Best Taxi company

aelune

Hey guys,

New to Cork here...wondering what's the best/most reliable/consistent taxi company/service? Heading into town later and I just want to go with someone good.

Cheers.

TeletextPear

I use Ace Cabs, find them reliable

beer enigma

I use Cork taxi co-op and likewise fine them excellent

AwayWithFaries

Satellite Taxis are pretty good. Got a handy android app as well.

Milly33

Id say Ace tooo (except if you get a chap called Brian his a muppet) or Taxi Co-OP are loverly too

Léan

AwayWithFaries wrote: »

Satellite Taxis are pretty good. Got a handy android app as well.

I second this. The app is really handy, gives you 20% off. They have it for iphone too.

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Léan wrote: »

I second this. The app is really handy, gives you 20% off. They have it for iphone too.

Satellite Taxis are the biggest bunch of thiefs ive ever used...They start running their meter from the moment they get your address on there computer also have a call out charge and an extra person charge

I use K Cabs ALL the time and find them great no call out charge and from Togher/Ballyphehane/The Lough into town is only 6 euros

Last time i used Satellite was from The Deanrock too Sullivans key for me and The Miss's 13 euro the fare was!!!I didnt flag the cab either a friend of mine rang it!!The most that should be is 8 quid!

Hogzy

Andip wrote: »

I use Cork taxi co-op and likewise fine them excellent

I second Taxi Co-Op. Their drivers are very professional and punctual. Never had any issues with them and they are our households go to cab company.

Ludo

Another ace cab user here. Never had an issue with them.

Faith

Cork Taxi Co-op are by far the best, IMO.

Léan

MrMac84 wrote: »

Satellite Taxis are the biggest bunch of thiefs ive ever used...They start running their meter from the moment they get your address on there computer also have a call out charge and an extra person charge

I use K Cabs ALL the time and find them great no call out charge and from Togher/Ballyphehane/The Lough into town is only 6 euros

Last time i used Satellite was from The Deanrock too Sullivans key for me and The Miss's 13 euro the fare was!!!I didnt flag the cab either a friend of mine rang it!!The most that should be is 8 quid!

Wow have to disagree with you there. I use them quite regularly and find them very good value. One of the cheapest taxi companies i've used in Cork. Usually around €7 into town from Douglas. I've found Taxi Co-Op to be the most expensive anything ranging from €10-13 for the same journey.

grange mac

I always use yellow cabs by the courthouse, cost me 20 to go to airport and got an independent taxi on way back charged us 28....i said seems expensive and he said the meter dont lie....

Balmed Out

I use appollo. I like that if their going to be an hour they tell you rather then saying 20 minutes and coming in an hour.

murphym7

Balmed Out wrote: »

I use appollo. I like that if their going to be an hour they tell you rather then saying 20 minutes and coming in an hour.

I used Apollo all my life and thought them great, did they not close though? Re-opened?

Balmed Out

I moved to clonakilty about 4 years ago so havent used for a good while but its the first I heard of it.

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murphym7 wrote: »

I used Apollo all my life and thought them great, did they not close though? Re-opened?

Alollo and B line all merged into one company as far as i know

Show Time

Blue Cabs on 021-4393939 are grand and fast and a fair price as well.

Vinta81

Satellite I don't use any other!

aelune

I ended up using Cork Taxi Co-Op...I tried others but no answer. Strange.
Anyway Cork Taxi Co-Op were not bad.

ABajaninCork

I use Glen Eire if I need a cab. 021 450 0500. They're reliable and not too pricey.

OTOH. DON'T touch Lee Cabs, Yellow Cabs or Shandon Cabs with a barge pole! Awful....

aelune

haha I love how everyone has such polar opposite opinions! Do keep the suggestions coming though, everyone! I'm noting it all - thanks.

Dave147

K cabs are the best around, use them for our pub all the time. They gave us a phone to use so it costs us nothing to ring them.

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Dave147 wrote: »

K cabs are the best around, use them for our pub all the time. They gave us a phone to use so it costs us nothing to ring them.

everyone has that free phone number

1800224466

its dead handy!

Xantia

aelune wrote: »

Hey guys,

New to Cork here...wondering what's the best/most reliable/consistent taxi company/service? Heading into town later and I just want to go with someone good.

Cheers.

I normally use a hackney company that is nearest to where I currently am located. Failing that then I would get a Taxi.
At this time of year they will all be busy at the 'busy times' if you know what I mean.
Lots of apps now available to get a local cab from where you are.

soundsham

Faith wrote: »

Cork Taxi Co-op are by far the best, IMO.

+1
By far the best

corkonion

Taxi coop, no doubt there head and shoulders above the rest

hufpc8w3adnk65

Everyone here useing Taxi's do ye really not mind paying over the odd's for the fare?

Hackneys are far cheaper

corkonion

MrMac84 wrote: »

Everyone here useing Taxi's do ye really not mind paying over the odd's for the fare?

Hackneys are far cheaper

That's a myth, there are no full time hackney bases in cork, the nearest hackney base is in carrigaline, while some taxi companies in cork like Wilton, yellow, and arrow do have a few hackneys, they charge as much, and sometimes more than taxis

Solomon Fierce Cranium

Solomon Fierce Cranium wrote: »

Alollo and B line all merged into one company as far as i know

Arrow bought them both afaik, Arrow now operate from the B line base, Apollo base is closed.

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corkonion wrote: »

That's a myth, there are no full time hackney bases in cork, the nearest hackney base is in carrigaline, while some taxi companies in cork like Wilton, yellow, and arrow do have a few hackneys, they charge as much, and sometimes more than taxis

Nope its not...got satelitte cabs not so long ago from my local too my house and the fare was 8:50 whilst usen K Cabs (or B Line when they were open if K didnt answer) its at most 6!!Whilst alot of the time you ring K Or B Line and car with a taxi plate will pull up they dont run the meter when its a phoned in job!

The Taxi bases run the meter from the time they leave the base as there is often 2-3 euros on the clock before you even get into the taxi!

corkonion

MrMac84 wrote: »

Nope its not...got satelitte cabs not so long ago from my local too my house and the fare was 8:50 whilst usen K Cabs (or B Line when they were open if K didnt answer) its at most 6!!Whilst alot of the time you ring K Or B Line and car with a taxi plate will pull up they dont run the meter when its a phoned in job!

The Taxi bases run the meter from the time they leave the base as there is often 2-3 euros on the clock before you even get into the taxi!

Both k cabs and bline ( now arrow) are taxi companies not hackney, and its illegal for them to transport you without running their meters...the starting fare ( which covers the first 1 km) in all taxis is not 2-3 euro, it is by regulation €4.10 by day €4.45 by night. Satellite are perhaps the only company in cork that still charge the €2 pick up charge and the €1 per extra passenger fee, that's where you difference comes in, there are no hackney companies still operating in cork city

corkonion

corkonion wrote: »

Both k cabs and bline ( now arrow) are taxi companies not hackney, and its illegal for them to transport you without running their meters............

K cabs defo have hackneys as well as taxi cabs
If a hackney was requested there is nothing to stop them sending a taxi who is willing to work to the base hackney pricelist afaik.

corkonion

RoverJames wrote: »

K cabs defo have hackneys as well as taxi cabs
If a hackney was requested there is nothing to stop them sending a taxi who is willing to work to the base hackney pricelist afaik.

Yes there is something too stop them, its called the law, it is illegal for a taxi tho transport you, or anybody without running his metre or getting you to sign a disclaimer, end of story, therres no its or buts, its the law

corkonion

corkonion wrote: »

Yes there is something too stop them, its called the law, it is illegal for a taxi tho transport you, or anybody without running his metre or getting you to sign a disclaimer, end of story, therres no its or buts, its the law

That's only if you get the taxi from a rank or hail it down, if you prebook a hackney the car that arrives can have a taxi plate but as I stated in my earlier post it's free to work to hackney rates once it's prebooked through the base.

As you're wrong about K cabs having hackneys are you sure you're not wrong about the finer details of PSV legislation too?

A taxi can work as a hackney, a hackney can't work as a taxi.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Thanks RoverJames

I use K Cabs all the time and there are still hackneys operating for them and NEVER does a "Taxi" pull up n run the meter
They pull up n log in a note book where they are collecting and droping and they charge you hackney fare for it!

Satiliete taxis would go bust with out there scandolous call out charges and extra person fares!Also this "zonal" system they operate is a joke too!

Gamb!t

Satellite Cabs.

ciarriaithuaidh

MrMac84 wrote: »

Thanks RoverJames

I use K Cabs all the time and there are still hackneys operating for them and NEVER does a "Taxi" pull up n run the meter
They pull up n log in a note book where they are collecting and droping and they charge you hackney fare for it!

Satiliete taxis would go bust with out there scandolous call out charges and extra person fares!Also this "zonal" system they operate is a joke too!

Zonal system? Whats that about?

soundsham

Cork taxi co-op have ther own app now too
http://itun.es/ie/9zLGH.i
Hailo is coming to Cork too soon...it's an app available in many other cities already

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soundsham wrote: »

Cork taxi co-op have ther own app now too
http://itun.es/ie/9zLGH.i
Hailo is coming to Cork too soon...it's an app available in many other cities already

Hailo is a fantastic app.Have used it in dublin.Love the way you can pull up the driver's details and reject them as your driver if you wish!

Ludo

soundsham wrote: »

Hailo is coming to Cork too soon...it's an app available in many other cities already

Where did ya see that? Any idea when?

EDIT - never mind..found it...https://www.hailocab.com/dublin/drivers/blog/2012/11/30/hailo-driver-update-nov