Taxi in Limerick

masterboy123

Could anyone recommend a taxi please?

I am looking to go to Annacotty from Henry Street city centre.

And do they accept card payment?

Phileas Frog

Free Now? Yes to card

masterboy123

When I search Google for free now it shows an app.
Is it a reliable app?

Thanks

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Free Now? Yes to card

Phileas Frog

Yes, I wouldn't have recommended it otherwise to be fair.

You might know it as Hailo or MyTaxi which are its former incarnations.

masterboy123

Got it now.

Is it useful to pay through the app or using card to the driver?

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Yes, I wouldn't have recommended it otherwise to be fair.

You might know it as Hailo or MyTaxi which are its former incarnations.

Aceandstuff

masterboy123 wrote: »

Got it now.

Is it useful to pay through the app or using card to the driver?

Add your card to the app and there will be an option to pay them automatically when the trip ends.

Phileas Frog

Through the app, arrive at your destination and just get out of the car

Try the code 6596SQ for a tenner off your first journey

realdanbreen

masterboy123 wrote: »

Could anyone recommend a taxi please?

I am looking to go to Annacotty from Henry Street city centre.

And do they accept card payment?

Seriously!
Would you not just walk over to the taxi rank,ask if he/she takes card(they all do nowadays) hop in, you're in Annacotty in 10minutes!

Berty

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Through the app, arrive at your destination and just get out of the car

Try the code 6596SQ for a tenner off your first journey

I've being using the app and didn't have the code. Just added it and it works. There's Saturdays taxi sorted, as my fare is normally €12+ Thanks

Mc Love

Gave up calling taxi companies as they never pick up. Use FreeNow all the time

Phileas Frog

It's certainly a far cry from waiting ages in Shannon Street at some god awful hour of the morning for Francis to assign you a cab to get home.

Berty

Phileas Frog wrote: »

It's certainly a far cry from waiting ages in Shannon Street at some god awful hour of the morning for Francis to assign you a cab to get home.

"I'm waiting here 30minutes now, and you're giving all the taxis to people who just came along"
"Alright, you're next"

LOL, you'd literally just walked around the corner with fresh chips in your hand

Anybody who has never seen Shannon street where it was just a sea of people will never understand the absolute madness it was.

My memory of it even reminds me there was petrol pumps(albeit in bits) on the footpath as well. :eek:

Mc Love

Berty wrote: »

"I'm waiting here 30minutes now, and you're giving all the taxis to people who just came along"
"Alright, you're next"

LOL, you'd literally just walked around the corner with fresh chips in your hand

Anybody who has never seen Shannon street where it was just a sea of people will never understand the absolute madness it was.

My memory of it even reminds me there was petrol pumps(albeit in bits) on the footpath as well. :eek:

It was brilliant! Literally hundreds of people on the street, only once there was a massive fight, that in itself is something.

My mates and I used to always say taxi for Knocknagoshel

masterboy123

Thanks so much.
Revolut card added

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Through the app, arrive at your destination and just get out of the car

Try the code 6596SQ for a tenner off your first journey

masterboy123

Is the "Match" sharing service good also?

mgbgt1978

masterboy123 wrote: »

Got it now.

Is it useful to pay through the app or using card to the driver?

Just for future info. If you use Free now and want to pay by Card you should register your Card with them before requesting a Taxi. If not the job will appear as a Cash Fare on the Driver's App and he will look for Cash (even though he may well have a Sumup, or similar, Card reader). He will not be able to change the job from a Cash job to an Account (Credit Card) job.

Also, all Fares with Free Now are subject to a €2 Call-out/booking charge. If you don't wish to pay this then either get a Taxi off the Street or download the Swifty app ( they are the biggest local firm and do not charge the Call-out Fee).


....as for Francis in the old days. When things were busy he would get people to share Taxis. Anybody going over Sarsfield Bridge was considered to be going 'Northside'. So you could be going to Ashbrook, but be sharing with somebody going to Meelick, and another heading for Coonagh !!!

masterboy123

That's most helpful.

Thank you

masterboy123

Used the code today, paid 8 instead of 18.
Any other codes please?

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Through the app, arrive at your destination and just get out of the car

Try the code 6596SQ for a tenner off your first journey

masterboy123

There is no option in swifty app to add card details.
Is it possible to pay to the driver by card?

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

Just for future info. If you use Free now and want to pay by Card you should register your Card with them before requesting a Taxi. If not the job will appear as a Cash Fare on the Driver's App and he will look for Cash (even though he may well have a Sumup, or similar, Card reader). He will not be able to change the job from a Cash job to an Account (Credit Card) job.

Also, all Fares with Free Now are subject to a €2 Call-out/booking charge. If you don't wish to pay this then either get a Taxi off the Street or download the Swifty app ( they are the biggest local firm and do not charge the Call-out Fee).


....as for Francis in the old days. When things were busy he would get people to share Taxis. Anybody going over Sarsfield Bridge was considered to be going 'Northside'. So you could be going to Ashbrook, but be sharing with somebody going to Meelick, and another heading for Coonagh !!!

mgbgt1978

Yes. They should all be able to take a card.