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The Dublin Coach Experience

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    #752
    punisher5112
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    €15 a week wouldn't be enough for day payment never mind the week.


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    #753
    Wanderer78
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    soundman45 wrote:
    Was chatting to a guy that worked for them and it seems they pay the drivers a price per trip completed so no extra for traffic delays and breakdowns. I'd say lads are queuing at the gates hoping to get a job with them.


    Plenty of supply of drivers there, I'd imagine


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    #754
    Odyssey 2005
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    Mrs O just rang me to say she just passed another one broken down on the M1 ;)


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    #756
    patrickc
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    I heard an ad today on kfm looking for drivers they said the salary was 32-50k per year


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    #758
    s14driftking
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    patrickc wrote: »
    I heard an ad today on kfm looking for drivers they said the salary was 32-50k per year

    Like every transport firm Ull get the 32000 but no chance of the 50000 on legal hrs.


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    #759
    Red Silurian
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    devnull wrote: »
    Just a heads up to say that there is a fairly decent fare hike on the way for the M7 service if you're buying on bus:
    http://www.dublincoach.ie/news.php#141

    That's a mad fare increase (and notably nowhere to be seen on their social media pages) sneaky little feckers


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    #760
    AddyB
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    colmtheperson wrote: »
    That's a mad fare increase (and notably nowhere to be seen on their social media pages) sneaky little feckers
    It's actually getting ridiculous now, they didn't even mention the increase from €10 to €12 ANYWHERE last time but THIS is insane, time to look for alternatives I guess because I'm not paying €30 just to ride to and from Dublin in the same ****ty service as I did for €10 just last year.
    And to think I was a loyal user for 3 years and now they start to get greedy as soon as they really start taking off with users.
    It's all the new mercs they've been buying up.


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    #762
    AddyB
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    Prisoner 6753 wrote: »
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    What are you on about?


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    #764
    AddyB
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    Prisoner 6753 wrote: »
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    I created an account but never activated it then yeah, I came to boards to look for someone else who noticed the ridiculous price increase; why do you care?


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    end of the road
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    AddyB wrote: »
    It's actually getting ridiculous now, they didn't even mention the increase from €10 to €12 ANYWHERE last time but THIS is insane, time to look for alternatives I guess because I'm not paying €30 just to ride to and from Dublin in the same ****ty service as I did for €10 just last year.
    And to think I was a loyal user for 3 years and now they start to get greedy as soon as they really start taking off with users.
    It's all the new mercs they've been buying up.

    to be fair, the new mercs were needed to replace some of the old crocks that they have. those have to be paid for somehow. i completely agree the rate of the fare increase is ridiculous though. hopefully the money will be put into renewing the fleet and building a better company.

    ticking a box on a form does not make you of a religion.



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    ayux4rj6zql2ph
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    #768
    AddyB
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    Prisoner 6753 wrote: »
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    It's a majority of Tourismo's now, one king long(they've had this for ages, only one and it still drives the m7 route every now and then) and a handful of left over Setras.


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    ayux4rj6zql2ph
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    end of the road
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    Prisoner 6753 wrote: »
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    i'd doubt it as well.
    Prisoner 6753 wrote: »
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    i don't know tbh.

    ticking a box on a form does not make you of a religion.



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    #771
    AddyB
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    Prisoner 6753 wrote: »
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    Those King Long buses are incredible, I may have lost my wallet on it but I blame how comfortable and pretty the interior was for that :P
    I ended up getting my wallet back off of one of the drivers the following day so no harm done :)


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    devnull
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    AddyB wrote: »
    It's a majority of Tourismo's now, one king long(they've had this for ages, only one and it still drives the m7 route every now and then) and a handful of left over Setras.

    Might be on the Limerick route, but there are plenty of Setras and even a couple of old Neoplan's still in service on the other routes at the moment.


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    #773
    AddyB
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    devnull wrote: »
    Might be on the Limerick route, but there are plenty of Setras and even a couple of old Neoplan's still in service on the other routes at the moment.

    Oh yeah, strictly speaking the m7 from limerick and back.


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    JCX BXC
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    devnull wrote: »
    Might be on the Limerick route, but there are plenty of Setras and even a couple of old Neoplan's still in service on the other routes at the moment.

    Is that strictly the Limerick-Dublin route or does it include the services that pass through Limerick too?


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    #775
    punisher5112
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    The king long was new but it looks in sh1,te


    Does be on Dundrum run sometimes.


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    #777
    Drifter50
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    Surely all the Neoplans are gone now and are no longer roadworthy. Most of them are dumped in various states of decay up the Knockmitten Lane. Shocking the way the council allow this


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    #779
    devnull
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    Drifter50 wrote: »
    Surely all the Neoplans are gone now and are no longer roadworthy. Most of them are dumped in various states of decay up the Knockmitten Lane. Shocking the way the council allow this

    I can find photographic proof of at least two of them in service last month 04-KE-16116 & 04-KE-11340

    I also saw 04 KE 11346 going around recently as well.

    Few more of them still licensed on RTOL.ie also.


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    #780
    punisher5112
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    Prisoner 6753 wrote: »
    2009 I think?

    2013 or 2014 I can't remember. It has led strip light all along the side and only one side works now and it's a tri axle


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    ayux4rj6zql2ph
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