Taxi Driver

Volvoboy · 10-01-2008 10:14PM #1

Seeings how taxi drivers are so popular on here i'd thought id let ya know that i did my PSV test on saturday and i'm going to be a taxi driver:)

So there is good taxi drivers afterall:)

PNL

-Mr. Taximan-

Karoma · 10-01-2008 10:15PM

Says you.
It'd be even better if you said it on yore blog.

afatbollix · 10-01-2008 10:16PM

isent there too many of them.. thats what they say anyway when i get in one these days....

GBX · 10-01-2008 10:17PM

How can ya call yourself a good taxi driver? your only starting... wait till you get some of us in your cab ...

your an ok taxi driver at the moment. We will asses your performace and see if you are a good taxi driver in 6 weeks.

gcgirl · 10-01-2008 10:21PM

2 words SAT NAV ! A must for any taxi driver! and good luck saturday!

biko · 10-01-2008 10:35PM

I'll PM if I need a lift

Volvoboy · 10-01-2008 10:38PM

Karoma wrote: »

It'd be even better if you said it on yore blog.

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anto-t wrote:

isent there too many of them.. thats what they say anyway when i get in one these days....

Diffrent, i'm young and virile, many of those who come out with that ****e are the ones that have been it it in the ''golden era'' ie late 80's-90's when the country was in the in the early stages of the Celtic Tiger and could go out and just do Thurs-sunday nights and that'd be thier wages for a week, i know it is a hard job, but if you work (hard) at anything it will have its rewards.:)

@gcgirl i did the test last sat, i think i did ok! need 70% to pass!

-Mr. Taximan-

goldenbrown · 10-01-2008 10:42PM

will u use

Volvoboy · 10-01-2008 10:48PM

1996 Toyota Carina E 1.6 GLi Auto, just need to get it licenced before 2009 as new regulations come into force meaning any car 9 years or under cannot be issued with a SPSV licence, but if you get it licenced before 2009 you can run the taxi until 2012 before you must take the car off the road. which means that people wont want to put money back into a taxi (part-time), so they sell the licence back to Dublin City Council get thier €6,300 back.

-VB-

Pherekydes · 10-01-2008 11:05PM

Volvoboy wrote: »

...i did my PSV test on saturday...

How did you manage to avoid using your indicators? :eek:

User45701 · 10-01-2008 11:07PM

if only i knew what a carinae1.6gliauto was. So im going to have to ask every taxi that drives a 1996 Tayota are you a boarsie or something? i dont know

EKRIUQ · 10-01-2008 11:08PM

Are ya busy tonight Bud?

blahblah06 · 10-01-2008 11:11PM

can u sell back your licence?

Trampas · 10-01-2008 11:18PM

gcgirl wrote: »

2 words SAT NAV ! A must for any taxi driver! and good luck saturday!

Why?

Should they not know their way around Dublin already

sickpuppy · 11-01-2008 12:06AM

Your car is 12 years old.
Its a disgrace the amount of auld bangers ya see around being taxis.
Yet they charge the same price as a guy who has a nice motor.
Id sooner walk then get in a banger with more rust than paint on it.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 11-01-2008 12:12AM

sickpuppy wrote: »

Your car is 12 years old.
Its a disgrace the amount of auld bangers ya see around being taxis.
Yet they charge the same price as a guy who has a nice motor.
Id sooner walk then get in a banger with more rust than paint on it.

I have to say I'm with you on this one.

I won't get into an old banger either.

OP you picked the worse time to get into the business, with everyone tightening their belts these days, something like six interest rises in the last year. Drinking habits changing rapidly, down turn in the economy, high fuel bills.

I hope your not jacking in a full time job to get into the business.

Oh, and best of luck with it. Hope you passed your exam.

Volvoboy · 11-01-2008 12:15AM

To be honest my car is in better condition than most other cars on the road private or taxi, its cleaner and too.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 11-01-2008 12:20AM

Volvoboy wrote: »

To be honest my car is in better condition than most other cars on the road private or taxi, its cleaner and too.

Some might say that about Madonna, but at the end of the day she's still an old banger.

Your still driving a 12 year olf banger.

Seriously, best of luck.

sickpuppy · 11-01-2008 12:21AM

Not an attack on you personally volvo you could be young and in a new business you gotta start somewhere.
Also a 12 year old car in good nick and condition could be better than a 4 or 5 year old one thats never cleaned etc.
I play cards witha guy who has 1992 bag of shyte you wouldnt see at a cattle mart witha sheep in the back and yet he has the ncek to keep driving it and i guess when people are stuck theyll use it.
Good luck with your new job please dont talk to me about the premiership or bleeding foreigners if im ever a fare with you thanks.

eggplantman · 11-01-2008 12:24AM

bus drivers are better

WindSock · 11-01-2008 12:25AM

I don't care what sort of a car I get into, as long as the Taxi driver gets me home safely and can supply some humerous anecdotes along the way.
Best of luck Volvoboy and may all your customers be nice people. May I suggest you put some airplane sickbags into the seats? I always wondered why this isn't done.

Senna · 11-01-2008 12:32AM

WindSock wrote: »

can supply some humerous anecdotes along the way.

yeah, much more important than a new car to me.
i hate when its some boring oul fella thats about as interesting as a tin of spam.

Max_Damage · 11-01-2008 12:48AM

I thought you were a panel beater?

Spook_ie · 11-01-2008 12:50PM

Volvoboy wrote: »

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Diffrent, i'm young and virile, many of those who come out with that ****e are the ones that have been it it in the ''golden era'' ie late 80's-90's when the country was in the in the early stages of the Celtic Tiger and could go out and just do Thurs-sunday nights and that'd be thier wages for a week, i know it is a hard job, but if you work (hard) at anything it will have its rewards.:)

@gcgirl i did the test last sat, i think i did ok! need 70% to pass!

-Mr. Taximan-

Virile doesn't enter into the equation, unless you're planning on trying it on with any drunken young ladies ( or lads if you lean that way )

As for working hard, yep you can make a living, but it seems that you need to be a vampire ( work nights )

Surprised at you jumping the gun about passing the SPSV test, when I did mine it took about 12 weeks before they released the results, maybe they've improved and just check to see if you can spell your name ( seems that way with a lot of the new drivers )

Always said that they needed to bring that legislation forward about the age of the cars, another year of people putting any old s***e on the road!

Still good luck when you do join the mad throng of cabbies, you'll need it...

BTW is this the car you intend to use as a taxi???

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/46644/49142.JPG

Dave! · 11-01-2008 02:17PM

Busy tonight? What time ye off at? What time ye start at?

Srsly though, PM me your number and I'll hit ye a text if I'm in town and can't get a taxi.

johnp · 11-01-2008 02:29PM

User45701 wrote: »

if only i knew what a carinae1.6gliauto was. So im going to have to ask every taxi that drives a 1996 Tayota are you a boarsie or something? i dont know

Tayota. The crisp you can drive :cool:

Volvoboy · 11-01-2008 03:07PM

Spook_ie wrote: »

BTW is this the car you intend to use as a taxi???

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/46644/49142.JPG

Yes it is, i'm a Panel beater studying in D.I.T i'm going into my 4th year as a panel beater in June. I work in a Toyota Body shop approved by Toyota Ireland. The car will be better than new by the time i'm finished with it.

-VB-

Venom · 11-01-2008 05:09PM

sickpuppy wrote: »

Your car is 12 years old.
Its a disgrace the amount of auld bangers ya see around being taxis.
Yet they charge the same price as a guy who has a nice motor.
Id sooner walk then get in a banger with more rust than paint on it.

+1.

I use taxi's alot being a lazy sod but Id never get into a car older than 5 years not to mention if a taxi is in bits on the inside Id just get out and go to the next one on the rank

roy123456789 · 11-01-2008 06:06PM

Volvoboy wrote: »

To be honest my car is in better condition than most other cars on the road private or taxi, its cleaner and too.

You'll be a bollix just like the rest of us given time Volvoboy, it comes with one too many drunken idiot puking or pissing on the back seat.
visit the by now infamous blog...... the link is in the sig , maybe you could co-write as good cop??

irishfeller · 11-01-2008 06:15PM

Anyone ever gotten a taxi in Holland? The taxis are all the same colour there (cream) and they are almost all Mercedes and are all immaculate....makes you feel like you are been chauffeured around.

In Ireland ye get ferried around in a 10 year old toyota or scoda octavia...so its like a no frills version of the Dutch service, but with the same price!

faceman · 11-01-2008 06:23PM

The law is being changed and within the next couple of years all taxis must be no older than 9 years old. Then again i dont know if it will apply to existing taxis. Pretty pointless if it doesnt

Btw, best of luck with the new job OP.

Taxi Driver

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