100 Irish taxi drivers protesting outside regulators office

IvySlayer

Not moving until they meet with Noel Dempsey. Complaining about part time workers and the general mess of the taxi industry.

Personally, it's never been better for me. I can always get a taxi at any time now, and taxi drivers are now having sales against each other.

Atlantic Dawn

IvySlayer wrote: »

Not moving until they meet with Noel Dempsey. Complaining about part time workers and the general mess of the taxi industry.

I hope they all brought packed lunches

Danbo!

Fare play to them

Guy:Incognito

meanwhile all the clever ones are out taking advantage of the drop in competition in a fee market.

Stee wrote: »

Fare play to them

Yeah, what we need in every industry is for the people in it to decide when they have enough competition and then close shop.

IvySlayer

2 taxi drivers are said to be in the office itself.

Moaning about suicide rates of taxi drivers and how most of them are struggling financially. Isn't every industry like that?

Guy:Incognito

IvySlayer wrote: »

Isn't every industry like that?

Yeah but they are special.

orourkeda

When the going gets tough the Taxi drivers get going.

Perhaps they should complain to the people who sold them plates for 90 grand

The Express

I hope some poor cnut isn't sitting in the back of the Octavia in the car park with the meter running :eek:

longhalloween

The Express wrote: »

I hope some poor cnut isn't sitting in the back of the Octavia in the car park with the meter running :eek:

'Sorry bud, just have to meet the minister for transport. Back in 5.'

m@cc@

Stekelly wrote: »

Yeah, what we need in every industry is for the people in it to decide when they have enough competition and then close shop.

I think that one went over your head.

AnonoBoy

Do they think Noel Dempsey is in there at this time of night?

ScumLord

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Do they think Noel Dempsey is in there at this time of nigt?

Yeah he got a taxi there and they won't give him a lift home.

IvySlayer

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Do they think Noel Dempsey is in there at this time of nigt?

Well they a meeting with the Taxi Regulator earlier, and were furious about lack of action and decided to protest there until the Minister comes.

AnonoBoy

IvySlayer wrote: »

Well they a meeting with the Taxi Regulator earlier, and were furious about lack of action and decided to protest there until the Minister comes.

Pretty ineffective though since nobody will care in the slightest if they're protesting there all night, will they?

phasers

Are these the same **** that blocked O'Connell street?

orourkeda

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Pretty ineffective though since nobody will care in the slightest if they're protesting there all night, will they?

They cant protest on a friday as this would cost them too much money,

recylingbin

They think that a civil servant willbe working after 4 pm?
On a Monday?
In Ireland?

IvySlayer

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Pretty ineffective though since nobody will care in the slightest if they're protesting there all night, will they?

True, but they said they won't move at all until they meet with him. Days, weeks, whatever. First thing Minister Dempsey will see in the morning is 100 (at least no idea what the number is now) camped out all night wanting to see him.

recylingbin

IvySlayer wrote: »

True, but they said they won't move at all until they meet with him. Days, weeks, whatever. First thing Minister Dempsey will see in the morning is 100 (at least no idea what the number is now) camped out all night wanting to see him.

Imagine the smell of them by then?
ewww!

RATM

Haha as much as I hate Noel 'the Bungler' Dempsey I hope he keeps them waiting a long time.

Any pics of this protest filtering thru yet ?

Are there actually 100 Irish Taxi drivers in Dublin!

IvySlayer

Deleted User wrote: »

Are there actually 100 Irish Taxi drivers in Dublin!

Dunno, I just posted Irish, so thanks whores wouldn't point out this is not a Dublin forum

There's one taxi driver who came from Waterford.

__________

God they are so boring.

Everyone is bored listening to them.

Wish they would just f off at this stage.

Gary ITR

I don't take taxis anymore because I'm sick of listening to them moan about the government, nigerians, part-timers etc etc... I really couldn't give a feck tbh. My industry is struggling so is every other, what makes taxi drivers so special?

m@cc@

RATM wrote: »

Haha as much as I hate Noel 'the Bungler' Dempsey I hope he keeps them waiting a long time.

Any pics of this protest filtering thru yet ?

Yeah, but they clearly can't spell. :rolleyes:

http://www.schueys.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/no-more-taxes-no-more-bailouts.jpg

qz

Onkle wrote: »

I don't take taxis anymore because I'm sick of listening to them moan about the government, nigerians, part-timers etc etc... I really couldn't give a feck tbh. My industry is struggling so is every other, what makes taxi drivers so special?

I despise getting into a taxi, spewing shíte into your ears 99% of the time when all I want is a quiet trip. I'll walk thanks.

IvySlayer

Onkle wrote: »

I don't take taxis anymore because I'm sick of listening to them moan about the government, nigerians, part-timers etc etc... I really couldn't give a feck tbh. My industry is struggling so is every other, what makes taxi drivers so special?

qz wrote: »

I despise getting into a taxi, spewing shíte into your ears 99% of the time when all I want is a quiet trip. I'll walk thanks.

Earphones.

__________

m@cc@ wrote: »

Yeah, but they clearly can't spell. :rolleyes:

http://www.schueys.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/no-more-taxes-no-more-bailouts.jpg

What word did they spell incorrectly on that sign?

m@cc@

__________ wrote: »

What word did they spell incorrectly on that sign?

"Zat's the joke"


















Taxes <> Taxis. With me yet?

__________

I don't take taxis any more because the price is an absolute joke!

€20 to bring me home 6 miles ?

And I can take a nitelink for €5 ?

If their prices were halved, then I'd CONSIDER using them again.

__________

__________ wrote: »

What word did they spell incorrectly on that sign?

Taxis rather than Taxes, it's from a different protest! :pac:

m@cc@

Deleted User wrote: »

Taxis rather than Taxes, it's from a different protest! :pac:

I thought the congress bit might have given it away but anyway.......:)

IvySlayer

__________ wrote: »

I don't take taxis any more because the price is an absolute joke!

€20 to bring me home 6 miles ?

And I can take a nitelink for €5 ?

If their prices were halved, then I'd CONSIDER using them again.

I usually get the nitelinks when im out on fridays/saturdays, fecked on other days, no choice but to get a taxi.

Love the name btw

AnonoBoy

Personally I've nothing against taxi drivers as I seem to be one of the lucky ones who doesn't get the ear worn off them about 'de immigrants' or one of the precious few who haven't been assaulted and insulted by an African driver. :rolleyes:

But camping out all night for a minister who is just going to ignore them in the morning? Rubbish idea which will generate close to zero sympathy.

expectationlost

there been theyre since 5 and people
are only noticing now http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/ireland/taxi-drivers-force-way-into-regulators-office-for-sitin-449209.html

how much of the building is the taxi reg

me-skywalker

werent they plannign on driving down to his town Trim and blockign the streets off down there to piss off his own constituents.

Mimikyu

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m@cc@

AppliedICT wrote: »

they are claiming that some have been taken to hospital and others are getting their human rights disregarded as they are being denied access to toilets

They should have a shit-in protest.

sdanseo

Oh dear, they might soil their own taxis for a change so. Wonder will they charge themselves the €140 soiling charge (FFS! for cleaning up a bit of sick?)

Hagar

Are they even any Ministers in the country right now?
St. Patrick's Day is almost here so they must be all gone on a jolly somewhere.

star.chaser

i heard about this on the radio last night. they were complaining that they were not allowed use the toilets in the regulators office. then on the newspaper this morning i see a big headline which at first i thought said
"taxi drivers in Dublin shiit-in" :eek:

expectationlost

at airport now too

mike kelly

I think they have a point. Taxi driving is supposed to be a regulated industry. All taxis should have a uniform colour and all drivers should be clean and neatly dressed. Now we have no real quality control at all.

dicknorris

hopefully they will go on hunger strike as well

2qk4u

__________ wrote: »

I don't take taxis any more because the price is an absolute joke!

€20 to bring me home 6 miles ?

And I can take a nitelink for €5 ?

If their prices were halved, then I'd CONSIDER using them again.

When the cost of cars, insurance, fuel, tires, servicing, repairs, cleaning, equipment, licences and everything else is halved then maybe taxi fares will be halved.

loveacca

Are they blocking roads?

Pot Noodle =

loveacca wrote: »

Are they blocking roads?

Sure they own them

heybaby

I simply cannot abide taxi drivers and their bloody self righteous moaning, there has to be money to be made in the taxi industry if there are in excess of 40,000 taxis in this country, I can only surmise that the majority of them are pocketing undeclared takings everyday. Has anyone seen baggot street on a friday night? the line of taxis stretches from burger king opposite the baggot inn, all the way down to the top of grafton street, and if that wasnt enough, dawson street from top to bottom is also a taxi rank, yet the taxi industry still seems to attract people, so there must be plenty of cash to be made, hence i have no sympathy for them. The vast majority of them are rude, opinionated and would drive over your mother to pick up a fare. I have an idea that would sort out all the tax dodging taxi drivers in this country; make all taxi journeys prepaid, like you do with the luas or dart, go to a kiosk, put in your destination, pay, have your ticket swiped by the taxi driver by an in car ticket reader,at the end of the drivers shift the information could be uploaded to a central computer back at base and payment forthcoming to the taxi driver as a result.!! hey presto!! no money exchanges hands, see how many of them want to double job as taxi drivers then!! Now i know the technology would have to be introduced to make this happen, but its not beyond the realms of possibility. I would also suggest the introduction of more ranks, in so far as there would be fewer taxis double parking at existing ranks, but with the previso that within the city centre it would be illegal for a taxi driver to pick up a fare at a point other than a rank., which would remove the nuisance of drivers pulling across a couple of lanes of traffic to pick up a fare, and in the process knocking over your poor oul ma!!

2qk4u

heybaby wrote: »

I simply cannot abide taxi drivers and their bloody self righteous moaning, there has to be money to be made in the taxi industry if there are in excess of 40,000 taxis in this country, I can only surmise that the majority of them are pocketing undeclared takings everyday. Has anyone seen baggot street on a friday night? the line of taxis stretches from burger king opposite the baggot inn, all the way down to the top of grafton street, and if that wasnt enough, dawson street from top to bottom is also a taxi rank, yet the taxi industry still seems to attract people, so there must be plenty of cash to be made, hence i have no sympathy for them. The vast majority of them are rude, opinionated and would drive over your mother to pick up a fare. I have an idea that would sort out all the tax dodging taxi drivers in this country; make all taxi journeys prepaid, like you do with the luas or dart, go to a kiosk, put in your destination, pay, have your ticket swiped by the taxi driver by an in car ticket reader,at the end of the drivers shift the information could be uploaded to a central computer back at base and payment forthcoming to the taxi driver as a result.!! hey presto!! no money exchanges hands, see how many of them want to double job as taxi drivers then!! Now i know the technology would have to be introduced to make this happen, but its not beyond the realms of possibility. I would also suggest the introduction of more ranks, in so far as there would be fewer taxis double parking at existing ranks, but with the previso that within the city centre it would be illegal for a taxi driver to pick up a fare at a point other than a rank., which would remove the nuisance of drivers pulling across a couple of lanes of traffic to pick up a fare, and in the process knocking over your poor oul ma!!

All of those taxis are there because there is no work, if the industry was busy they would be driving people around and not sitting still for hours.
Last tuesday I earned €52 for the day and spent €40 (30 fuel and 10 car wash) how do I feed my kids with earnings like that ? €12 for a day ? id do better on the dole.

Trashbat

If my job didn't pay me enough I would have to leave it and find one i could live off.

If I wanted to become self employed I would do some research and not persue a business that all evidence suggested was totally over saturated.

If my business was operating unethically for a number of years and the state was forced to introduce strict regulatory measures I would be forced to accept the fact that they are there for a reason and its probably the industries own fault.

If i spent most of my day talking to clients and paying customers about my various bigoted ideas and generally being racist I would be sacked.

just sayin'..........

Pot Noodle =

2qk4u wrote: »

All of those taxis are there because there is no work, if the industry was busy they would be driving people around and not sitting still for hours.
Last tuesday I earned €52 for the day and spent €40 (30 fuel and 10 car wash) how do I feed my kids with earnings like that ? €12 for a day ? id do better on the dole.

Wash the car yourself then you would have €22