[Article] Air passengers hit by taxi strike

end of the road

Dublin Airport is an international airport in a European capital city.

washman3 wrote: »

Any taxi driver causing disruption at an airport, due to go-slows etc should have his/her car confiscated, impounded and crushed for scrap metal.

for what, just causing a bit of disruption? would cost to much anyway. extremist ideas for a bit of disruption won't solve it, negotiations before the spaces were removed might have helped.

washman3 wrote: »

We need to teach these bullies a lesson...

no we don't. nothing will teach them any lesson just make them worse. waste of time.

end of the road

mmcn90 wrote: »

Why is it DAA's fault?

because they removed the spaces knowing what would happen. they should have given them more then a month and allowed negotiations to take place, maybe the taxi drivers might have agreed to some spaces going.

mmcn90 wrote: »

They removed temporary spaces (that were never guaranteed) with one months notice.

taking it that the DAA are telling the truth that they were temp spaces their must have been some misscomunication between the DAA and the taxi drivers.

mmcn90 wrote: »

Taxi Drivers have been getting away with murder in Dublin for too long,

realy? they have been running around the place murdering people? <snip>

mmcn90 wrote: »

it's time they were forced to obey some rules.

oh because they don't obey any rules ah i see now. to force them to obey rules we need guarda resources which we don't have enough of, the guardai are needed for more serious things like gangs and gun running/wielding psyco paths rather then taxi drivers parking in the wrong place

Mr Simpson

end of the road wrote: »

because they removed the spaces knowing what would happen. they should have given them more then a month and allowed negotiations to take place, maybe the taxi drivers might have agreed to some spaces going.

There are still a huge amount of spaces in the holding area, taxi drivers have and will continue to wait illegally on the road beside the radisson. They could have given them six months, taxi drivers would still be moaning

end of the road wrote: »

realy? they have been running around the place murdering people? <snip>

It's a figure of speech

end of the road wrote: »

oh because they don't obey any rules ah i see now. to force them to obey rules we need guarda resources which we don't have enough of, the guardai are needed for more serious things like gangs and gun running/wielding psyco paths rather then taxi drivers parking in the wrong place

I see a hell of a lot more taxi drivers blocking roads than I do axe wielding murderers, try driving down Camden Street at night and see how long it takes you. The drivers are mainly complaining because as well as removing the spaces, DAA, Airport Police or the Gardai started fining them for illegal ranking on the road beside the holding area.

This is getting really circular, you're not a taxi driver by any chance?

ninebeanrows

These lads are renegades. I hope taxis cross the picket and start picking up tourists. Not all taxi men are bullys.

Every time I get a taxi from the airport I get either a taxi driver in a huff because of the short distance or else ripped off.

They don't seem to realise it's their own problem that they decide to queue for ages and not to take it out on the customer just because the fare is only 15 quid

endacl

Weathercheck wrote: »

These lads are renegades. I hope taxis cross the picket and start picking up tourists. Not all taxi men are bullys.

Every time I get a taxi from the airport I get either a taxi driver in a huff because of the short distance or else ripped off.

They don't seem to realise it's their own problem that they decide to queue for ages and not to take it out on the customer just because the fare is only 15 quid

Absolutely. Temporarily rescind the current golden tickets and open the airport up to any driver interested in making a few quid. I'd nearly apply for a plate just to cross that picket.

end of the road

endacl wrote: »

Temporarily rescind the current golden tickets and open the airport up to any driver interested in making a few quid.

no
would lead to more trouble.

endacl wrote: »

I'd nearly apply for a plate just to cross that picket.

oh fantastic, you'd nearly apply for a plate just to cross a taxi picket and start trouble. great.

Hootanany

Give them back the money charged and tell them to do one.
Selfish Whining parasites.

JustinDee

They're back to 'work' apparently.

Airport police should be stricter from now on and book anyone queued outside the rank parimeters. If not in overflow and parked on access route, book the f****r. If speeding, the same. If driving dangerously with the usual scant regard for other drivers, the same again.

wicklowwonder

Really hope the DAA didn't bend over backwards for them, looking at the news last night I saw a lot of protesting taxi drivers in tracksuits or GAA jerseys, what a first impression of Ireland. The more I read about this story the more I agree the airport should insist on one company running it with a fleet of nice modern cars and drivers in uniform who know the city, give the tourists a good first impression, not some bloke in a tracksuit, stinking of cigarette smoke trying to convince a group of Americans to hire him for the day to bring them to Glendalough or Galway or somewhere where he can really rip them off.

foggy_lad

It appears that the resolution was to give the drivers a further two weeks notice on the removal of the 70 spaces and there will be no further extension or postponement.

It looks like the taximen just wanted a bit of publicity, and to see themselves on the news, but they don't need the sort of publicity they brought upon themselves!

bk

I'd guess the talk of the DAA potentially bringing in a single company to operate the airport has scared them back to work.

Seems like a very badly thought out strike.

bk

BTW for people who talk about a single company getting a monopoly, then another solution is to give two companies a license to operate at the airport.

I see that at other European airports.

The DAA should then apply some rules to both companies:

- No vehicles older then x years (e.g. 4 years)
- Vehicles of a certain minimum standard
- Standard colour and design on all vehicles (the two different companies can have their own unique design, but the important point is a certain degree of standardisation to improve the look of professionalism. For instance in Prague two companies seem to operate at the Airport, one companies taxis are all silver, the other companies taxis are all yellow).
- All drivers operating at the airport to pass a DAA knowledge test.
- Any complaints from the public of a driver lack of knowledge or short fares and s/he is kicked out of the airport service.

This would lead to a much more professional level of service at the airport and give visitors to Ireland a much better first experience.

Also if you have two companies like this, you could have them compete with one another offering discounts, etc.

zagmund

Slightly off topic, but RTE were at it again today with their coverage of industrial relations. Every time something like this happens we get gushing reports of "marathon negotiations throughout the night" which "successfully came to a resolution in the early hours of this morning" or something equivalent.

I know they are just reporting it, but what they should really be saying is "the two sides waited until it was really late to start talking and then while they could have simply ironed everything out in an hour or two (or even the previous two weeks) they kept yabbering away through all hours and got to a stage where they were too tired to have any sort of meaningful discussion. Eventually someone said "can't we all just get along ? I have to go home to the wife or she'll kill me", the motion was passed and everyone went home."

"Marathon negotiations" is meant to sound impressive, but all it does is show that they could have sorted it out earlier if they had started earlier.

z

smeedyova

I have taken taxis from the airport, alone and with others, and have been so frightened by some drivers who seemed to have mental disorders that I had 999 ready to go on my phone. The DAA needs to make sure that only sane and safe drivers are allowed to pick people up out there. I take the bus now because I feel safer. I would never advise people to take a taxi from the airport for safety and, also, have asked to be dropped into well-known places, e.g., Grafton Street area, in the city centre, only to be asked where they are...The special airport licence should include a test like what taxi drivers in the UK have to do to ensure that they know EVERY little street, main hotels and tourist attractions.

endacl

end of the road wrote: »

endacl wrote: »

Temporarily rescind the current golden tickets and open the airport up to any driver interested in making a few quid.

no
would lead to more trouble.

endacl wrote: »

I'd nearly apply for a plate just to cross that picket.

oh fantastic, you'd nearly apply for a plate just to cross a taxi picket and start trouble. great.

Yep. And I'd be happy to take passengers to swords, santry etc without feeling hard done by. The airport die-hards wouldn't talk to me, but I could live with that.

JustinDee

zagmund wrote: »

"Marathon negotiations" is meant to sound impressive, but all it does is show that they could have sorted it out earlier if they had started earlier

Artistic licence ensures a report gets through the editorial meeting. A report saying 'moaning taxi [insert expletive here]' won't work on anything except HIGNFY.

Terrontress

bk wrote: »

This would lead to a much more professional level of service at the airport and give visitors to Ireland a much better first experience.

.

And then give them the shock of their lives when they hail a non Airport cab in town?

As long as the meter is charging the official rate then everybody deserves a good service whether they are at the airport, ferry port or outside a pub at 2am.

SHOVELLER

wicklowwonder wrote: »

Really hope the DAA didn't bend over backwards for them, looking at the news last night I saw a lot of protesting taxi drivers in tracksuits or GAA jerseys, what a first impression of Ireland. The more I read about this story the more I agree the airport should insist on one company running it with a fleet of nice modern cars and drivers in uniform who know the city, give the tourists a good first impression, not some bloke in a tracksuit, stinking of cigarette smoke trying to convince a group of Americans to hire him for the day to bring them to Glendalough or Galway or somewhere where he can really rip them off.

Or worse wearing english football jersies. Great first impression of IRELAND.

smeedyova wrote: »

I have taken taxis from the airport, alone and with others, and have been so frightened by some drivers who seemed to have mental disorders that I had 999 ready to go on my phone. The DAA needs to make sure that only sane and safe drivers are allowed to pick people up out there. I take the bus now because I feel safer. I would never advise people to take a taxi from the airport for safety and, also, have asked to be dropped into well-known places, e.g., Grafton Street area, in the city centre, only to be asked where they are...The special airport licence should include a test like what taxi drivers in the UK have to do to ensure that they know EVERY little street, main hotels and tourist attractions.

I naively thought that anybody with a criminal record could not get a plate. I was wrong.

Also they are still pulling up at Aircoach stops offering tourists a fare for the same price as Aircoach. This is untrue and illegal.

I pulled up one on this one morning on Dawson Street. Asked him to have a read of the sign at the stop which forbids this. Instead of slinking off embarrassed, like any normal human would after doing something wrong, he tried to direct a volley of abuse at me.

I take great pleasure in telling any tourists that I meet never ever to get a taxi in Dublin.

Terrontress

bk wrote: »

This would lead to a much more professional level of service at the airport and give visitors to Ireland a much better first experience.

.

And then give them the shock of their lives when they hail a non Airport cab in town?

As long as the meter is charging the official rate then everybody deserves a good service whether they are at the airport, ferry port or outside a pub at 2am.

bk

Terrontress wrote: »

And then give them the shock of their lives when they hail a non Airport cab in town?

As long as the meter is charging the official rate then everybody deserves a good service whether they are at the airport, ferry port or outside a pub at 2am.

I agree but at least we could start at the airport and maybe it would catch on.

JustinDee

I got abuse off a cab that I hailed because once I stuck my head in to get in, I got back out again. It absolutely reeked of smoke as he'd obviously just put a cigarette out. Told him no way and that his cab stank. Cue abuse from ignoramus behind the wheel who tried to charge me. I dared him to get out of the cab and call me those names and he just drove off.

Pawwed Rig

You should have gotten his reg and reported him

jd83

The only way were going to get a decent taxi service in Ireland is when the regulator take more of an interest in providing this. There should be a 3 strikes and your licence is gone approach to complaints, and zero tolerance to using your taxi as a tool to hold up traffic to get your point across. There should be less taxis licences granted and the ones who get the privilege of getting one should be forced to provide a high quality and high standard of service. No bangers, no dirty cars, no off loading you life problems to the customer.

I know it wont happen but i would be great to see a similar set up to new york where only certain makes and models can be taxis and there all the same colour. Along with technology in the rear of the cab with maps and online service to review the service provided by your driver whist on your journey.

However I know this is wishful thinking as any positive progress made will just be met by scumbag taxi drivers blocking traffic and getting away with it :mad:

Where To

Single company works well enough elsewhere.

http://www.belfastairporttaxis.com/

markpb

A taxi strike at Dublin Airport has been called off and the drivers have returned to work after a deal was reached during intensive overnight talks. Dublin Airport Authority will restore disputed parking spaces for two weeks, during which time a permanent resolution must be reached with taxi representatives.

Drivers have ended their action, which was entering its third day, and returned to the airport’s terminals to collect incoming passengers. The row centred on access to spaces in an overflow area for drivers awaiting access to ranks. DAA said there are 55 disputed spaces, while taxi representatives said there are 70.

[...]

Drivers said they had no choice but to strike when the spaces where cut, as they were given tickets by gardaí when they parked on roads. It is understood those fines have been rescinded.

Love the bits in bold - of course they think there are 15 more spaces than there actually are, have you seen the way they queue in ranks in the city centre? And of course it was unfair of the Gardai to ticket them, they were only parked illegally.

rollcall

Its great that the lads are back to work, I need a taxi to go 'a late night shopping or a disco bopping ... going on the razz or calling up to your ma's (taxi, taxi, taxi):rolleyes:

jd83

markpb wrote: »

Love the bits in bold - of course they think there are 15 more spaces than there actually are, have you seen the way they queue in ranks in the city centre? And of course it was unfair of the Gardai to ticket them, they were only parked illegally.

I dont know why they keep giving in to them, it just encourages them to use these tactics in the future. This should have been nipped in the bud back when they blocked o connell street and shown that this type of protesting would be met with harsh penalties rather than caving in to them!

JustinDee

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

You should have gotten his reg and reported him

Luckily for him, I was intent on hailing the immediate next cab so he slipped away. He's based on the rank across road from my office so I'd see him again.

Dave!

rollcall wrote: »

Its great that the lads are back to work, I need a taxi to go 'a late night shopping or a disco bopping ... going on the razz or calling up to your ma's (taxi, taxi, taxi):rolleyes:

I'll never get in a taxi with those c*nts, purely because of that moronic ad.

smeedyova

Got a taxi from Dublin Port recently (no other choice). Taxi driver was blowing a whistle to attract customers and was wearing a grey tracksuit (hardly professional looking for work). Got into taxi, yes should have known better, he starts blasting music. Ask him to turn it off. He refuses saying he wants to listen to it. I get out of taxi. He starts roaring abuse at me. I get taxi behind him, who turned out to be a great taxi driver (no music, no talking, just good driving in a clean car). Anyway, it was a hot day so the windows were down. Next thing taxi driver number 1, now with passengers, draws up alongside my taxi, which was going around 50 or 60km, crazy driver takes his hands off the wheel and starts roaring across lanes at me, all the while making whirly motions with both his hands to indicate my insanity (in his eyes because I wouldn't travel with him) and telling his passengers to look over at me.

I said before that, even as a woman, even late at night, I take the bus whenever possible and then walk as I am afraid of Dublin taxi drivers. The above example is nothing unusual.

I have often gotten into a cab in London and asked to be taken to some tiny street and they drive there directly, no probs. Here, you're lucky to get somewhere within a 20 min walk of your destination without having abuse roared at you by some crazy guy. Imagine what our tourists must think.

The DAA need to get a professional firm in, drivers who know where they are going, who don't talk at passengers, who don't turn on the radio, etc.

end of the road

jd83 wrote: »

I dont know why they keep giving in to them,

because its the only way that might work, don't and it makes things worse.

jd83 wrote: »

it just encourages them to use these tactics in the future.

they have no other options.

jd83 wrote: »

This should have been nipped in the bud back when they blocked o connell street and shown that this type of protesting would be met with harsh penalties rather than caving in to them!

no point in nipping it in the bud as it would be a waste of time, imposing harsh penalties would only make things worse and make them more determined. caving in to them is the only way. maybe we should have never went for de-regulation, maybe we should have imposed standards when regulation was there, however we are where we are now, both regulation and de-regulation were badly implemented.

markpb

end of the road wrote: »

because its the only way that might work, don't and it makes things worse.

The only way is to give in?

they have no other options.

Let their license expire and ply for work elsewhere?

Pawwed Rig

Just ignore them and see how long there little strike lasts. These people are self employed. No skin off anyone elses nose if they strike but they shouldn't be allowed block public access.

I guarantee within a week of the start of a strike DAA will have a list of 1,000 taxi drivers quite happy tom accept the conditions being offered.

I have reported taxi drivers in the past to the carriage office. They take things pretty seriously and will investigate most complaints. If anyone has issues get as much info as possible and report them

AlekSmart

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Just ignore them and see how long there little strike lasts. These people are self employed. No skin off anyone elses nose if they strike but they shouldn't be allowed block public access.

I guarantee within a week of the start of a strike DAA will have a list of 1,000 taxi drivers quite happy tom accept the conditions being offered.

I have reported taxi drivers in the past to the carriage office. They take things pretty seriously and will investigate most complaints. If anyone has issues get as much info as possible and report them

Sensible post.

I cannot fathom where this bizzarre notion of Self-Employed individuals becoming Unionized and then going-on-strike.

Who is the "Strike" Notice served upon....Themselves ?

Who do they negotiate with....Themselves ?

The Taxi Industry does indeed have serious issues with the supposed Taxi Regulatory Directorate of the NTA,but that is on a vastly different plane (!) altogether.

However Pawned Rig's suggestion of greater involvement of the Garda Carriage Office is highly sensible,as this office kept a very tight rein on the "Industry" until Bobby Molloy's attack of the collywobbles resulted in the Official Lunacy we now experience countrywide.

Sadly,in the aftermath of Bobby Molloy,the Garda Carriage Office has been substantially downgraded and moved aside in favour of professional Administrators whose interest and acumen is on a level similar to Mr Molloys.

If Taxi-Drivers wish to strike then they first need to find themselves an employer.........Potential customers are not in that category and any belief that they are,raises substantial doubts about the sanity of those believing it ?

Terrontress

AlekSmart wrote: »

[ Potential customers are not in that category and any belief that they are,raises substantial doubts about the sanity of those believing it ?

Is that a statement or a question?

I think they're harming themselves moreso than the airport but I'd say they have done substantial damage to the airport as well.

Some of them are sailing so close to the wind financially that they can't afford to strike more.

People remember the strikes. I remember that poor Trevor Deeley, missing while walking home during a taxi strike. There are consequences and impacts on the public.

SHOVELLER

smeedyova wrote: »

Got a taxi from Dublin Port recently (no other choice). Taxi driver was blowing a whistle to attract customers and was wearing a grey tracksuit (hardly professional looking for work). Got into taxi, yes should have known better, he starts blasting music. Ask him to turn it off. He refuses saying he wants to listen to it. I get out of taxi. He starts roaring abuse at me. I get taxi behind him, who turned out to be a great taxi driver (no music, no talking, just good driving in a clean car). Anyway, it was a hot day so the windows were down. Next thing taxi driver number 1, now with passengers, draws up alongside my taxi, which was going around 50 or 60km, crazy driver takes his hands off the wheel and starts roaring across lanes at me, all the while making whirly motions with both his hands to indicate my insanity (in his eyes because I wouldn't travel with him) and telling his passengers to look over at me.

I said before that, even as a woman, even late at night, I take the bus whenever possible and then walk as I am afraid of Dublin taxi drivers. The above example is nothing unusual.

I have often gotten into a cab in London and asked to be taken to some tiny street and they drive there directly, no probs. Here, you're lucky to get somewhere within a 20 min walk of your destination without having abuse roared at you by some crazy guy. Imagine what our tourists must think.

The DAA need to get a professional firm in, drivers who know where they are going, who don't talk at passengers, who don't turn on the radio, etc.

Disgraceful. Hope you got this moron's registration and reported him to the regulator. Probably lead to nothing........

You mention London there and they have proper drivers who know the streets: The Knowledge.

Here any fool can get a plate and not know the geography of the city. Once we got into a taxi in Tallaght to go to Stillorgan and he didnt know where that was!

Hilly Bill

oisindoyle wrote: »

A strike is deemed a strike when an employee/s give offical notice of up to 7 days notice of their intention to strike .
A withdrawal of service is different



Because any car plying for hire other than on an official taxi stand is plying for hire ILLEGALLY.




How naive

So all the reports that the taxis at the airport was on strike is false is it?

Taxis working (or not working in this case ) illegally is a major problem then?.

smeedyova

SHOVELLER wrote: »

Disgraceful. Hope you got this moron's registration and reported him to the regulator. Probably lead to nothing........

Well, I took a photo of the car so I have all the info to report him but haven't yet, the reason being that I've never had any satisfaction from the taxi regulator. Have others? Half of me thinks, what's the point in wasting my time filling out the form and the other half thinks that if I don't, and if others feel the same way, then the taxi regulator will be in a position to say that she never gets any complaints and can then claim that there aren't any problems with Dublin taxi drivers. I wonder what you all think?

Pawwed Rig

Report it and see how it goes. You will be doing all of us a service.

Does the carriage office have no responsibilities now?

end of the road

smeedyova wrote: »

Well, I took a photo of the car so I have all the info to report him but haven't yet, the reason being that I've never had any satisfaction from the taxi regulator. Have others? Half of me thinks, what's the point in wasting my time filling out the form and the other half thinks that if I don't, and if others feel the same way, then the taxi regulator will be in a position to say that she never gets any complaints and can then claim that there aren't any problems with Dublin taxi drivers. I wonder what you all think?

who is the regulator these days? is it the same woman as the last few years? thousands could complain and she would say she gets no complaints and that theirs no problem with dublin taxis, if its the same person i'm thinking of she needs to be sacked and someone who has a clue brought in. you should report it and see how far you get but don't be surprised if you don't get anywhere or get the result your hoping for. if you do nothing their will certainly be no result and deffinitely nothing will be done.

oisindoyle

smeedyova wrote: »

Got a taxi from Dublin Port recently (no other choice). Taxi driver was blowing a whistle to attract customers and was wearing a grey tracksuit (hardly professional looking for work). Got into taxi, yes should have known better, he starts blasting music. Ask him to turn it off. He refuses saying he wants to listen to it. I get out of taxi. He starts roaring abuse at me. I get taxi behind him, who turned out to be a great taxi driver (no music, no talking, just good driving in a clean car). Anyway, it was a hot day so the windows were down. Next thing taxi driver number 1, now with passengers, draws up alongside my taxi, which was going around 50 or 60km, crazy driver takes his hands off the wheel and starts roaring across lanes at me, all the while making whirly motions with both his hands to indicate my insanity (in his eyes because I wouldn't travel with him) and telling his passengers to look over at me.

I said before that, even as a woman, even late at night, I take the bus whenever possible and then walk as I am afraid of Dublin taxi drivers. The above example is nothing unusual.

I have often gotten into a cab in London and asked to be taken to some tiny street and they drive there directly, no probs. Here, you're lucky to get somewhere within a 20 min walk of your destination without having abuse roared at you by some crazy guy. Imagine what our tourists must think.

The DAA need to get a professional firm in, drivers who know where they are going, who don't talk at passengers, who don't turn on the radio, etc.

I really do find this "story " hard to believe .

Were you at the offical taxi rank at arrivals or somewhere else?

If you were at the offical rank at arrivals ,for a start theres usually 2 green caps there and a line of taxis and if anyone was misbehaveing they would be told to quieten down.But no driver behaves in the way you are describeing
Secondly there is never any need to attract customers to the offical rank as those people who want a taxi go to the offical rank.

So saying a driver is "blowing a whistle to attract customers " is some "story"

Pawwed Rig

She did say Dublin Port. Not sure if it is a typo or not.

I have increasingly seen taxi drivers beep their horns at people to attract their attention trying to get a fare in the city centre.

I have never seen one with a whistle but the tracksuit, music and mental instability sound familiar enough.

JustinDee

oisindoyle wrote: »

I really do find this "story " hard to believe .

Were you at the offical taxi rank at arrivals or somewhere else?

If you were at the offical rank at arrivals ,for a start theres usually 2 green caps there and a line of taxis and if anyone was misbehaveing they would be told to quieten down.But no driver behaves in the way you are describeing
Secondly there is never any need to attract customers to the offical rank as those people who want a taxi go to the offical rank.

So saying a driver is "blowing a whistle to attract customers " is some "story"

Read the post. They were at Dublin Port.
I can second the fact that cabbies can be rude to prospective and actual customers, particularly on short-distant fares and have a few "stories" to relate if you want to read some.

oisindoyle

JustinDee wrote: »

Read the post. They were at Dublin Port.
I can second the fact that cabbies can be rude to prospective and actual customers, particularly on short-distant fares and have a few "stories" to relate if you want to read some.

It is a typo? In the same comment she mentioned the DAA ,so why mention the DAA if it was the port ??Seems odd!

Yes i am sure there a cabbies that are rude ,I am sure there are shop attendants who are rude and bus drivers who are rude and barbers who are rude and PASSENGERS in taxis who are rude .
Are they in the main ? No certaintly not .
The vast majority of taxi drivers or shop attendant or barbers or passengers are polite and decent people .

oisindoyle

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

She did say Dublin Port. Not sure if it is a typo or not.

I have increasingly seen taxi drivers beep their horns at people to attract their attention trying to get a fare in the city centre.

I have never seen one with a whistle but the tracksuit, music and mental instability sound familiar enough.

The beebing of horns by taxi drivers to attract drivers is totally illegal ,as is plying for hire outside shops bars clubs where no offical rank exists

Pawwed Rig

Taxi driver does something illegal SHOCKER

Ste.phen

oisindoyle wrote: »

It is a typo? In the same comment she mentioned the DAA ,so why mention the DAA if it was the port ??Seems odd!

Yes i am sure there a cabbies that are rude ,I am sure there are shop attendants who are rude and bus drivers who are rude and barbers who are rude and PASSENGERS in taxis who are rude .
Are they in the main ? No certaintly not .
The vast majority of taxi drivers or shop attendant or barbers or passengers are polite and decent people .

I'm fairly sure they meant they got a cab from Dublin Port, but the experience was awful and indicative of her poor experience with Irish taxi drivers in general, which is related to this because many are questioning the professionalism and service level of the DAA-sanctioned taxis in the Airport.

smeedyova

Ste.phen wrote: »

I'm fairly sure they meant they got a cab from Dublin Port, but the experience was awful and indicative of her poor experience with Irish taxi drivers in general, which is related to this because many are questioning the professionalism and service level of the DAA-sanctioned taxis in the Airport.

That particular account, and yes, it is completely true, is based on a taxi that I got from Dublin Port (and my most recent horror account of Dublin taxis) but I have had lots of similar things happen to me when getting a taxi from Dublin Airport over the years (but I avoid taxis at all costs now. I've discovered a professional cab firm that I call when needs be. I'll not stop a taxi on the street or take one from the airport ever again. I find it too dangerous, frightening and stressful, much prefer the bus and that's saying a lot).

mikemac1

Have been noticing this beeping in recent months alright

Seems to be a new thing, never ever happened me last year

Melanoma

Davidth88 wrote: »

These are the same taxi drivers that when I got in and said Celbridge used to pull out their ' rip off sheet ' with the the NTDU all over it that looked official ( but WASN'T ) and tell me it was 73 euro !! The regulator thank god put a stop to that,

I used to say that ill give them 45 , if they argued then I said fine , drop me at Lucan which was 30 or so , walk into a cab office and get the 10 euro ' local ' fare to Celbridge .

I have no sympathy AT ALL for them.

A guy tried me this on me a few years ago cause I lived in hartstown, he asked me if I was in Clonee and I said yea hartstown Clonee littlepace. He got there and tried to charge me for going to county meath. I just refused to pay as where I lived was in D15. Also though if it was true I'd never have been able to get a taxi again. There rip off merchants might have down time and have to make a living but it should not be by sucking the blood out of working people. They go on about their rights and stupid rules but they do not care about normal people. In the bubble of picking up fares and waiting around, cost of insurance etc a big fare might seem justified but this guy was looking for twice what it cost just for going over the border of Dublin and in fact he never did.