Taxi meter switched off

Brian Tubridy

If a taxi meter is switched off, can you refuse to pay the taxi driver ?

amdublin

Don't think so Tubs.

Maybe he was charging a flat fee or something.

Give us more info please. Was it more then you'd expect to pay?

LETHAL LADY

Surely on €700,000 big uns ya can afford the cab fare.

jd007

Brian Tubridy wrote: »

If a taxi meter is switched off, can you refuse to pay the taxi driver ?

If you're a dickhead then sure, go for it.

Brian Tubridy

Brian Tubridy wrote: »

If a taxi meter is switched off, can you refuse to pay the taxi driver ?

Are you still in it?

senorwipesalot

I usually take that as my que to threaten him with my trusty syringe.

Brian Tubridy

Would i be right in thinking that the reason a taxi driver wouldn't have the meter running is to do with tax dodging ?

P. Breathnach

Brian Tubridy wrote: »

Would i be right in thinking that the reason a taxi driver wouldn't have the meter running is to do with tax dodging ?

And fare gouging.

Ask for a printed receipt.

Morag

Brian Tubridy wrote: »

If a taxi meter is switched off, can you refuse to pay the taxi driver ?

Unless you agreed to a flat fee beforehand yes.
Also if the meter is not on and the taxi crashes you are not covered by the insurance.

EDDIE WATERS

Just jump out of the taxi at a red light

P_1

Brian Tubridy wrote: »

Would i be right in thinking that the reason a taxi driver wouldn't have the meter running is to do with tax dodging ?

Not really, many a time I have stepped into a cab and explained to the driver that

a) this trip will cost you x euro and I'm willing to pay you y euro, giving you a profit of z euro.
b) there isn't exactly a massive queue of people lining up for a lift.

With the result being an off meter fare

Greenmachine

Brian Tubridy wrote: »

Would i be right in thinking that the reason a taxi driver wouldn't have the meter running is to do with tax dodging ?

Would not think so my friend. Local hackney has their drivers on taxi-plates. In that instance the fares are set already. If they choose to run it that would be the most they could charge. Anytime I have taken a hackney with the meter going the set local fair was less than came up from the meter. Was it a hackney you booked by any chance op.

The Backwards Man

P_1 wrote: »

Not really, many a time I have stepped into a cab and explained to the driver that

a) this trip will cost you x euro and I'm willing to pay you y euro, giving you a profit of z euro.
b) there isn't exactly a massive queue of people lining up for a lift.

With the result being an off meter fare

How do you know what his profit is?

tan11ie

Brian Tubridy wrote: »

Would i be right in thinking that the reason a taxi driver wouldn't have the meter running is to do with tax dodging ?

No not linked at all.....ask for a receipt next time.

P_1

The Backwards Man wrote: »

How do you know what his profit is?

On the trip.

So I know that petrol for the journey costs a tenner (give or take) and I'm offering him 30. Usually that means he makes a profit of 20 assuming that he doesn't crash and I don't make a mess

mikemac1

Where are you OP?

Taxi rates are not applied in lots of places as it's too much and locals won't pay it

Any midlands town and it's 5 euro local run, set fare
A taxi will charge you 4.10 before you even move! And lash on an extra euro per passenger!

There was a poster in commuting forum from Letterkenny saying the same, fiver for a local run

LETHAL LADY

How much was the final fare?

Jamie Starr

waz e frum out foren?!

The Backwards Man

P_1 wrote: »

On the trip.

So I know that petrol for the journey costs a tenner (give or take) and I'm offering him 30. Usually that means he makes a profit of 20 assuming that he doesn't crash and I don't make a mess

So you can tell just by looking at a taxi how much it costs to maintain, how good it's fuel consumption is, how much insurance he is paying, the rate of depreciation and the rent (if any) the driver is paying to a company?

You're some man for one man.:)

P_1

The Backwards Man wrote: »

So you can tell just by looking at a taxi how much it costs to maintain, how good it's fuel consumption is, how much insurance he is paying, the rate of depreciation and the rent (if any) the driver is paying to a company?

You're some man for one man.:)

Well no, I'd say what I think it would cost, how much I'm willing to pay and ask a simple yes or no answer

Brian Tubridy

Brian Tubridy wrote: »

Would i be right in thinking that the reason a taxi driver wouldn't have the meter running is to do with tax dodging ?

Maybe it's a prearranged fare?

irishgirl19

where is 'where to' when ya need him!

eh yeah ya do have to pay it. what do u want a free fare. get his roofsign number and complain about it if you dispute the fare...

fasttalkerchat

Offer him a fair amount. its up to yous to agree it between yourselves.

fasttalkerchat

mikemac1 wrote: »

Where are you OP?

Taxi rates are not applied in lots of places as it's too much and locals won't pay it

Any midlands town and it's 5 euro local run, set fare
A taxi will charge you 4.10 before you even move! And lash on an extra euro per passenger!

There was a poster in commuting forum from Letterkenny saying the same, fiver for a local run

In the north is usually 3.50 plus 50p per mile after. Can't charge extra for more people or for heavy traffic.

suicide_circus

Im in a taxi to work right now with the driver spouting inane Evening Herald drivel. Can i pay him to STFU?

Phoebas

P_1 wrote: »

Not really, many a time I have stepped into a cab and explained to the driver that

a) this trip will cost you x euro and I'm willing to pay you y euro, giving you a profit of z euro.
b) there isn't exactly a massive queue of people lining up for a lift.

With the result being an off meter fare

Are off meter fares legal?

ted1

P_1 wrote: »

On the trip.

So I know that petrol for the journey costs a tenner (give or take) and I'm offering him 30. Usually that means he makes a profit of 20 assuming that he doesn't crash and I don't make a mess

What about his return trip with no fare and the cost of car, insurance, tax etc. all of a sudden your 20 quid profit is gone. More to costs than just petrol

delta_bravo

Morag wrote: »

Also if the meter is not on and the taxi crashes you are not covered by the insurance.

Absolutely incorrect

Local-womanizer

I got a taxi home last weekend, the meter was running. At the end of the trip it came to €12, handed the driver a €10 note while I looked for the €2 and he hands me back €2 change saying €8 will cover it.

The meter price is the max price I think, you can haggle on what you actually pay after that. The taxi man in my case haggled for me!

arybvtcw0eolkf

Morag wrote: »

Also if the meter is not on and the taxi crashes you are not covered by the insurance.

lol :pac:

corktina

Morag wrote: »

Unless you agreed to a flat fee beforehand yes.
Also if the meter is not on and the taxi crashes you are not covered by the insurance.

don't think so, third party insurance compulsory in Ireland

Mr Benevolent

P_1 wrote: »

On the trip.

So I know that petrol for the journey costs a tenner (give or take) and I'm offering him 30. Usually that means he makes a profit of 20 assuming that he doesn't crash and I don't make a mess

Have you considered that he also pays for insurance, servicing, cleaning, tax, radio fees, licencing fees and PLI? Surely you're intelligent enough to that that petrol is not the driver's only expense, right?

LiamoSail

The Backwards Man wrote: »

So you can tell just by looking at a taxi how much it costs to maintain, how good it's fuel consumption is, how much insurance he is paying, the rate of depreciation and the rent (if any) the driver is paying to a company?

You're some man for one man.:)

His car will still depreciate and his insurance still cost him, irrespective of whether or not he takes the reduced fare on offer

P_1

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

Have you considered that he also pays for insurance, servicing, cleaning, tax, radio fees, licencing fees and PLI? Surely you're intelligent enough to that that petrol is not the driver's only expense, right?

LiamoSail wrote: »

His car will still depreciate and his insurance still cost him, irrespective of whether or not he takes the reduced fare on offer

Well yes I do but he would still have those expenses driving the cab about with no fare in the back seat

shopaholic01

OP closed his account. The taxi driver must have won. :pac:

PizzamanIRL

Why would you even think of not paying the fare?

You got a lift, pay for it.

Steviemoyne

suicide_circus wrote: »

Im in a taxi to work right now with the driver spouting inane Evening Herald drivel. Can i pay him to STFU?

I always make polite conversation with taxi drivers...ask them is the day busy, how long they're on, was it quiet over the weekend or whatever.

9/10 it results in getting a lesser fare at the end WITH the meter on.

shopaholic01

shopaholic01 wrote: »

OP closed his account. The taxi driver must have won. :pac:

Perhaps someone disliked their name being used in vain and had a word or two with him!