If it has a roof it is a taxi

Volvoboy

I'm on the roads of dublin alot and have noticed some strange cars as taxis

these incude

a volvo xc90 in clare hall sc

hyundai santa fe in marino

nissan navara (twin cab jobs) in donaghmede

a 2003 mercedes s320 on the quays

a volkswagen golf in fairview


u seen any other strange taxis??

Capt'n Midnight

Judging by the low numbers of new wheelchair accessable taxi's since deregulation you'd be forgiven for thinking that they were more unsuitable for taxi work then the stuff you usually see. - Don't forget that for someone who can afford an s320 a plate that allows them to drive in the bus lanes down the Quays during rush hour is about the cheapest way of increasing performance.

Compare this
http://www.taxi.ie/security.shtml

Minister Bobby Molloy has stated that he wants all taxis wheelchair-accessible in the future and that the process will begin before the end of 2003.

To
http://www.ncbi.ie/information/NCBI_policy_documents/accessible_taxi_service.php

By March 2003, the total had increased to 1,188 but the proportion of wheelchair accessible taxi licences had fallen to 10.2%.
...
In summary, for every 200 licences issued since deregulation, only 9 have been for wheelchair accessible vehicles.

drdre

also the taxi drivers that have flash cars eg lexus,s class etc they all mostly do private work not just driving the taxi.so thats where they make the money.

qz

I saw a BMW 7 series taxi once. An old one mind, E39.

Seth Brundle

qz wrote:

I saw a BMW 7 series taxi once. An old one mind, E39.

The E39 was the 5 series made from 95 to 03. You are probably thinking of either the E32 or E38.

Anyhow there seems to be an increase in the number of BMW taxis around Dublin. I remember a taxi driver telling me that it was possiby down to the lack of automatics around the 2L mark. I doubt its true though.

bazz26

A guy living around the corner from me is running a 01 BMW 530d as a hackney.

I have also seen a Mits L200 with a taxi plate. :eek:

Guy:Incognito

bazz26 wrote:

I have also seen a Mits L200 with a taxi plate. :eek:

No messing about with luggage in that. Might get wet/stolen though if he doesnt have a cover

saw a brand new 05 pajero today with plates, and working, picked up a guy in front of me. looked odd.

bazz26

Stekelly wrote:

No messing about with luggage in that. Might get wet/stolen though if he doesnt have a cover

Yeah he did have one of those covers and it was a double crew cab.

Volvoboy

Just seen a gold mercedes ml 270 Jeep in cabra today.


It suitable for the roads as its a crap Jeep