taxi license: is this true or a myth?

carzony

Not trying to be racist or offend anyone here but I was wondering is this true as i'v heard it so many times now.

Is it true when applying for a taxi license foreign nationals get 40% exemption from the exam due to them being a foreign national?

We were having a discussion about it in college and a lad swore it was true. However, a girl who is a foreign national told us it wasnt true and an argument nearly broke out. I'v been given the task of trying to find out if it's true..

I'v emailed the taxi regulator and had a quick search on google but couldnt find anything....

ardle1

carzony wrote: »

Not trying to be racist or offend anyone here but I was wondering is this true as i'v heard it so many times now.

Is it true when applying for a taxi license foreign nationals get 40% exemption from the exam due to them being a foreign national?

We were having a discussion about it in college and a lad swore it was true. However, a girl who is a foreign national told us it wasnt true and an argument nearly broke out. I'v been given the task of trying to find out if it's true..

I'v emailed the taxi regulator and had a quick search on google but couldnt find anything....

It's probably true, and I'd say they throw a free sat-nav in with the grant for their new taxi!? :rolleyes:

Luke92

ardle1 wrote: »

It's probably true, and I'd say they throw a free sat-nav in with the grant for their new taxi!? :rolleyes:

Sure they're allowed claim social welfare for the first 5 years while working the taxi. To go home and park it in their free house.

brandnewaward

i actually knew 3 lads in galway before i left there , that looked reasonably similar on the license card on the dash.....(yes yes they were nigerian) , they worked alternative shifts in medtronic and straight after shift , would pick up the taxi and do 6 or 7 hours on that.Car went on fire one day and one of them told be it was because it had barely been sitting idle for an hour in the previous 4 months.

The Backwards Man

It's balls.

cerastes

carzony wrote: »

Not trying to be racist or offend anyone here but I was wondering is this true as i'v heard it so many times now.

Is it true when applying for a taxi license foreign nationals get 40% exemption from the exam due to them being a foreign national?

We were having a discussion about it in college and a lad swore it was true. However, a girl who is a foreign national told us it wasnt true and an argument nearly broke out. I'v been given the task of trying to find out if it's true..

I'v emailed the taxi regulator and had a quick search on google but couldnt find anything....

If its true, the taxi regulator wont be telling. Ive heard it before but dont know if there is any truth in it for sure, having said that, I was told getting certain costs paid for wasnt available here in boards but a person I know in the ambulance service said it was used almost as a taxi by some, routinely left buggies behind due to the availability of replacements, all anecdotal of course. This can only lead to accusations of racist as any exemption will be under the table, IF it exists.

brandnewaward wrote: »

i actually knew 3 lads in galway before i left there , that looked reasonably similar on the license card on the dash.....(yes yes they were nigerian) , they worked alternative shifts in medtronic and straight after shift , would pick up the taxi and do 6 or 7 hours on that.Car went on fire one day and one of them told be it was because it had barely been sitting idle for an hour in the previous 4 months.

Thinly veiled, they all look the same to me, be careful or you'll have a swastika daubed over your account. Having said that, I know of similar scenario, taxi on the go all the time, although I dont suspect the people are using the same licence.

Cosmo K

It's BS!

I work for the NCT, and we used to do the taxi licences on behalf of the then taxi regulator. There is no taxi regulator anymore, it's done by the NTA now. Anyway, back then, we are talking 2006-2008ish, a taxi licence was 6500 euros or so. I don't remember the exact amount, but all customers were charged the same fee, regardless of skin colour.

Being honest, I hated taxi drivers back then. There were always moaning, even when times were good, never had the proper paperwork for their licence renewal, the whole thing was a pain in the hole....

But nowadays I actually feel sorry for them. NCT every six months, taxi suitability every six months, meter calibration....that's a couple of hundred every year just in fees to state agencies. It must cost a small fortune to keep a taxi on the road nowadays.

Nodin

carzony wrote: »

Not trying to be racist or offend anyone here but I was wondering is this true as i'v heard it so many times now.

Is it true when applying for a taxi license foreign nationals get 40% exemption from the exam due to them being a foreign national?

We were having a discussion about it in college and a lad swore it was true. However, a girl who is a foreign national told us it wasnt true and an argument nearly broke out. I'v been given the task of trying to find out if it's true..

I'v emailed the taxi regulator and had a quick search on google but couldnt find anything....

And behold, the answer to your question.

Gone Drinking

From WW:

Taxi Driver Slams Black Ice For Coming Over Here And Making Our Roads Slippy. January 21, 2015

A DUBLIN city taxi driver has been criticized today after verbally attacking black ice for coming over here and making the roads slippy.
Dermo Hanrihan was reported to have made the vile comments while delivering a fare to the North inner city, forcing the passenger to stop the taxi driver on the O’Connell bridge in disgust, before getting out in protest of his racist view point.

“I just couldn’t listen to it anymore,” said fare Donna Whelan, “there was no need for that kind of carry on at all.”

Ms. Whelan told WWN the driver picked her up outside her home at 9am in order to bring her to work for half past. The 24-year-old shop assistant claimed Mr. Hanrihan immediately began his tirade of abuse against the ice, saying it was only out to get white drivers trying to make a decent living.

“I felt very uncomfortable as I have a friend with a black work colleague,” explained the granddaughter of four.

“He began complaining about how slippy the road was because of the ‘bastard black ice’, and that you couldn’t see it because it was the same colour as the road – which I found extremely racist to be honest. I was waiting for him to mention something about the ice smiling in order to see it, but he didn’t.”

Following several grueling minutes in the front seat of the racist’s wagon, Ms. Whelan decided to make a stand and asked the taxi driver to stop and leave her out, because she was disgusted at his ignorant behaviour.

“Some of us have to make a stand,” she added, “hopefully he’ll think twice now before making such comments again.”

If you have come across racism in the workplace or anywhere else, don’t hesitate to report it to The Irish Network Against Racism, here.

Jawgap

carzony wrote: »

Not trying to be racist or offend anyone here but I was wondering is this true as i'v heard it so many times now.

Is it true when applying for a taxi license foreign nationals get 40% exemption from the exam due to them being a foreign national?

We were having a discussion about it in college and a lad swore it was true. However, a girl who is a foreign national told us it wasnt true and an argument nearly broke out. I'v been given the task of trying to find out if it's true..

I'v emailed the taxi regulator and had a quick search on google but couldnt find anything....

Not true - as far as I know the test is administered online.

The 'area knowledge' bit only takes a little more than 30 minutes - compare that to the 'Knowledge' London cabbies have to complete before they are given their badge and you'll understand why we're so badly served by taxis in this country.

boobar

carzony wrote: »

Not trying to be racist or offend anyone here but I was wondering is this true as i'v heard it so many times now.

Is it true when applying for a taxi license foreign nationals get 40% exemption from the exam due to them being a foreign national?

We were having a discussion about it in college and a lad swore it was true. However, a girl who is a foreign national told us it wasnt true and an argument nearly broke out. I'v been given the task of trying to find out if it's true..

I'v emailed the taxi regulator and had a quick search on google but couldnt find anything....

Sure if they run out of petrol, they just abandon the taxi and the Social Welfare give them a new one for free.

FluffyAngel

your line '' Not trying to be racist or offend anybody ' is not working very well

On a physiological level you have set out to offend ,on a boards level your in the right space..

On a humankind level you have failed

Desolation Of Smug

FluffyAngel wrote: »

your line '' Not trying to be racist or offend anybody ' is not working very well

On a physiological level you have set out to offend ,on a boards level your in the right space..

On a humankind level you have failed

He said "foreign nationals". I know he possibly has a massive downer on Australians, but that's hardly racist.

AnonoBoy

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

He said "foreign nationals". I know he possibly has a massive downer on Australians, but that's hardly racist.

They deserve everything they get the flaming galahs. :mad:

Desolation Of Smug

AnonoBoy wrote: »

They deserve everything they get the flaming galahs. :mad:

Strewth! Steady on now cobber. Stone the crows. You racist b4stard!

Streetwalker

FluffyAngel wrote: »

your line '' Not trying to be racist or offend anybody ' is not working very well

On a physiological level you have set out to offend ,on a boards level your in the right space..

On a humankind level you have failed

Get up out of that. The lad is just asking a simple question. Hate the way you can't ask a question about foreign nationals and all of a sudden the race card is played.

For the record OP you dont get a cent discount because of not being born in Ireland.

Hermy

carzony wrote: »

Is it true when applying for a taxi license foreign nationals get 40% exemption from the exam due to them being a foreign national?

Cosmo K wrote: »

I work for the NCT, and we used to do the taxi licences on behalf of the then taxi regulator. There is no taxi regulator anymore, it's done by the NTA now. Anyway, back then, we are talking 2006-2008ish, a taxi licence was 6500 euros or so. I don't remember the exact amount, but all customers were charged the same fee, regardless of skin colour.

The exam is sat by those applying for a badge.
The NCT were charging €6500 for the plate.
Two different things if I'm not mistaken.

Turtyturd

If the Irish taxi drivers managed to pass it I doubt the foreign lads need any help.

The Backwards Man

Turtyturd wrote: »

If the Irish taxi drivers managed to pass it I doubt the foreign lads need any help.

Vast majority of them didn't have to pass it, it's relatively new.

The old test was you went to the barracks, the PSV officer asked you a few questions like 'what door did you just come in?' and if you got it right you got your badge.

The area knowledge part of the exam is actually pretty difficult believe it or not, on a par with the London one.

NotYourYear20

Cosmo K wrote: »

I hated taxi drivers back then. There were always moaning, even when times were good

In Ireland or on the continent, I've never met a taxi driver that doesn't moan

Omackeral

carzony wrote: »

Not trying to be racist or offend anyone here but I was wondering is this true as i'v heard it so many times now.

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Ya gotta love it. After Hours bingo!

suicide_circus

Cosmo K wrote: »

...that's a couple of hundred every year just in fees to state agencies. It must cost a small fortune to keep a taxi on the road nowadays.

They compensate for this by declaring fcuk all for income tax

The_Captain

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Vast majority of them didn't have to pass it, it's relatively new.

The old test was you went to the barracks, the PSV officer asked you a few questions like 'what door did you just come in?' and if you got it right you got your badge.

The area knowledge part of the exam is actually pretty difficult believe it or not, on a par with the London one.

No it's not. You don't need to know anything on a street level, all you need to know (in Dublin anyway) is a rough route/what areas you'll pass through.

Like if you're asked how to get to Baldoyle from Tallaght, all you have to say is M50 Northbound, down to Clarehall then straight onto Baldoyle.

darkpagandeath

Gone Drinking wrote: »

From WW:

Taxi Driver Slams Black Ice For Coming Over Here And Making Our Roads Slippy. January 21, 2015

A DUBLIN city taxi driver has been criticized today after verbally attacking black ice for coming over here and making the roads slippy.
Dermo Hanrihan was reported to have made the vile comments while delivering a fare to the North inner city, forcing the passenger to stop the taxi driver on the O’Connell bridge in disgust, before getting out in protest of his racist view point.

“I just couldn’t listen to it anymore,” said fare Donna Whelan, “there was no need for that kind of carry on at all.”

Ms. Whelan told WWN the driver picked her up outside her home at 9am in order to bring her to work for half past. The 24-year-old shop assistant claimed Mr. Hanrihan immediately began his tirade of abuse against the ice, saying it was only out to get white drivers trying to make a decent living.

“I felt very uncomfortable as I have a friend with a black work colleague,” explained the granddaughter of four.

“He began complaining about how slippy the road was because of the ‘bastard black ice’, and that you couldn’t see it because it was the same colour as the road – which I found extremely racist to be honest. I was waiting for him to mention something about the ice smiling in order to see it, but he didn’t.”

Following several grueling minutes in the front seat of the racist’s wagon, Ms. Whelan decided to make a stand and asked the taxi driver to stop and leave her out, because she was disgusted at his ignorant behaviour.

“Some of us have to make a stand,” she added, “hopefully he’ll think twice now before making such comments again.”

If you have come across racism in the workplace or anywhere else, don’t hesitate to report it to The Irish Network Against Racism, here.

key and peele

TwoShedsJackson

How do you get to Mornington Crescent though?

Alun

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

He said "foreign nationals".

At least he didn't mention those mysterious stateless individuals known as "non-nationals"

RobYourBuilder

How do non EU citizens get a visa to drive a taxi?

Desolation Of Smug

Alun wrote: »

At least he didn't mention those mysterious stateless individuals known as "non-nationals"

Is it just me or do the words - "Non-nationals" and "foreign nationals" get on yer wick? WTF does it even mean? It's uniquely Irish, and makes my skin crawl. People are people. Unless you're Robert Mugabe. The you're a douche. And douches will douche.

Peter Anthony

RobYourBuilder wrote: »

How do non EU citizens get a visa to drive a taxi?

Most of them arent legal. Thats how most of the foreign nationals escape the high costs. Sure wasnt a fugitive Drug Baron wanted by Interpol operating a taxi in Dublin for 5 years before he was apprehended by the boys in blue...:rolleyes:

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/fugitive-drug-baron-working-as-taxi-driver-in-ireland-30686879.html

somefeen

apply for nigerian citizenship then apply for a taxi licence. Its the only way we'll know

cerastes

The_Captain wrote: »

No it's not. You don't need to know anything on a street level, all you need to know (in Dublin anyway) is a rough route/what areas you'll pass through.

Like if you're asked how to get to Baldoyle from Tallaght, all you have to say is M50 Northbound, down to Clarehall then straight onto Baldoyle.

I dont recal it being that straightforward and simple when I did it, you needed to know every street you passed along the way and every bloody hotel, admittedly I didnt study it too much, but it was anything but straight forward or as general as you describe.
Maybe they eased up since GPS was more widely available?

NotASheeple

NotYourYear20 wrote: »

In Ireland or on the continent, I've never met a taxi driver that doesn't moan

Amen to that.

ardle1

NotYourYear20 wrote: »

In Ireland or on the continent, I've never met a taxi driver that doesn't moan

You dirty divil :eek:
And then you get the fare for free, I don't think that's how it's suppose to work!?

CruelCoin

carzony wrote: »

I'v been given the task of trying to find out if it's true..
I'v emailed the taxi regulator and had a quick search on google but couldnt find anything....

You're going out of your way to investigate something that should have been breezed past as idle conversation.

CruelCoin

NotYourYear20 wrote: »

In Ireland or on the continent, I've never met a taxi driver that doesn't moan

Not true, i met one who was so happy, i'm convinced he was on crack/meth/cocaine/whatevergetsyouhappybutisillegal

Happiness was overflowing fom him, like being bathed in the warm glow of a my little pony expo.

Was almost to the point of begging him to complain about something, anything. Not natural!

not yet

Turtyturd wrote: »

If the Irish taxi drivers managed to pass it I doubt the foreign lads need any help.

You would have thought so...

Still didn't stop most African drivers I've come across ask directions for the simplest fare..

Fact.

not yet

Peter Anthony wrote: »

Most of them arent legal. Thats how most of the foreign nationals escape the high costs. Sure wasnt a fugitive Drug Baron wanted by Interpol operating a taxi in Dublin for 5 years before he was apprehended by the boys in blue...:rolleyes:

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/fugitive-drug-baron-working-as-taxi-driver-in-ireland-30686879.html

Lies, it never happened and if it did what did he do with the free gaf when he was nicked..