Taxi driver charging me too much!!!

Paddy_Smith

A taxi driver just charged me 30 euro from draaaaaaaawda to dundaaaaaaalk hey, It should have been 15 hey! :mad:


The world has gone crazy!!!

Losty Dublin

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

A taxi driver just charged me 30 euro from draaaaaaaawda to dundaaaaaaalk hey, It should have been 15 hey! :mad:


The world has gone crazy!!!

Was there a meter in the taxi?

Paddy_Smith

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Was there a meter in the taxi?

No there wasn't hey, there wasn't at all kiddd!!!....Which was quite strange hey!

Losty Dublin

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

No there wasn't hey, there wasn't at all kiddd!!!....Which was quite strange hey!

That was probably a hackney which picked you up, in that case. As they are a private hire vehicle and they don't have a meter, it's up to passenger and driver to agree the fare so if you paid €30 then €30 it is and you have no comeback.

I don't know the workings of cab companies in that part of the world but €15 from Drogheda to Dundalk seems very cheap.

Jehuty42

What the hell is wring with you?

And anyway, this is just an anecdote, may or may not be true.

Paddy_Smith

Jehuty42 wrote: »

What the hell is wring with you?

And anyway, this is just an anecdote, may or may not be true.

That's the way I operate kiddd!... You're probably not used it hey!

foggy_lad

He could have lawfully charged you a thousand euro and Wu would have to pay unless you had agreed a fare before setting off.

mikemac

You're trolling

Every one of your posts has been about Louth and typing this way with that stupid Louth accent

Paddy_Smith

feelingstressed wrote: »

You're trolling

Every one of your posts has been about Louth and typing this way with that stupid Louth accent

I'm not, what are ya on about hey?!

Jehuty42

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

That's the way I operate kiddd!... You're probably not used it hey!

Just speak normally please. Accents don't have to be incorporated into the written word, that's one of the main advantages of written language.

Paddy_Smith

Jehuty42 wrote: »

Just speak normally please. Accents don't have to be incorporated into the written word, that's one of the main advantages of written language.

I'm sorry kiddd!!!:)

sesna

feelingstressed wrote: »

You're trolling

Every one of your posts has been about Louth and typing this way with that stupid Louth accent

It's just another sad case of that horrible accent getting to a man, and breaking him.

Paddy_Smith

sesna wrote: »

It's just another sad case of that horrible accent getting to a man, and breaking him.

I'm so used to writing like that, i'd say my accent is better than yours!

Victor

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

I'm so used to writing like that, i'd say my accent is better than yours!

Knock it off. Constructive posts only please.

Paddy_Smith

Victor wrote: »

Knock it off. Constructive posts only please.

I'm sorry mod, but what about this post aswell?:

sesna wrote: »

It's just another sad case of that horrible accent getting to a man, and breaking him.

DDigital

Better people have been banned from here for less.:rolleyes:

Paddy_Smith

DDigital wrote: »

Better people have been banned from here for less.:rolleyes:

How could you possibly get any more less though, there's no 'for less' about it!

The mod was being fair!

Victor

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

I'm sorry mod, but what about this post aswell?:

Loathe as I am to admit it, I'm going to go with mitigation on the grounds that he was lead-on / provoked.

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37km - you got off cheap. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=FSSnMwMdTgqf_ykv9W6aIzpnSDGAvjGXqccACg%3BFWn5NwMdaUme_ynLasikH8xgSDGQdDGXqccACg&q=drogheda,+ireland+to+dundalk,+ireland&sll=46.471776,-41.446256&sspn=31.032975,73.652344&ie=UTF8&z=9&saddr=drogheda,+ireland&daddr=dundalk,+ireland

Fare structure here: http://www.taxireg.ie/consumer/national-maximum-taxi-fare.html

Hire including first km €4.10 = €4.10
Next 14km @ €1.03 per km = €14.42
Next 15km @ €1.35 per km = €20.25
Next 7km @ €1.77 per km = €12.39
Total €51.56 + extra passengers, unsociable hours, etc.

Paddy_Smith

Victor wrote: »

37km - you got off cheap. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=FSSnMwMdTgqf_ykv9W6aIzpnSDGAvjGXqccACg%3BFWn5NwMdaUme_ynLasikH8xgSDGQdDGXqccACg&q=drogheda,+ireland+to+dundalk,+ireland&sll=46.471776,-41.446256&sspn=31.032975,73.652344&ie=UTF8&z=9&saddr=drogheda,+ireland&daddr=dundalk,+ireland

Fare structure here: http://www.taxireg.ie/consumer/national-maximum-taxi-fare.html

Hire including first km €4.10 = €4.10
Next 14km @ €1.03 per km = €14.42
Next 15km @ €1.35 per km = €20.25
Next 7km @ €1.77 per km = €12.39
Total €51.56 + extra passengers, unsociable hours, etc.

Thanks!

At the time I didn't think I got off that cheap, because I once got a taxi up there for only 15 euro :eek: ..... but with the information there in front of me, I can say I was lucky!

oisindoyle

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

Thanks!

At the time I didn't think I got off that cheap, because I once got a taxi up there for only 15 euro :eek: ..... but with the information there in front of me, I can say I was lucky!

Well by your own admission you said there was no meter in the car,therefore the car that brought you home was not a taxi it was a hackney .Therefore the title of your thread is misleading and incorrect.

foggy_lad

And as it was a hackney the driver can charge as much as he likes unless the charge is agreed beforehand.

Also some companies will vary greatly in what they charge for the same journey! You should shop around.

oisindoyle wrote: »

Well by your own admission you said there was no meter in the car,therefore the car that brought you home was not a taxi it was a hackney .Therefore the title of your thread is misleading and incorrect.

Paddy_Smith

oisindoyle wrote: »

Well by your own admission you said there was no meter in the car,therefore the car that brought you home was not a taxi it was a hackney .Therefore the title of your thread is misleading and incorrect.

It actually wasn't a hackney though, it was a normal nissan primera with a taxi sign at the top, you do realise that there is taxi services out there that charge you 'unfixed commission' don't you?!

So no, my thread title is perfectly fine(If you exclude the costs from the topic).

-Chris-

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

It actually wasn't a hackney though, it was a normal nissan primera with a taxi sign at the top, you do realise that there is taxi services out there that charge you 'unfixed commission' don't you?!

So no, my thread title is perfectly fine(If you exclude the costs from the topic).

So it had a Taxi sign, but no meter? Why didn't you get out?

Paddy_Smith

-Chris- wrote: »

So it had a Taxi sign, but no meter? Why didn't you get out?

Hahaha..... Let's just say I was let off 21 euro.

Losty Dublin

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

Hahaha..... Let's just say I was let off 21 euro.

At this stage I think you are making this all up as there is no logic or sense to anything you have said yet.

Paddy_Smith

Losty Dublin wrote: »

At this stage I think you are making this all up as there is no logic or sense to anything you have said yet.

Elaborate Please!....?

BenShermin

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

It actually wasn't a hackney though, it was a normal nissan primera with a taxi sign at the top

Did it look like this:)?

Losty Dublin

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

Elaborate Please!....?

First off you are telling us you got a €15 fare from one end of Louth to the other which ought to be several times that amount; next you are unable to tell us if you were in a taxi or a hackney. Now towards the end of it all you reckon it was a taxi with no meter and finally you say you got let off €21 off a €15.
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Paddy_Smith

Losty Dublin wrote: »

First off you are telling us you got a €15 fare from one end of Louth to the other which ought to be several times that amount; next you are unable to tell us if you were in a taxi or a hackney. Now towards the end of it all you reckon it was a taxi with no meter and finally you say you got let off €21 off a €15.
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I suggest you read the thread from start to finish carefully.

Losty Dublin

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

I suggest you read the thread from start to finish carefully.

I have and the more I read it the less sense you make.

-Chris-

This thread makes no sense, and is going nowhere but downhill.

Thread closed.