them on red and while temporary lights are on there I would always give the customer the option of which route they wanted...

In typical Taxi man style theres always a logical reason :rolleyes:
When your giving the option do you always explain it may be twice the price :rolleyes:
Anyway lads I was just posting an example of our overpriced taxi service.
Wasn't expecting this response. To all the taxi men , enjoy your day off, sure its a quiet enough day, yis wont be missed. A quick tip for the future if you want to make an impact try going on strike Friday afternoon till Sunday evening. Although I'm sure there is an excellant reason why yis won't.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

L1011

Passed plenty of taxis on the way in, for hire not heading to protest. Also was stopped alongside one where the driver was working and had taken off his roof sign! Yellow discs, meter so definately a taxi not a hack. Must have been working off a radio

Jip

Yeah, saw a fair few myself this morning. Was listening to radio 1 news and whatever reporter they had said there were very few but I think he just stayed around Heuston station as there were lots all over the place. Also noticed there was no taxis picketing the Sackville Terrace rank.

MiniD

I came across the city this morning and saw lots of taxis in service too. I spotted a good few in the bus lanes on the quays and loads around college green and along the canal too. There doesn't seem to be the complete stoppage as was suggested.

deRanged

All the ranks on Patrick st in Cork were empty bar one, which had 4 drivers having a chat outside their cars. They had a couple of small protest signs up, and in the 90 seconds or so it took me to walk past, I saw them turn 5 fares away.

ntlbell

i thought most drivers have their "Monday Club" this morning anyway?

KoolKid

MiniD wrote: »

I came across the city this morning and saw lots of taxis in service too. I spotted a good few in the bus lanes on the quays and loads around college green and along the canal too. There doesn't seem to be the complete stoppage as was suggested.

ya see there is money to be made driving a taxi, if your prepared to work insted of moaning about it

Mad Finn

oisindoyle wrote: »

They initially were going toprotest later in the week but it was then moved to join with the ICTU ,That was cancelled so the taxi one remains ,,,,,
People only strike/protest as a last resort ,,Dont understand why many on this forum are so hate filled,,,its pathetic really

Disagreeing with somebody's point of view does not automatically mean one is "hate filled."

Those of us who remember what it was like in the days when there was a cap on licence numbers are pretty determined that we don't want to go back there. We don't like that idea. In fact, some of us hate it. But it's a case of hating the sin, not the sinner.

Over 200 taxi licenses issued last March. Only about 30 issued in February. Doesn't seem much of a case for a new cap to me.

So, no. I don't have any sympathy for the aims of this stoppage.

arybvtcw0eolkf

koolkid wrote: »

So the fare on the meter doesn't go faster if your driving faster???:rolleyes:
thats the funnist thing ive ever heard,,,thanks for the laugh

Sometimes its 'tis better to be thought of as muppet than too open your... Oh you know the rest without me resorting to insults I'm sure :P

From the fare card (I took it from the regulators website)..

Lower left corner..




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Terrontress

Mairt wrote: »

Sometimes its 'tis better to be thought of as muppet than too open your... Oh you know the rest without me resorting to insults I'm sure :P

From the fare card (I took it from the regulators website)..

Lower left corner..




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It's amazing that it seems to be the taxi drivers who don't understand the fare system.

10 minutes at 60km/h is 10km and charged accordingly. 10 minutes at 30km is 5km and should cost half as much. Therefore the meter increases more quickly the faster you are going.

You can get someone along a route in a quicker time but a greater distance due to the quality of the road.

In this case it will cost the customer more for the same journey to take the quicker option.

What is so difficult about that?

KoolKid

So the faster you drive the faster the fare goes up...
I could have sworn thats what I said.

Mairt..
If I drive the shortest route from the Airport & it takes 15 minutes we will call that fare A
If I drive the longer route from the Airport via M1 , M50 R108 & it takes 5 minutes we will call that fare B
Are you saying fare B will not be dearer than fare A???