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Taxi or hackney for regular commute

  • 04-07-2016 03:35PM
    #1
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭


    Has anyone here experience of using a taxi or hackney as a regular commute. I'm looking for a provider three days a week there and back (local) basically I'm looking for a company who can maybe offer a small discount for to the business. Is a hackney likely to offer better value?


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  • #2
    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,513 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    you should be able to arrange a deal/flat fee. I used to do this in Dublin, I needed a taxi out in the morning and back in the evening, arranged a deal with the taxi company and one driver was assigned to all the trips, basically he was my chauffeur :)


  • #3
    StringerBell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,638 ✭✭✭✭StringerBell


    If you want send me on some other details about this via pm and I could give a recommendation

    "People say ‘go with the flow’ but do you know what goes with the flow? Dead fish."



  • #4
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    I may do that next week, a few things to iron out first.


  • #5
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,310 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    I was talking to a lad who works in one of the call centres opposite Witfield, he was telling me that he get picked up in the glen area and brought out there for €7, I thought that was decent value, dunno how often he gets taxis in and out thou, I can find out for you, if you like.


  • #6
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    I'd be going Cherrymount to Carriganore which is similar sort of distance I'd have thought.


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  • #7
    longshanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    I'd be going Cherrymount to Carriganore which is similar sort of distance I'd have thought.

    15 - 20 minutes on a bike, you wouldn't even break a sweat.


  • #8
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    I'd thought about that and decided I'd sooner get to work dry and/or not in a muck sweat!


  • #9
    bp_me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭bp_me


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    I'd thought about that and decided I'd sooner get to work dry and/or not in a muck sweat!

    Proper gear and it's not a big deal at all. The road passing the front of the college isnt that steep. The worst bit is going over the hill into arclabs but otherwise it's a fairly flat route. With the right gearing on a bicycle you should have no trouble.

    It doesn't rain that heavily or that often on the way to work for it to be a massive issue.


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