SPSV test

Volvoboy

mark2000ie wrote: »

Is that complete refit a good job?

Yep well worth it.

blahblah06 wrote: »

Panel you heading out tonight

Yep i'm 7 nights a week, you heading out Peugeout 407?

blahblah06

I went out was your night as bad as mine?

Volvoboy

blahblah06 wrote: »

I went out was your night as bad as mine?

Wasnt too bad, some muppets had it in for me the second they stepped in the car, complaining that were all robbing scumbags for a journey that the meter traveled up by 2.45, but my last passanger put me in better form, like i said ya gotta be tough skinned for this game.

Canarygold

/whats a good night during the week? or an average one

mark2000ie

Canarygold wrote: »

/whats a good night during the week? or an average one

Dont think you will get an answer to that question on here Canarygold !!!!!:)

blahblah06

personally dont do nights so cant answer that from wha ive heard anything over 100 is a good night 150 great night

Volvoboy

A good nite driving a taxi is where ya get a 1 fare for 6 hours work.

mark2000ie

Volvoboy wrote: »

A good nite driving a taxi is where ya get a 1 fare for 6 hours work.

Whats a bad night then Volvoboy ?

Canarygold

when the fare only lasts for 3 of those hours, heh heh

Canarygold

when are you doing the test Mark

Volvoboy

It is tough out there no matter what,

mark2000ie, your gonna find it tough compared to the good auld days of the late 90's, but no matter what any taxi driver says to you no matter how much people tell ya how bad it is (and it is) the only way your going to find out how things are is untill ya go out for yourself and find out the hard way.

A friend of mine is going to do it now as he has been given his 4-week notice from his job, i took a hour off on sat nite and showed him town and he couldnt belive his eyes, but still he wants to make a go at it, as theres no jobs going in what he wants to do, i think most new taxi drivers coming on stream are going into the game not for want but need.

Canarygold

I think you got it spot on there volvo, its not about wanting to its about having to now,

mark2000ie

Canarygold wrote: »

when are you doing the test Mark

Next Wed Canarygold

mark2000ie

mark2000ie wrote: »

Next Wed Canarygold

What about you Canarygold, when you doing it?

Howyadoing

Hey mark. I sent that stuff to u Thursday morning if u don't get it by Monday let me know. I have more copies and will be up around ur area on Monday.

Howyadoing

Hey volvoboy. Let us know how ur mate gets on
with the test. Mind u it should be easy enough now that
the psv training centre has about 500 of the test questions.

mark2000ie

Howyadoing wrote: »

Hey mark. I sent that stuff to u Thursday morning if u don't get it by Monday let me know. I have more copies and will be up around ur area on Monday.

Cheers Martin, I appreciate that

poppyd

i was hoping to get to get some of the questions on spsv i sat the test last week not sure where i went wrong i think i am ok on the streets and hotels i got a lot of info on this after i sat the exame i was lost names on the streets in waterford i was told diff names . I am not sure on the other stuff they dont give much info on where i went wrong if anyone can help

Canarygold

which part did you fail

Canarygold

wed week mark, let me know if you get anything else as I will of course.;):)

oisindoyle

Its quite amuseing to see people on here asking each other for the answers to test questions..
The whole idea of the test is that the person sitting the exam has the required knowledge of various streets in order that he or she is a compendent taxi driver .By simply asking someone for the answers defeats that purpose .

blahblah06

ye oisin and these are the customers giving out that taxi drivers are using sat navs yet there cheating for the test themselves lol.

going to be mad when all the customers that look for cabs are going to be driving them lol

Canarygold

surely the posting of questions helps as i did not see any answers, so it makes you research. As they say you learn something new every day, hey oisin your not Kathleens son are you.

Howyadoing

It's not the answers people are looking for it's the questions.
So they still have to go and learn the answers.
Also when u did ur test it was 12€ a go the new one
is 85€ that's a big jump. Also the license fee is now €250.
So far it's cost me €920. And Im still about 4 weeks away from
getting on the road.:eek:

Volvoboy

Howyadoing wrote: »

It's not the answers people are looking for it's the questions.
So they still have to go and learn the answers.
Also when u did ur test it was 12€ a go the new one
is 85€ that's a big jump. Also the license fee is now €250.
So far it's cost me €920. And Im still about 4 weeks away from
getting on the road.:eek:

How long has it taken you so far?

Howyadoing

Volvoboy wrote: »

How long has it taken you so far?

It's taken me about 2 months so far. It will be another month before I get driving.

oisindoyle

Howyadoing wrote: »

It's taken me about 2 months so far. It will be another month before I get driving.

I'll say this to you ,and i mean it sincerely ,,If you have a job at the moment stick with it or if you are on the dole stay on it until you get something better ...Going into the taxi business will destroy you .If you do go ahead you will not be able to claim the dole IF you then try and get out of the taxi business...
If i were you i wouldnt bother getting in to it ,mark my words it will be the worse thing you ever did and a waste of whatever money you have ..

Howyadoing

oisindoyle wrote: »

I'll say this to you ,and i mean it sincerely ,,If you have a job at the moment stick with it or if you are on the dole stay on it until you get something better ...Going into the taxi business will destroy you .If you do go ahead you will not be able to claim the dole IF you then try and get out of the taxi business...
If i were you i wouldnt bother getting in to it ,mark my words it will be the worse thing you ever did and a waste of whatever money you have ..

Well i've not worked for 4 months, I can't get the dole because
I was self-employed. And if I don't get out of the house I think I
might kill someone.

blahblah06

I agree oisin . My father got me into the game. I am glad i moved over to the taxi business but now after 2.5 years I have hit a brick wall. It gets so repetive and depressing. Ive stopped working the weekends because I never got to see my partner and when I did i snapped over stupid things.

ps howya you will regreat giving anyone help with the questions in a few months or weeks trust me when you get out on that road lol. i cant wait till u do get out and honestly tell us how u get on

Dai John

Thought you might be interested in this; new firm in Tipperary( not good at English ) but will Dublin Airport for 100 Euros (110 Miles ) Shannon (43 miles) for 50 euro and Cork Airport for 70e (approx 60 miles)..Anyone in a hurry to compete with that ? Better on the dole.No truck driving jobs now the end is nigh for taxis, thank you E.E.C.

mark2000ie

mark2000ie wrote: »

well done info91, hopefully I will join you both on 19th Aug

:)passed:D

Howyadoing

mark2000ie wrote: »

:)passed:D

Well done mark.

Canarygold

well done Mark, anything new in there

Dai John

Congrats. just failed for the second time.County Tipperary 91% for 1st. part 72% for knowledge. Have spsv, needed it for dispatch op. licence. Time to forget all about it.

goodimpra

mark2000ie wrote: »

:)passed:D

congrats. i just back from holidays. next month i will pass as well.

c14

Hope you enjoyed your holidays because once you start in this game they will be few and far between.

robbie111

c14 wrote: »

Hope you enjoyed your holidays because once you start in this game they will be few and far between.

Taxi friend of mine is on his annual 4-5 week holiday in his holiday house in south of spain, I suppose that is "few and far between c14 lol

Volvoboy

robbie111 wrote: »

Taxi friend of mine is on his annual 4-5 week holiday in his holiday house in south of spain, I suppose that is "few and far between c14 lol

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.:)

robbie111

Volvoboy wrote: »

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.:)

You can call me a liar if you want Volvoboy but what i said is true, I didnt say anyone driving a taxi would be in that kind of positon as everyones circumstances are different. But it is not true to say that being a taxi driver means that taking a holiday will be few and far between!

c14

Robbie the few holidays is much closer to reality than 5 week breaks in Spain believe me.

robbie111

c14 wrote: »

Robbie the few holidays is much closer to reality than 5 week breaks in Spain believe me.

Yep I know, same at the average worker in this country:)

Dai John

The people taking the holidays are the one who do not feel it worthwhile working too hard as the rewards are so small.

Dai John

Anyone done the test for county Tipperary recently ?

2qk4u

Has anyone done the area knowledge test for Louth/Meath recently ? Just wondering what type of questions are coming up ?

markcork

Has anyone done the area knowledge test for Cork recently also just wondering what type of questions are coming up ? has anyone passed it!!!!

Need the help, Please
Thanks

poppyd

did not do cork test but i have done waterford one its very hard. i got industry knowledge 72% aera knowledge 78% i dont know what area i was wrong its very hard. the questions are hard an a bit misleading they ask the most unsual places where they are ,they ask how many villages to get to a place but there 3 ask whitch 2 ,i think its aload of rubbish only a money making racket i will try again, the book an tape is abit of a ripoff .its hard to get all the maps, i would say any taxi driver in waterford would look at you as if you had two heads if you asked him some of the questions also its crasey you have to know how to run a taxi firm. i think driving licence an taxi buisness should be seperate

robbie111

Canarygold wrote: »

wed week mark, let me know if you get anything else as I will of course.;):)

Did you pass Canarygold?

poppyd

failed yesterday only 78% an 72% i will try again 9/9/09 but the questions are diff on each sitting is that correct ,also non national people only has to get 40% to pass .they ask about small streets you canot know all side streets a friend of mine wanted to go to a fairly common place the other day the driver had no idea where it was .

Volvoboy

poppyd wrote: »

non national people only has to get 40% to pass .they ask about small streets you canot know all side streets a friend of mine wanted to go to a fairly common place the other day the driver had no idea where it was .

This is a rumor thats been going around in the trade for the last few years totally false, few years ago when i sat my test in Benevin collage in Finglas the fella in charge annonced that it was such, in front of non nationals.

Dai John

Volvoboy wrote: »

This is a rumor thats been going around in the trade for the last few years totally false, few years ago when i sat my test in Benevin collage in Finglas the fella in charge annonced that it was such, in front of non nationals.

I would not think this to be true and in any case this test only came in this year(you said the incident was a few years ago ). If it was true this would be racial discrimination against the Irish .If the man actually said it he should explain himself and action taken.But I suspect this to be another figment of someone's fertile imagination.