taxi charge

galway1985

I don't know where to post this,couldn't find anywhere suitable.


My friends and I were out last night. She was visiting from the other side of Ireland and wasn't familiar with the area. She ended up wanting to go home with a really upset tummy so I gave her the directions and the key.

When it came to paying,she realised she only had €50. Taxi man got thick with her,said he had no change,and took her name and address and made her sign it and told her he would be back today for the money. She was v worried and has borrowed the money off me to pay him-he said he would call at 11. She also told me she said she would have. 10 ready for him and he said no its 12. Maximum I've ever been charged is 10, its normally around 8, pw I'm going to answer the door and speak T9 him.

is he right? Is it not his responsibility to have change of a fare? What do I do if he tells me he can't give a receipt.?

personally I don't think he'll bother calling but she seems very adamant that he is.

beertons

Pay the 12. He had to go back to the house twice.

lukesmom

Why do you want a receipt?
Just pay the €12 and relax it's hardly something to be worrying about

Arciphel

I thought it was the taxi drivers responsibility to have change, no?

galway1985

lukesmom wrote: »

Why do you want a receipt?
Just pay the €12 and relax it's hardly something to be worrying about

Why does anyone want or need a receipt?

I think he was intimidating. I also want to see exactly what cost 12 euro.

galway1985

Arciphel wrote: »

I thought it was the taxi drivers responsibility to have change, no?

This is what I want to know. She felt very intimidated by him and genuinely had no change.

galwayrush

Let it go OP. the horror stories are where someone demands double/ teble the fare.

The_Gatsby

lukesmom wrote: »

Why do you want a receipt?
Just pay the €12 and relax it's hardly something to be worrying about

I doubt the OP is worried about the money, doesn't really seem like that's the point. The taxi driver should have had change on him and it sounds to me like he was being rude and difficult about things.

Just ask the driver about it, don't be rude or anything but ask him and see if he changes his tune. Then pay the money.

galway1985

lukesmom wrote: »

Why do you want a receipt?
Just pay the €12 and relax it's hardly something to be worrying about

Yes of course its ally minor but if he had normal change it wouldn't have amounted to this. I just think he was being a dick.

Arciphel

^ Lukebray, don't be coming on here arguing with your mother and making a show of her!

gustafo

some people have little to worry about if there complaining about a euro or 2

hawkelady

lukesmom wrote: »

Why do you want a receipt?
Just pay the €12 and relax it's hardly something to be worrying about

This is a silly post.. You are entitled to a receipt every time you purchase something. It stops him from putting the fare straight into his pocket , he'll have to declare it.
Op I would insist on a receipt and I wouldn't pay him until I got a receipt.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Go and get €12 in 20cent coins and give him it, the fuc ker won't be crying he has no change then!

kneemos

gustafo wrote: »

some people have little to worry about if there complaining about a euro or 2

2 euro.

He was being a dick. Ask for a receipt, no receipt, no fare. Also get his taxi reg in case he is trying to over charge.

Someone might correct me on this but the receipt should have the date and time of when he dropped you yeah? Not the date and time of when he shows up to try and get €12?

TommyKnocker

I would think that it is the passangers who should have change for the journey they wish to take and if they only have large bills, then they should say this when they get into the cab so the driver could stop at a shop or garage on the way home to allow the passanger to get change. Or if at a rank, it gives the driver the chance to ask another driver for change.

Taxi folks are prime targets for muggins and for this reason they tend to not carry a lot of cash with them. Also, the taxi driver could have been only starting out, or had given out all the change to others already.

I am not sure, but maybe there is a charge for having to call back to receive payment of a fair and this could account for the extra €2. Like was said above. He made your friend sign the receipt, so it should show what the charge is for. If this was me I would pay the extra €2 for the inconvenience of bringing the driver back to collect the fare.

And can I just ask, you sent your sick friend who is visiting you from the other side of Ireland off on her own in a taxi with directions and a key :eek::eek: WTF

mikemac1

Arciphel wrote: »

I thought it was the taxi drivers responsibility to have change, no?

The taximan could have plenty of change but two to three customers with a 50 euro note will wipe you out

When I was a barman my float could be gone 10 minutes after I opened so I have to go get more change

SERGEANT.

It's €2.

How do some people survive in the world? Asking for advice online over 2 quid is incredible.

Duggys Housemate

mikemac1 wrote: »

The taximan could have plenty of change but two to three customers with a 50 euro note will wipe you out

When I was a barman my float could be gone 10 minutes after I opened so I have to go get more change

But you did get more change.

mikemac1

I can run to reception to get change

If a taximan tells the customer they're stopping at the petrol station to get change there will be complaints from the customer

wyndham

galway1985 wrote: »

She ended up wanting to go home with a really upset tummy so I gave her the directions and the key.

I thought this was going to be a hilarious soilage charge story.

Where To

If he couldn't make change I wouldn't pay him.
If you do pay him make sure and get either a printed receipt if a taxi or his reg, driver licence number from the card on the dash, vehicle licence number from the stickers on front and back windows,and make and model of the car if a hackney. Tell him you'll be making a complaint to the NTA.

Aciiiiiiiiiiid

galway1985 wrote: »

I don't know where to post this,couldn't find anywhere suitable.


My friends and I were out last night. She was visiting from the other side of Ireland and wasn't familiar with the area. She ended up wanting to go home with a really upset tummy so I gave her the directions and the key.

When it came to paying,she realised she only had €50. Taxi man got thick with her,said he had no change,and took her name and address and made her sign it and told her he would be back today for the money. She was v worried and has borrowed the money off me to pay him-he said he would call at 11. She also told me she said she would have. 10 ready for him and he said no its 12. Maximum I've ever been charged is 10, its normally around 8, pw I'm going to answer the door and speak T9 him.

is he right? Is it not his responsibility to have change of a fare? What do I do if he tells me he can't give a receipt.?

personally I don't think he'll bother calling but she seems very adamant that he is.

Oh my God! This is the greatest injustice since the Guildford 4!!!!

mikemac1

Hailo app, register your credit card

Solves all problems

Where To

mikemac1 wrote: »

The taximan could have plenty of change but two to three customers with a 50 euro note will wipe you out

When I was a barman my float could be gone 10 minutes after I opened so I have to go get more change

If he runs out of change he shouldn't be available for hire until he has change again.

MagicSean

Where To wrote: »

If he runs out of change he shouldn't be available for hire until he has change again.

Is that in the regulations?

galwayrush

Where To wrote: »

If he runs out of change he shouldn't be available for hire until he has change again.
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Trust me, I'm a taximan. I know what I'm talking about.

Fantastic sig.:pac::pac::pac:

Where To

MagicSean wrote: »

Is that in the regulations?

No, just in the handbook of proper business management.

vektarman

Any knock at the door yet? Did anyone find a €2 coin down the side of the couch? Did the taxi driver have a back-up force with him? I'm not leaving the house 'til I find out what happened.

MagicSean

Where To wrote: »

No, just in the handbook of proper business management.

Sorry I thought we were talking about taxi drivers.

Op just pay the man and if this really affected your life then report him to the regulator

arybvtcw0eolkf

Sacramento wrote: »

He was being a dick. Ask for a receipt, no receipt, no fare. Also get his taxi reg in case he is trying to over charge.

Someone might correct me on this but the receipt should have the date and time of when he dropped you yeah? Not the date and time of when he shows up to try and get €12?

The receipt will have the time & date of journey plus the distance traveled. It'll also have the cab's registration and plate numbers.

The driver is not responsible for having change for a €50 either.

The OP is a skinflint and should change his username to Cavan1985 :pac:

Merry Christmas OP.

galway1985

Joseph Obedient Sponge wrote: »

The receipt will have the time & date of journey plus the distance traveled. It'll also have the cab's registration and plate numbers.

The driver is not responsible for having change for a €50 either.

The OP is a skinflint and should change his username to Cavan1985 :pac:

Merry Christmas OP.

I'm not a man.

Not stingy,just don't like people taking advantage of others or being a dick for the sake.

No knock yet. would hardly be worth his while.but youd wonder why he went to such effort last night otherwise.

MagicSean

galway1985 wrote: »

I'm not a man.

Not stingy,just don't like people taking advantage of others or being a dick for the sake.

No knock yet. would hardly be worth his while.but youd wonder why he went to such effort last night otherwise.

How is it taking advantage?

cruiser178

Where To wrote: »

If he couldn't make change I wouldn't pay him.
If you do pay him make sure and get either a printed receipt if a taxi or his reg, driver licence number from the card on the dash, vehicle licence number from the stickers on front and back windows,and make and model of the car if a hackney. Tell him you'll be making a complaint to the NTA.

Or just have him shot, be much easier it is all of 2 euro like :pac:


As another poster said he could have gotten a lot of large notes before the op's friend got into his taxi. When im deliver food i bring 60 euro with me, 5 euro of which is in coins, in minutes i can have pockets of change or i can be wiped out. Most customers that pay in 50 euro notes will nearly always tell the person on the phone when ordering the food.

Duggys Housemate

I don't get the mugging excuse for not having change. If you don't have the change you will have more in notes i.e a guy rounds up to €20 rather than ask forcchange of €16:23. Do muggers want a lot of 2 cent coins?

Duggys Housemate

It's amazing that shops always have change all the same.

mikemac1

cruiser178 wrote: »

Most customers that pay in 50 euro notes will nearly always tell the person on the phone when ordering the food.

That's what I do

It's just being reasonable

Otherwise the delivery man has to go back to base and come back with change

And you have to deal with him twice

MagicSean

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

It's amazing that shops always have change all the same.

They keep it in a safe

Where To

cruiser178 wrote: »

Or just have him shot, be much easier it is all of 2 euro like :pac:


As another poster said he could have gotten a lot of large notes before the op's friend got into his taxi. When im deliver food i bring 60 euro with me, 5 euro of which is in coins, in minutes i can have pockets of change or i can be wiped out. Most customers that pay in 50 euro notes will nearly always tell the person on the phone when ordering the food.

The service provider should be the one informing the customer if they are unable to change a 50 before the contract is agreed, not the other way around. That's not in any regulations either, that's just common courtesy.

Where To

MagicSean wrote: »

They keep it in a safe

So do taxidrivers with a bit of cop on.

Knockout_91

Myself and two friends got charged €10 from Connolly station to Pearse Station. The journey took less than a minute. What do people think of this? The meter wasn't turned on btw, so we had no proof.

Chucky the tree

Knockout_91 wrote: »

Myself and two friends got charged €10 from Connolly station to Pearse Station. The journey took less than a minute. What do people think of this? The meter wasn't turned on btw, so we had no proof.

If the metre wasn't on I wouldn't have paid.

Where To

Knockout_91 wrote: »

Myself and two friends got charged €10 from Connolly station to Pearse Station. The journey took less than a minute. What do people think of this? The meter wasn't turned on btw, so we had no proof.

The meter is requires to be turned on by law.

TommyKnocker

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

I don't get the mugging excuse for not having change. If you don't have the change you will have more in notes i.e a guy rounds up to €20 rather than ask forcchange of €16:23. Do muggers want a lot of 2 cent coins?

My old man drove taxis and always at night. He would pop back to the house when ever he was in the area to use the loo and leave some of his takings also. He would just have a float with him. This was so if he was mugged (thankfully it never happened), his entire nights takings were not taken.

Hi first fare back out handing him a large note could wipe out his float.

Taxi dirvers are easy targets for muggers as they are alone in the car and not behind a screen like bus drivers or taxi drivers in other countries (UK, USA for example)

RayCon

Knockout_91 wrote: »

Myself and two friends got charged €10 from Connolly station to Pearse Station. .

:eek: Why would you not walk that distance ... it's a 3-4 min walk ?

OldmanMondeo

I'll be back later for the €12 and I am also going to have bum bum with you...

cruiser178

Where To wrote: »

So do taxidrivers with a bit of cop on.

No they dont, for fear of being mugged, i wouldn't stash a load of money in my car just to have change. Thats why i only bring 60 euro with me at any one time, because i have a bit of cop on.

cruiser178

Where To wrote: »

The service provider should be the one informing the customer if they are unable to change a 50 before the contract is agreed, not the other way around. That's not in any regulations either, that's just common courtesy.

Going by that logic, same goes for the person getting into the taxi.

HondaSami

Fair play to the taxi driver for saying he would come back for the fare. OP you knew the price of the fare so you should have given her that amount and she was ill so maybe you should have accompanied her home.
Taxi driver should have some change but if everyone hands over a €50 note how is the driver going to have change.

Ted_YNWA

CJC999 wrote: »

Go and get €12 in 20cent coins and give him it, the fuc ker won't be crying he has no change then!

We did this to a pizza place back in college, got blacklisted by them as well !!

We had it counted out twice, was €2/3 of a tip & kept ringing us telling us we underpaid them

TommyKnocker

Knockout_91 wrote: »

Myself and two friends got charged €10 from Connolly station to Pearse Station. The journey took less than a minute. What do people think of this? The meter wasn't turned on btw, so we had no proof.

You should have pulled the driver up when he started off without the meter on.

Did you have any bags luggage with you?

Starting fare: €4.10 or €4,45 if after 8pm
Extra passanger: €1.00
Luggage charge: €1.00/item up to max of 2 items I believe

So with 1 piece of luggage each you could owe €7.10 before you even moved off. Then the meter starts to tick over after the first 1km I think.