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Taxi trip costing too much!!!

  • 22-12-2010 9:32pm
    #1
    Paddy_Smith
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭


    The taxi fair from draaaaaaaawda to dundaaaaaaalk is costing me way too much hey!

    I wonder does anyone else experience this bloody carry on?


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  • #2
    themandan6611
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭themandan6611


    Paddy_Smith wrote: »
    The taxi fair from draaaaaaaawda to dundaaaaaaalk is costing me way too much hey!

    I wonder does anyone else experience this bloody carry on?


    i experience it cause i charge you for it


  • #3
    Truff Puff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 52 ✭✭Truff Puff


    If you think you are being overcharged. Ask for a receipt and report


  • #4
    Con1988
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Con1988


    Last year was at a house party in shankill, around the same time of year. me and three other friends got a taxi form that we pulled form the street. The journey was simple, frist drop off was ballybrack tesco's, then to Deansgrange beside the grave yard then the final destination was UCD.

    I have done this journey many times and it wouldn't cost more than 30 euro at UCD, well I was shocked when I let my last friend off at deansgrange and about to head to my destination. had all the money collected 20 euro in total. when I saw the meter my jaw dropped.... 45 fcuking euro's!! and this was only at deansgrange. I questioned the charge and told him that I wouldn't be pay anything near this. So he in his wisdom decided to bring me to the garda station. wen to the Deansgrange garda station. knowning the usless pricks that they are took the side of the taxi driver.

    I insisted that this is the wrong fair and I have taken this journey many times and it is no where near this much!! but yet they put the cuff's on me and gave me a night in the cells. probally my own problem for being so damn stubborn, but a year on and no word of paying him!!


  • #5
    pegasus1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭pegasus1


    Paddy_Smith wrote: »
    The taxi fair from draaaaaaaawda to dundaaaaaaalk is costing me way too much hey!

    I wonder does anyone else experience this bloody carry on?


    you should go to athens in greece in the summer.... from the port to near the acropolois which should cost 15 euro was charged at 38 euro...:eek:


  • #6
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    Con1988 wrote: »
    Last year was at a house party in shankill, around the same time of year. me and three other friends got a taxi form that we pulled form the street. The journey was simple, frist drop off was ballybrack tesco's, then to Deansgrange beside the grave yard then the final destination was UCD.

    I have done this journey many times and it wouldn't cost more than 30 euro at UCD, well I was shocked when I let my last friend off at deansgrange and about to head to my destination. had all the money collected 20 euro in total. when I saw the meter my jaw dropped.... 45 fcuking euro's!! and this was only at deansgrange. I questioned the charge and told him that I wouldn't be pay anything near this. So he in his wisdom decided to bring me to the garda station. wen to the Deansgrange garda station. knowning the usless pricks that they are took the side of the taxi driver.

    I insisted that this is the wrong fair and I have taken this journey many times and it is no where near this much!! but yet they put the cuff's on me and gave me a night in the cells. probally my own problem for being so damn stubborn, but a year on and no word of paying him!!

    Did the taxi person show the garda the receipt?


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  • #7
    Terrontress
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,903 ✭✭✭Terrontress


    Con1988 wrote: »
    Last year was at a house party in shankill, around the same time of year. me and three other friends got a taxi form that we pulled form the street. The journey was simple, frist drop off was ballybrack tesco's, then to Deansgrange beside the grave yard then the final destination was UCD.

    I have done this journey many times and it wouldn't cost more than 30 euro at UCD, well I was shocked when I let my last friend off at deansgrange and about to head to my destination. had all the money collected 20 euro in total. when I saw the meter my jaw dropped.... 45 fcuking euro's!! and this was only at deansgrange. I questioned the charge and told him that I wouldn't be pay anything near this. So he in his wisdom decided to bring me to the garda station. wen to the Deansgrange garda station. knowning the usless pricks that they are took the side of the taxi driver.

    I insisted that this is the wrong fair and I have taken this journey many times and it is no where near this much!! but yet they put the cuff's on me and gave me a night in the cells. probally my own problem for being so damn stubborn, but a year on and no word of paying him!!

    Good man! Keep up the good fight.

    It's well worth a night in the cells, presumably searched etc, handcuffs and fingerprinted etc. just to say you are in the right over €25.

    I'd do 3 years in the Joy for less.


  • #8
    Terrontress
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,903 ✭✭✭Terrontress


    Paddy_Smith wrote: »
    The taxi fair from draaaaaaaawda to dundaaaaaaalk is costing me way too much hey!

    I wonder does anyone else experience this bloody carry on?

    Why not go out wherever you live? Spend the money you save on the taxi on extra drinks. You could even buy drinks for other people. You'd be the taaaaalk of the teown,


  • #9
    Con1988
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Con1988


    wmpdd3 wrote: »
    Did the taxi person show the garda the receipt?

    nope didn't even ask for a repiect, a few weeks later I found out that. if you are questioning a taxi's fare. frist you have to pay them get a recipt and then take it up with the Taxi regulator after the journey!!


  • #10
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Paddy_Smith wrote: »
    The taxi fair from draaaaaaaawda to dundaaaaaaalk is costing me way too much hey!

    I wonder does anyone else experience this bloody carry on?

    Where was the Taxi driver from, that would be my first question.

    We had a non white taxi driver drop us to our destination, twice we had to quiz him about driving off the beaten track to deliberatly clock up the meter.


  • #11
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Where was the Taxi driver from, that would be my first question.

    We had a non white taxi driver drop us to our destination, twice we had to quiz him about driving off the beaten track to deliberatly clock up the meter.

    You gotta love the phrase 'non white taxi driver'.


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  • #12
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    jack presley wrote: »
    You gotta love the phrase 'non white taxi driver'.
    You gotta love un-needed PC horsesh!te from the Joe Duffy brigade.


  • #13
    Jane Eyre
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭Jane Eyre


    Or the casual racism from idiots who, without any reason whatsoever, have decided that a rip off taxi driver must be 'non-white'. Because white Irish taxi drivers are ALWAYS so honest and decent.


  • #14
    nobeastsofierce
    Closed Accounts Posts: 149 ✭✭nobeastsofierce


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    You gotta love un-needed PC horsesh!te from the Joe Duffy brigade.

    ??

    To say 'non-white taxi driver', is pussy-footing around saying 'black taxi driver' or 'brown taxi driver' or, somewhat less likely 'yellow taxi driver'

    If you're afraid any of these phrases make you sound like an ugly racist, you're bang on.


  • #15
    frag420
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,158 ✭✭✭frag420


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    We had a non white taxi driver drop us to our destination, twice we had to quiz him about driving off the beaten track to deliberatly clock up the meter.

    was he tanned or sunburnt? Maybe he was at a party and somebody coloured him in black marker while he was asleep.........................maybe it does not matter that he was non white?

    How did he do in your quiz? Did he win a prize?

    frAg


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