When the taxi company says they'll send a car with credit card facilities...

Demonique

...but when you go to pay the fare the taxi driver says they dont take card.

Happened to me once, Im autistic, I had a shite day, specifically requested a taxi that could take card so I didnt have to go to a cash machine.

Arrived at destination, went to pay, driver told me he didnt accept card, I told him that I was told a car who took credit card would be sent, he contacted the company and they told me they didnt accept card.

Why the fcuk did they lie to me when I ordered the taxi then?

If a taxi company says they'll send a taxi that accepts card then I fcuking expect one

Edit: It was Trinity Taxis, the cnuts

Losty Dublin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058245344/when-the-taxi-company-says-theyll-send-a-car-with-credit-card-facilities

Perhaps it isn't a parameter on their despatch/booking software that it can specify a taxi with a card facility. Did you contact them since to ask what happened?

coylemj

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119057071#Comment_119057071

It definitely is not a parameter on their booking system. Because they told the OP they didn't accept cards. Which I find a bit strange because surely that's a decision for each driver?

The OP says it was Trinity Taxis. Strange then, that they have a Visa/Mastercard/Laser logo on their homepage. And there's this at the foot of their 'About' page..

online booking plus chip and pin payments make us the modern taxi firm of choice.

sam t smith

How long ago did this happen to you, OP?

Mr.Frame

Perhaps the correct thing to do was to ask the driver as soon as you got into the car,if he took CC payments, just to confirm.

No point complaining on social media

magicbastarder

No point complaining on social media

isn't that one of the raisons d'etre of social media?

callaway92

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081484#Comment_119081484

I think that's completely off-the-mark here

Why would they ask the driver when they get into the car when it was already specified when booking online?

Complaining on Social Media is the exact thing they should be doing

Addmagnet

I use a taxi maybe 3-4 times a year. I set up one of the taxi hailing apps because I rarely have cash on me, although you have the choice to pay by cash to the driver as well.

Maybe the OP would find this useful?

dontmindme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081484#Comment_119081484

Isn't hindsight just fking great...

maestroamado

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058245344/when-the-taxi-company-says-theyll-send-a-car-with-credit-card-facilities

Taxi regulator... this is not on...

macvin

There's a good reason why they hate taking cards.

It caught them out when Covid payments became based on your declared income and the payments to many taxi drivers dropped to 250.00

The excuse that it costs too much is just an excuse, even sum-up who give free terminals only charge 1.6% and they don't have to pay the bank 0.5% for cash lodgement or have to spend time making that lodgement

Losty Dublin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119076167#Comment_119076167

Many of the despatch firms take card payment over the phone, both for one off bookings or to settle payment on some accounts. They should could have offered the former option here, that way everyone is happy as the driver still gets paid albeit a week later.

Ginger83

You shrug your shoulders and say sorry buddy only card on me!

You are not refusing to pay so let them figure it out.

Del2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119084780#Comment_119084780

You have a debt so have to pay, a card isn't legal tender so can be refused for payments of a debt.

Ginger83

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119086828#Comment_119086828

You are not refusing to pay. A taxi was booked with card services but they didn't send one. Their problem

Cookie_Monster

So why isn't card facilitation simply a condition of licence?

Montage of Feck

Cash is king, long live the king!

Del2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119087383#Comment_119087383

The taxi driver did their job and got you to the destination so you have a debt and as card is not legal tender offering to pay with it is not paying your debt. Have the law changed to make cards legal tender or require PSVs to accept cards, but until then there's no requirement for a taxi to accept a card regardless of what you requested from the company.

BTW booking a taxi over the phone is useless. How many people complain that they ordered an accessible taxi or 8 seater only for a saloon to turn up or book a taxi for the next morning for no taxi to turn up. What happens is the dispatcher looks for the nearest taxi at the time and sends it to you the taxi driver has no idea what special requests you made to the dispatcher. Like courier companies what the taxi company says to the customer is now what they have the drivers do, but the drivers get the abuse so the dispatchers don't care(they still paid).

bk

I believe the NTA were going to make it a requirement for all taxis to accept card payments, as part of their license, back in 2020.

I suspect it was put on hold due to Covid, however I'd assume it will happen eventually. It is ridiculous it has taken so long.

In the meantime I'd recommend using one of the apps like Uber, Free Now, etc. if you want to pay by card.

Mr.Frame

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081721#Comment_119081721

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081721#Comment_119081721

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081721#Comment_119081721

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081844#Comment_119081844

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119084780#Comment_119084780

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119087401#Comment_119087401

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119087401#Comment_119087401

Why should it be?

Mr.Frame

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081844#Comment_119081844

What do you mean "it caught them out when covid payments became based on yor declared income etc ,,,, Everyone be they accountant /farmer/milk man who was unable to work because of covid restrictions were subjected to the payments issued at the time, be it the initial 350 right down to 203.

Your insinuation is a nonsense.

Why should a taxi driver take a hit financially if they use credit card facilities? 1.6% you say Sum up take, its still 1.6% which all adds up.

markpb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119144205#Comment_119144205

Do the bank let you lodge cash free of charge now? If they don’t, what percentage do they charge?

What happens if you’re robbed and all your cash is taken. It’s hard to steal credit card receipts.

bk

As an example Bank Of Ireland charge 0.6% to lodge cash and 3% to lodge coins.

Of course when the NTA last suggested this back in 2019, they were going to increase fares by 4% to cover the cost of taking cards. Of course 4% is a lot more then 1.69%, specially when you consider the fare increase would apply to cash fares too, not just cards, so it would be a nice extra earner for drivers, they wouldn't be out of pocket at all.

That fare increase was cancelled due to Covid, but I assume they will do something similar this time around.

road_high

One of the many reasons I avoid taxis unless desperate or there’s no other option. Last time I got one was from the port into the city centre to catch a bus and had to be there to meet the bus on time. Needless to say it was cash only…

road_high

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119145893#Comment_119145893

I suspect a lot of the cash is never lodged for obvious reasons!

Spook_ie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119160403#Comment_119160403

Probably like the salaries that people get, it's spent on things like food, rent, fuel etc.

road_high

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119161006#Comment_119161006

Yes but sadly most of us don’t get the full amount of cash we earn in our hands to spend on those things - it’s raided by the state first.

Spook_ie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119161976#Comment_119161976

Neither do most taxi drivers, to remain in business as a taxi driver has a requirement that you are tax compliant. IE A Tax return has been filled in and filed, regardless of whether payment is in cash or card it is the declared income not what is paid into your bank.

pgj2015

If the meter is on in a taxi and you pay cash, that doesn't mean the cash is going into the taxi drivers pocket and he/she isn't paying tax on the cash. The meters can be checked by revenue so it would be pretty stupid to not declare this income.