Am I utterly f*cked or not

stagolee

i have to get a taxi christmas morning for 7am ,one back at 8pm,and one stephens day 7am
phoned a load of taxi places but none will take advance bookings for these days
the journey usualy costs €20
anyone know from experience what my odds are of getting a taxi and what their likley to charge?
not getting in to work or being late arent really an option

Chalk

hope santa claus brings you a car....

im not sure you have any chance at all of getting a taxi at that hour on xmas morning,
id say there not taking bookings because chances are 90% of the scheduled drivers arent gonna show up
if you cant organise a lift of some sort you should speak to your job about it.
afaik they have to make arrangements of transport is not avaialble.

plenty of jobs i was in had free buses home if you worked past midnight and collected you if you were in early on bank holidays.

being in that early on xmas is really rough so im sure theyll sort something for you.
best of luck

cajun_tiger

double charges... where abouts are you?

garthv

where are you working on xmas day......?
shudnt your company sort that out it being xmas day n all?

stagolee

city center to citywest
nuts to it i might just sleep under the desk christmas eve night

Gilgamesh

normally, companies cannto force you to work on bank holidays, or at least they have to make arrangements for you to get to work and back.
ask your boss about arrangements and tell him that you are having a hard time arranging transport for the day

stagolee

nah im on contract ,they said theyll reimburse me for the taxi next month which is sound but thats if i can get one :rolleyes:

Chalk

go out now, flag down a taxi, tell him youll give him X amt for the job off the meter.

offer him a decent amount and charge it to the boss?

cajun_tiger

Taxi 2000 2nd Floor 9-10 Moran Hse Hanover st Dublin Dublin 2 01 6775555
Taxi 2000 71 Mask Ave Dublin 5 01 8317555
Taxi 7 Marrowbone la Dublin 8 01 4020840
Taxi Drivers Services 14a Wexford st Dublin 2 01 4750664
Taxi Radio Link Ltd 3 Whitefriar pl Dublin 2 01 4781111
Taxi Seven 10 Bridgecourt Bus Pk Walkinstown Ave Dublin Dublin 12 01 4600000
Taxi Stop Ltd 1-2 Finglas rd Dublin Dublin 11 01 8602122
Taxi Top Advertising City House Newmarket Dublin Dublin 8 01 4731333
Taxi-Allied Co-op Society 17 Crumlin village Dublin 12 01 4557777
Taxi-Cab Ranks & Shelters Angle Ranelagh Dublin 6 01 4972735 Taxirentl Ltd 8a St Marys Road Dublin Dublin 12 01 4099510
Taxitaxi Limited 438 Dublin Dublin 7 01 8828899

cajun_tiger

what do you do?

stagolee

cajun_tiger wrote:

Taxi 2000 2nd Floor 9-10 Moran Hse Hanover st Dublin Dublin 2 01 6775555
Taxi 2000 71 Mask Ave Dublin 5 01 8317555
Taxi 7 Marrowbone la Dublin 8 01 4020840
Taxi Drivers Services 14a Wexford st Dublin 2 01 4750664
Taxi Radio Link Ltd 3 Whitefriar pl Dublin 2 01 4781111
Taxi Seven 10 Bridgecourt Bus Pk Walkinstown Ave Dublin Dublin 12 01 4600000
Taxi Stop Ltd 1-2 Finglas rd Dublin Dublin 11 01 8602122
Taxi Top Advertising City House Newmarket Dublin Dublin 8 01 4731333
Taxi-Allied Co-op Society 17 Crumlin village Dublin 12 01 4557777
Taxi-Cab Ranks & Shelters Angle Ranelagh Dublin 6 01 4972735 Taxirentl Ltd 8a St Marys Road Dublin Dublin 12 01 4099510
Taxitaxi Limited 438 Dublin Dublin 7 01 8828899

nice one ill give them a try later on , otherwise ill find a nice comfy desk to sleep on

stagolee

cajun_tiger wrote:

what do you do?

atone for my sins in a previous life , i was a mister a. hitler apparently

nah seriously though its not so bad i dont have to work very hard i just have to be here and awake

Civilian_Target

I have a similar problem - I have to get from Santry -> Churchtown for 8am xmas morning. I'm thinking of getting my bike out....

Victor

Book into the Citywest Hotel! or nearby guesthouse.

Or pay a friend X* amount to drop you out.

* Where X > value of waking up with the kids on Christmas morning

cajun_tiger

i think the buses are running sunday staff

stagolee

cajun_tiger wrote:

i think the buses are running sunday staff

thanks for the help folks , buses are running sunday timetable stephens day and the day after but no buses christmas day according to their website.
ive brought me sleeping bag into work today so if i cant get a definite "yes you will get a taxi at 7am christmas day" from a taxi company ill find an empty office to kip in or the canteen.
i wont have to get up till 10 minutes before work , normaly its about 1hr 45mins beforehand i have to roll myself out of the bed