Quick taxi question.

BabyGorilla

Very briefly - If you're getting into a cab in Dublin (or other Irish town), can the driver turn down your requested destination.

E.g. Dublin city centre 23:30 Friday.
Taxi Driver -Where to ?
Dood - Arse end of Athlone.
Taxi Driver - Nope.
Dood - but..
Taxi driver - please leave the area.
Dood - yeah but..
Taxi Driver - please leave the area.
Dood - Look I just nee ...
Taxi Driver - please leave the area.

Taxi leaves.


(or even somewhere more reasonable - maybe Wicklow)

Banjo String

Er, it's his taxi.

He can refuse even if you offer to pay him double while giving him a reach around whistling Dixie and slapping his thigh.

Tombi!

Yes, of course.

It's not public transport like a bus driver refusing to drive his route.

mfceiling

What's going on in AH tonight?

Ciaran_B

Wouldn't the driver need a separate licence for Dublin and whatever county Athlone is in? Lot of hassle.

Banjo String

Edit. Just noticed the post count + join date + stupid question = troll.

Took the bait.

mobfromcork

Last weekend I tried the first cab in a rank on Dame St. I was going to Kilmainham and the driver asked me to move on and try another cab. Next guy took me no problem. Maybe not worth the money for shortish journey?

BabyGorilla

Looking like a yes.
Anyone here ever had it happen ?

wazky

Order a delivery of pizza to your house and hop in with the delivery driver.

Banjo String

BabyGorilla wrote: »

Looking like a yes.
Anyone here ever had it happen ?

Close.

I jumped into a taxi on the quays one night driven by an African gentleman.

' Take me home sir' I said. 3 days later I was eating dinner with his family in Abuja.

Guy:Incognito

wazky wrote: »

Order a delivery of pizza to your house and hop in with the delivery driver.

I doubt a pizza guy in dublin would deliver to athlone either :-)

Amirani

Banjo String wrote: »

Close.

I jumped into a taxi on the quays one night driven by an African gentleman.

' Take me home sir' I said. 3 days later I was eating dinner with his family in Abuja.

Why the ninja edit to change Freetown to Abuja?

The Backwards Man

All here OP

http://www.transportforireland.ie/faq/taxi/

Taxi can refuse a fare over 30km, or any fare at all if they don't like the cut of your jib.

Banjo String

NiallSparky wrote: »

Why the ninja edit to change Freetown to Abuja?

I was going to write Lagos, but then couldn't decide if it was in nigeria or in the Algarve.

I think it's in both though now.

BabyGorilla

The Backwards Man wrote: »

All here OP

http://www.transportforireland.ie/faq/taxi/

Taxi can refuse a fare over 30km, or any fare at all if they don't like the cut of your jib.

One banana for you.

Banjo String wrote: »

Edit. Just noticed the post count + join date + stupid question = troll.

Took the bait.

And .... One throw of poop at you.


Ok looking like a 'yes'. I guess its the old offer and acceptance thing, I just thought there might be red tape, or regulations to complicate it.

biko

Oh, someone isn't going to get home to Caaaavan tonight....

Karl Stein

I knew the Backwards Man would put on his Backwards Man cape and fly backwards to this thread to give the right answer.

He's super.

blackbird98

Ciaran_B wrote: »

Wouldn't the driver need a separate licence for Dublin and whatever county Athlone is in? Lot of hassle.

Nope, you can only tout for business in the area which you have a permit for, but you can bring that passenger anywhere

Menas

Yup, and if you want the taxi to take you outside his Permit area then you can negotiate a fixed off meter fee with him. Or something.

SparkySpitfire

I've often gotten taxis to Wicklow, maybe they don't like Athlone :P Would ya not be better off hosteling for the night instead?! Say that's some fierce fare!

stevenmu

Ciaran_B wrote: »

Wouldn't the driver need a separate licence for Dublin and whatever county Athlone is in? Lot of hassle.

They only need to be licensed for the area that they do the pickup in. They could take someone from Dublin to Athlone, but they couldn't then pick someone up in Athlone (unless they're also licensed there).

AnonoBoy

But a driver isn't allowed refuse a fare at Dublin airport isn't that right?

Otherwise they can have their airport permit taken away.

EyeSight

a poster in a previous thread stated that they have to take you as long as it's not X miles away.
In practice this doesn't happen and makes me angry. My Girlfriend live in a dodgey area and taxis always refuse to take her home from the city center as it's too short(8-10 euro journey) so she has to walk some nights

SEPT 23 1989

AnonoBoy wrote: »

But a driver isn't allowed refuse a fare at Dublin airport isn't that right?

Otherwise they can have their airport permit taken away.

Swords please driver:D

thefinalstage

He didn't like the look of you. He drives all the way out there and you do a runner in an area that he doesn't know. Cash on the dash would have made it a different tale.

Oink

The Backwards Man wrote: »

All here OP

http://www.transportforireland.ie/faq/taxi/

Taxi can refuse a fare over 30km, or any fare at all if they don't like the cut of your jib.

you sure???

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/public_transport/duties_of_drivers_of_spsv_in_ire.html :

Right to refuse a passenger: Drivers have the right to refuse to take a fare from you if you are unable to prove that you can pay the fare.

They cannot unreasonably refuse to take you up to a distance of 30 kilometres. They may, however, refuse to take you any further.

EDIT: It doesn't say: "they are allowed to refuse you if your mama's ugly."

Oink

Or to quote from your link:

"A taxi driver may reasonably refuse:

• To undertake journeys of more than 30km;
• To allow passengers to consume food or drink in the vehicle;
• To carry, or continue to carry, passengers who are acting in a disorderly, abusive or offensive manner;
• To carry, or continue to carry, passengers who are likely to soil or damage the vehicle."

In fairness, your face may be offensive so maybe then they'd have a case.

The Backwards Man

Oink wrote: »

Or to quote from your link:

"A taxi driver may reasonably refuse:

• To undertake journeys of more than 30km;
• To allow passengers to consume food or drink in the vehicle;
• To carry, or continue to carry, passengers who are acting in a disorderly, abusive or offensive manner;
• To carry, or continue to carry, passengers who are likely to soil or damage the vehicle."

In fairness, your face may be offensive so maybe then they'd have a case.

Yep, they can refuse anyone they don't feel comfortable taking. Refusing short journeys just because they are short journeys is idiotic and illegal though, and should be reported.

If I were a taxi driver I'd spend more of my time kicking other drivers up the hole than actually working. Luckily, I'm not one.

Oink

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Yep, they can refuse anyone they don't feel comfortable taking. Refusing short journeys just because they are short journeys is idiotic and illegal though, and should be reported.

If I were a taxi driver I'd spend more of my time kicking other drivers up the hole than actually working. Luckily, I'm not one.

I don't think that's what the law says... The following does not mean "if you are not comfortable with them". If you're sober and polite, they can't just tell you to feck off:

"To carry, or continue to carry, passengers who are acting in a disorderly, abusive or offensive manner; To carry, or continue to carry, passengers who are likely to soil or damage the vehicle"

The Backwards Man

Oink wrote: »

I don't think that's what the law says... The following does not mean "if you are not comfortable with them". If you're sober and polite, they can't just tell you to feck off:

"To carry, or continue to carry, passengers who are acting in a disorderly, abusive or offensive manner; To carry, or continue to carry, passengers who are likely to soil or damage the vehicle"

I'd imagine sober and polite very rarely are refused in taxis, and if they are, the driver is wrong.

Karl Stein

EyeSight wrote: »

My Girlfriend live in a dodgey area and taxis always refuse to take her home from the city center as it's too short(8-10 euro journey) so she has to walk some nights

Could she tell them she's going about twice as far and then suddenly change her mind half way through the journey?

Hobbes

AnonoBoy wrote: »

But a driver isn't allowed refuse a fare at Dublin airport isn't that right?

They can refuse at the airport if the fare is over 30KM away. The majority of refusals moaning are normally for jobs to places like Santry.

phasers

My Da's a taxi driver and he says he'll drive ya but you have to pay in advance and no kissing on the mouth.

The Backwards Man

Hobbes wrote: »

They can refuse at the airport if the fare is over 30KM away. The majority of refusals moaning are normally for jobs to places like Santry.

Moaning taxi drivers?

I don't believe it.

rustedtrumpet

As a taxi driver that only picks up young asian women, i think it depends on personal preference

Karl Stein

rustedtrumpet wrote: »

As a taxi driver that only picks up young asian women, i think it depends on personal preference

I'd say the women you're into would be hard to pick up without a fork-lift tbh.