monday 30th march (36)
shadowlord69dublin, Dublin Ireland76 Threads 3,778 Postsif you are not aware the taxis will be going on a 24hr strike from 4am monday morning until 4am tuesdaqy
shadowlord69: if you are not aware the taxis will be going on a 24hr strike from 4am monday morning until 4am tuesdaqy
What will we do now, when we want some totally uninformed opinions from sweaty guys who don't know what indicators are for
shadowlord69: if you are not aware the taxis will be going on a 24hr strike from 4am monday morning until 4am tuesdaqy
Ha! this taxi never gets to strike!.....(mums)
They said they were bringing the protest forward to support the workers on the ICTU action day. But the action day has been cancelled, so are they still going ahead.
Most of their actions just piss off the general public.
Most of their actions just piss off the general public.
Jaysus Shadowlord I thought you were gonna say the strike is on Sat nite 
thank god it's on Monday don't forget the clocks are going forward for drinks hee hee 
thank god it's on Monday don't forget the clocks are going forward for drinks hee hee 
Fraya: I used to drive a cab. Pissing off the GP and Unfounded Opinions were very intense modules in Cab School. As for the sweatiness.....I couldnt give that away...
well i never had a lot of sympathy for taxi drivers , there was a time dey did extremely well from the general public...
However , PSV's are been given out like sweets at the minute , flooding the market , i think there are probably more taxis here than New York...
What is really irrating me is getting a taxi , when the driver hasnt a clue where they are going , apparently if your from another country you dont have to do as well in your exam for the PSV
davydrum20: Jaysus Shadowlord I thought you were gonna say the strike is on Sat nite thank god it's on Monday don't forget the clocks are going forward for drinks hee hee
would have been much better if it was sunday norning 
would have to get a room 
nitak: well i never had a lot of sympathy for taxi drivers , there was a time dey did extremely well from the general public...
However , PSV's are been given out like sweets at the minute , flooding the market , i think there are probably more taxis here than New York...
What is really irrating me is getting a taxi , when the driver hasnt a clue where they are going , apparently if your from another country you dont have to do as well in your exam for the PSV
seemingly taht is true but be warned if geting a taxi with foreign driver take note of reg and plate number as some are clones working both sides of the city recently two cars impounded for this scamHowever , PSV's are been given out like sweets at the minute , flooding the market , i think there are probably more taxis here than New York...
What is really irrating me is getting a taxi , when the driver hasnt a clue where they are going , apparently if your from another country you dont have to do as well in your exam for the PSV
nitak: well i never had a lot of sympathy for taxi drivers , there was a time dey did extremely well from the general public...
However , PSV's are been given out like sweets at the minute , flooding the market , i think there are probably more taxis here than New York...
What is really irrating me is getting a taxi , when the driver hasnt a clue where they are going , apparently if your from another country you dont have to do as well in your exam for the PSV
However , PSV's are been given out like sweets at the minute , flooding the market , i think there are probably more taxis here than New York...
What is really irrating me is getting a taxi , when the driver hasnt a clue where they are going , apparently if your from another country you dont have to do as well in your exam for the PSV
I dont know if the test is easier on Non-Irish but when I did mine I had to find my way all over Cork City without Sat Nav. But then, it was a long time ago.
In Cork I have no prob helping with direction in a Taxi. Obviously the same isnt true in areas I`m unfamiliar with.
nitak: well i never had a lot of sympathy for taxi drivers , there was a time dey did extremely well from the general public...
However , PSV's are been given out like sweets at the minute , flooding the market , i think there are probably more taxis here than New York...
What is really irrating me is getting a taxi , when the driver hasnt a clue where they are going , apparently if your from another country you dont have to do as well in your exam for the PSV
another thig to watch for again foreign drivers if you look at the meter you have the digits for the fare and the automatic time change under this to the left denoting the slight charge for say bank hol or sunday 3 foreign drivers recently caught doing this the max numer should be only "2" for extra charge but these drivers seeming had it at "3" which is not ment to happen so take note of reg and plate when hireingHowever , PSV's are been given out like sweets at the minute , flooding the market , i think there are probably more taxis here than New York...
What is really irrating me is getting a taxi , when the driver hasnt a clue where they are going , apparently if your from another country you dont have to do as well in your exam for the PSV
Fraya: I used to drive a cab. Pissing off the GP and Unfounded Opinions were very intense modules in Cab School. As for the sweatiness.....I couldnt give that away...
I knew it
Does the advanced course cover blocking traffic while letting passengers out, changing lane without indicating, honking the horn rather then using brakes?
Thanks shadowlord.
I just agree strongly about the topic thats all. :)
I just agree strongly about the topic thats all. :)
another example i got a taxi on the roadside and took reg and id went to work. a few hours later i noticed the same car but different driver so kept an eye out over a few weeks it turned out for that 1 car there was 3 different drivers needless to say he was reported and not seen around YET
Fraya: I `ve been ripped off by Irish drivers...especially on a Sun morning after a Sat night out. I call them on it and sometimes get satisfaction. I dont mean to sound complacent but its a culture we`ve developed and accepted around ourselves.
how so ripped off ? all you have to do is know how much a fare usually costs as in most cases people go to the same places eg nite clubs , pubs , and should already know how much it would cost within a euro or twoshadowlord69: a company i worked with for ten years before my present job had a certain amount of foreign lads working for us and as in the last post of mine 3 drivers for 1 car this was one of them people with a different name or as we say "AKA"s
and they are getting away with it, its unreal
the stories my dad tells me about them is just mad,
He got a passenger a while back and the guy was tellin him that he had got into a foreigners taxi enroute to the airport the taxi pulled into a garage, this wast the intended stop or anything, driver got out and another foriegner in a dublin bus uniform got into the drivers seat and took over the fare, passenger got out of the cab as son as the car came to set of traffic lights and never paid
Fraya: I `ve been ripped off by Irish drivers...especially on a Sun morning after a Sat night out. I call them on it and sometimes get satisfaction. I dont mean to sound complacent but its a culture we`ve developed and accepted around ourselves.
Sundays are classified as a bank holiday so the rates go up after 12 on a saturday nite.
shadowlord69: how so ripped off ? all you have to do is know how much a fare usually costs as in most cases people go to the same places eg nite clubs , pubs , and should already know how much it would cost within a euro or two
The charge varies according to the time of day (late nights cost more) Given the variations in distance, albeit 2 to 10 miles from town centre and an assumption on the part of the driver that i may not know the fare from town centre, and also the amount of alcohol he/she assumes as an influence, ripping off is an option
Fraya: The charge varies according to the time of day (late nights cost more) Given the variations in distance, albeit 2 to 10 miles from town centre and an assumption on the part of the driver that i may not know the fare from town centre, and also the amount of alcohol he/she assumes as an influence, ripping off is an option
well that may be the difference between me and you i take that into account so as not to be scammed also will advise the driver which route i want to take as is your right as you are paying the fareshadowlord69: well that may be the difference between me and you i take that into account so as not to be scammed also will advise the driver which route i want to take as is your right as you are paying the fare
Not so different in attitude....perhaps different in approach
Fraya: Not so different in attitude....perhaps different in approach
agree to disagree 
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