I find that the biggest problem with taxis I’ve tried to get lately is they don’t want to go where I want to go. Which isn’t the way the transaction is supposed to work.
Now correct me if I’m wrong (this is according to someone I know who owns taxis) but the main contributing reasons are simple:
1. Not enough self owned taxis, most have to rent their plates from a company or pay ridiculous fees to convert their vehicle into a disabled friendly one since the majority who apply for it are refused if their not disabled friendly.
2. Running costs are too high with the ongoing increases in petrol, may be more viable in an electric car imo
3. Too risky, if one person vomits, your whole nights earning is gone and especially in Dublin, most don’t drink responsibly.
N.1 contributes to this more than anything else, we have more taxis in Dublin than in New York (supposedly that’s the case on paper), most these registered taxis are owned by companies that rent them out to drivers are barely minimum wage, so many people couldn’t be assed with the job since one of its old perks of “being your own boss” has mostly gone out the window.
Also the taxi driver test is a joke with the fact that gprs exists there’s no need for a local driver to learn and know every road by map
It’s become custom for me now that when I land back in Dublin airport to visit mum the first thing I do for my own amusement is ask the first white Irish taxi driver how much it will cost to go 15 mins down the road, he will then give an outrageously high figure and tell me that it’s non negotiable to which I laugh haha and say yeah fuck you I was just making sure I am definitely in Ireland. Then my sister picks me up. Been doing this for about 6 years now lol
I heard a large issue is that taxis have to be less than 10 years old and with the fact taxi drivers lost close to 2 years of fares over covid and the crazy cost of new cars they just can’t afford to get back on the road.
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I find that the biggest problem with taxis I’ve tried to get lately is they don’t want to go where I want to go. Which isn’t the way the transaction is supposed to work.
Now correct me if I’m wrong (this is according to someone I know who owns taxis) but the main contributing reasons are simple:
1. Not enough self owned taxis, most have to rent their plates from a company or pay ridiculous fees to convert their vehicle into a disabled friendly one since the majority who apply for it are refused if their not disabled friendly.
2. Running costs are too high with the ongoing increases in petrol, may be more viable in an electric car imo
3. Too risky, if one person vomits, your whole nights earning is gone and especially in Dublin, most don’t drink responsibly.
N.1 contributes to this more than anything else, we have more taxis in Dublin than in New York (supposedly that’s the case on paper), most these registered taxis are owned by companies that rent them out to drivers are barely minimum wage, so many people couldn’t be assed with the job since one of its old perks of “being your own boss” has mostly gone out the window.
Also the taxi driver test is a joke with the fact that gprs exists there’s no need for a local driver to learn and know every road by map
It’s become custom for me now that when I land back in Dublin airport to visit mum the first thing I do for my own amusement is ask the first white Irish taxi driver how much it will cost to go 15 mins down the road, he will then give an outrageously high figure and tell me that it’s non negotiable to which I laugh haha and say yeah fuck you I was just making sure I am definitely in Ireland. Then my sister picks me up. Been doing this for about 6 years now lol
I heard a large issue is that taxis have to be less than 10 years old and with the fact taxi drivers lost close to 2 years of fares over covid and the crazy cost of new cars they just can’t afford to get back on the road.