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Bad news for commuters... New taxi fare increases of 3% come into effect today

A usual €18 fare will cost around €18.70 after the changes come into effect.

TAXI FARE INCREASES of 3.22% come into effect today.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) passed the 3.22% increase in September after the Taxi Fares Review which said that costs of operating a taxi had increased by this amount since the last price rise in 2015.

Under the new NTA rules, the set initial charge for all taxis will rise from €3.60 to €3.80 during standard hours, and €4 to €4.20 during premium hours.

As the new fares take effect, your journey into town, or into work, that costs €18, will cost around €18.70.

Here’s a breakdown of how it’ll affect your journey:

  • An €8 journey rises to around €8.40
  • A €10 journey rises to around €10.50
  • A €15 journey rises to around €15.65
  • A €20 journey rises to around €20.80
  • A €30 journey rises to around €31

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Taxi driver concerns

Taxi drivers have warned that the cost of this rise can be high.

Some taxi drivers that TheJournal.ie spoke to when the announcement was made, however, said the fare increases will act as a deterrent for people to get taxis and that the cost of recalibrating the taxi metre means that it’s not worth the hassle.

All taxi metres will need to be recalibrated to adjust to the new fare system.

Getting that done can cost up to €100, some taxi drivers informed us.

Furthermore, the devices need to be checked by the National Standards Authority of Ireland’s Legal Metrology Service. This costs a further €86 to be done by the NSAI’s chosen “accredited verifier”.

If a taxi meter is not calibrated correctly, the driver is liable to a fine of €250. And if the device is not “sealed” by an accredited verifier, then a fine of €80 applies.

Bill McSweeney, from Irish Taxi Tours, told TheJournal.ie that while the cost of operating a taxi is indeed rising, a rise of 3% is “totally negated by the cost associated with having to recalibrate and reseal the metre”.

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    Mute kevinhunt101
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    Feb 1st 2018, 8:44 AM

    Ah the old daily taxi commute

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    Mute gerry fallon
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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:28 AM

    @kevinhunt101: just to put it all into context seeing as how the Journal won’t.
    It costs 75eu to calibrate the Taxi meter.Also 86.10eu to have the meter sealed.A driver will see an increase of 3eu in every 100eu he or she earns.They did NOT want this negligible “increase in the first place as it has done exactly what the journal is reporting”bad news.Scaremongering.

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    Mute Minom Pnnomm
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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:39 AM

    @gerry fallon: are you still claiming not to be a taxi driver. Lol

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    Mute Minom Pnnomm
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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:56 AM

    @gerry fallon: you said you worked in Dublin zoo and took a taxi everyday.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:58 AM

    @Minom Pnnomm: I may not be a PhD taxi driver like yourself Gerry but I get by.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:13 PM

    @gerry fallon:
    You are correct, it is an utterly stupid idea to increase fares by 3% it should have been left as it is and then maybe in another three years increased it by 5 or 6%.
    It takes a taxi driver by my calculation €4800 of fares at the new rate to clear the cost of re-calibration & re-seal of €161 and the negative publicity surrounding the fare increase just makes it easier for people to use other methods of transport.

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    Mute gerry fallon
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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:18 PM

    @Minom Pnnomm: I do minom, looking after snakes like yourself! And it’s a tough job let me tell you.

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    Mute Dan
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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:24 PM

    @gerry fallon: what sort of car do you drive….must make sure I don’t get in as you would do my head in…and then expect a tip….

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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:34 PM

    @Dan: I would also be interested in this information. My best is on diesel avensis or Octavia driven by chubby pasty 52 year old man.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:20 PM

    @John: you are spot on John.
    Your explaination is exactly the point.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:21 PM

    @Dan: no Dan.ill give you a tip.
    Get the bus .

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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:37 PM

    @Minom Pnnomm: you see my point Minom.you can’t even spell properly.my best???
    And where did you get 52 from?
    Do you need to talk to someone Minom?

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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:39 PM

    @gerry fallon: I’m havin great Craic on here with the Muppits.Yahoo.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:50 PM

    @gerry fallon: Why 52? you come across as a disgruntled latter-middle-aged man with only a driving licence to fall back on Gerry.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 2:41 PM

    @gerry fallon: There’s a huge amount of bad and ill mannered taxi drivers in Dublin who give a bad name to the very good drivers we have these fellas should be rooted out and got rid of see them every day . Maybe some the increase should be used to retraining their driving skills especially in road manners.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 2:51 PM

    @gerry fallon:.between you and a bus….I agree 100 %…cheaper, cleaner, no fruitcake talking crap …cheers….do you want a tip for that?

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    Feb 1st 2018, 8:53 AM

    €70 from greystones to airport. always more the flight to spain

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    Mute Shane Freeney
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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:12 AM

    @David Cullen: Please remember you share a plane with a couple of hundred passengers . It’s a taxi door to door ! You can’t compare !

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:15 AM

    @Shane Freeney: yes but planes are usually clean and don’t smell of smoke.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:17 AM

    @Shane Freeney:
    Yeah, and think of all the fuel costs of a car compared with a plane..

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:28 AM

    @David Cullen:

    Be honest, you do know that the flights to Spain are not always less than 70€

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:45 AM

    @David Cullen: get a bus

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:50 AM

    @Ger Buckley: My car is clean and doesn’t smell

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:54 AM

    @David Cullen: u can always get the bus v

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:55 AM

    @David Cullen: from co Wicklow to Dublin Northside €70 .40-45 mins 54kl away.not too bad

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:06 AM

    @Shane Freeney: it is hard to compare when a plane costs 60 million to buy and burns tones of fuel per hour and serviced every 50 hours and pays landing fees, airway fees, handling fees, pays pilots, cabin crews, ground check in staff, baggage handlers….. compared to an old corolla you have no air conditioning and have to put your own bag in the boot.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:24 AM

    @Damian McNally: Damian I didn’t compare it ! As for the old Corolla and no Air con….. well if that’s what you have sorry for your troubles ..
    Mine cost 30k and all air works

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:47 AM

    @Shane Freeney: if the smell is not from the taxi then where does it come from?

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:51 AM

    @David Dickson: David don’t be a Dick

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:30 AM

    @Shane Freeney: Says you.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:35 AM

    @Ger Buckley: that’s really unfair Ger
    No Taxi smells of smoke.its illegal to smoke in a cab.And I see most drivers step out of their cab to have a smoke.If you feel that strong just don’t get a cab.ok.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:38 AM

    @Damian McNally: old corolla?
    Eh,when was the last time you got a taxi?
    Corollas are gone years ago.Nine year rule.
    Cop on Damian and stop making really silly comments please.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:43 AM

    @David Cullen: then get the bus for a tenner and stop bi**hing

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:55 AM

    @David Dickson: you David!it comes from you.
    You need to wash a bit more.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 8:49 AM

    As if they weren’t already far too expensive…

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:02 AM

    @Seth Cheffetz:

    How much is a fair price to pay someone to collect you and drive you for 30 minutes while they absorb the costs of running their taxi ?

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:44 AM

    @Nick Allen: last time I got a taxi from the airport it was €70 for a 25 minute drive. Yeah… That’s a very fair price
    ..

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:04 AM

    @Seth Cheffetz: That is not possible, another untruth.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:13 AM

    @John Mulligan: you obviously don’t know what you are talking about. That is what I was charged.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:13 AM

    @Seth Cheffetz:

    Thats just BS u are making up to try and substantiate your argument. When you make you stuff like that it just completely undermines your original argument.

    I travel nearly every week and get a cab home from the airport each time. Even at peak time prices a journey of about 13 minutes averages between 14 and 16 euro.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:35 AM

    @Seth Cheffetz: bot a big fan of taxis either but never in my life have I been in a cab for 25 mins and been charged anywhere near 70e.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:47 AM

    @Seth Cheffetz: where do u go to and from?

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:16 AM

    @Seth Cheffetz: At premium rates, that would mean a journey of 40km. To do that in 25 minutes you would need to average 96kmh. I think perhaps you are measuring in Irish minutes. (“Five minutes” = between ten and fifteen after I actually leave, which I haven’t yet.)

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:53 AM

    @Seth Cheffetz: Seth the Liar.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:55 PM

    @gerry fallon: or possibly some dishonest taxi driver ripped me off? Airport to maynooth at premium rates. 4am about.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:56 PM

    @gerry fallon: the lot of you all seem very defensive. Don’t like it when someone calls out the one of you drivers ripped someone off? Seems normal for your line of work.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:22 PM

    @Seth Cheffetz: at 4 am in the morning???
    No flights in at that time Seth.
    Sure it wasn’t New York?

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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:29 PM

    @gerry fallon: because delays never happen… I don’t remember the exact time do I do remember the delay caused me to miss the airport hopper and so I had no option but a con artist taxi.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 2:43 PM

    @Seth Cheffetz: keep digging

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    Feb 1st 2018, 2:58 PM

    @Les J Matt: lol whatever. The opinions of cowards hiding behind fake names mean nothing to me. I know what I paid for the ride.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 3:16 PM

    @Seth Cheffetz:

    You never said you got a ride too, that explains the 70 euro

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    Feb 1st 2018, 5:23 PM

    @Seth Cheffetz: I regularly get a taxi home from Dublin city center to kilcock , Kildare , the journey takes exactly 25 mins with no traffic at night and I get charged 75

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:18 AM

    Allow Uber drivers work in Ireland and problem solved

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:23 AM

    @Ray Jakans: Uber already operate in R.O.I.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:48 AM

    @Ray Jakans: Uber has been here for 5 years.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:26 AM

    @james cullen: allow them in with less regulation. Taxis are too expensive here. Eventually the job will be automated in cities which is tough luck for taxi drivers but that’s the way of the world. That will make the price reasonable when they are electric cars running 23 hours a day.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:40 AM

    @Ray Jakans: good man Ray.go on, you get an Uber cab with no public liability insurance and a convict driving you around who has not been vetted.familiarise yourself with the facts before making silly comments.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:43 AM

    @gerry fallon: or the black cab rapist in the UK. 100 rapes for one taxi driver. Some man for one man. Uber has same checks. Smokescreen argument by taxi drivers.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:57 AM

    @Minom Pnnomm: but….1)you will only be able to pay by card. 2) the price will be similar to the surcharge system of Uber ie price will vary by time of day, demand etc.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:01 PM

    @Fred Coloe: I’m fine with that

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    Feb 1st 2018, 4:38 PM

    @james cullen: uber taxis once established just pick prices out of the sky,,have you been to New York recently ,Irish taxi’s are the lowest in Europe,

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    Feb 1st 2018, 5:04 PM

    @Tomas: why is there a regulated price with no competition in a private market? that’s what annoys people the most. the market gets no say. how many other service industries is that the case? should there be a regulated price for haircuts? Irish taxis are not the most expensive in Europe but certainly not the cheapest. Check out this list.
    https://www.priceoftravel.com/555/world-taxi-prices-what-a-3-kilometer-ride-costs-in-72-big-cities/

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    Feb 1st 2018, 5:10 PM

    @Minom Pnnomm: meanwhile here is the price of a regulated taxi vs uber in US cities. way cheaper in the vast majority of cities.
    http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-vs-taxi-pricing-by-city-2014-10?IR=T

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    Feb 1st 2018, 8:49 AM

    Has any regulator in this country ever reduced the price of anything to the public?
    They are useless.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:00 AM

    @Dot Com:

    Gas and electricity have come down in price, but generally as with inflation prices go up every year

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:15 AM

    @Dot Com: so true…

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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:22 PM

    @Dot Com: Costs of motoring has skyrocketed.. Fuel has gone up 30% in the last few years. Insurance has gone up maybe 100% for most drivers. They’re the costs the taxi drivers have to pay to operate the service. So a 3% rise is fair enough..

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:38 AM

    The revenue crack down on everybody, I wonder why they let taxi drivers get away with paying so little tax? I’m surprised the meters aren’t hooked up to some system that knows exactly how much they earn. I live with a taxi driver and he earns crazy money when he puts the hours in. For an unskilled job they have it easy, and now they’re putting fares up. I’ll do my best to use less of them going forward.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:44 AM

    @Kevin Kirkpatrick: it isn’t the taxi drivers that put fares up! Taxi drivers have previously asked the regulators to forgo fare increases in favour of tax breaks but lo and behold they were turned down…. it doesn’t suit taxi drivers to have themselves priced out of the market either.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:53 AM

    @Kevin Kirkpatrick: what’s crazy money ? I smell something !

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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:58 AM

    @Kevin Kirkpatrick: do we not pay vat on fuel and on all the other things

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:06 AM

    @Shane Freeney: Say what?

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:24 AM

    @james cullen: Do you expect us to believe you declare ALL your earnings?

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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:51 AM

    @Kevin Kirkpatrick: with your knowledge and attitude get the bus or walk.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:09 AM

    @Paul Matthews: I cycle most places actually, the most loathed of road users

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:43 AM

    @Kevin Kirkpatrick: and you live with a taxi driver?my god you’re some friend.
    Does he know how you feel Kevin?
    Or are you just two faced?

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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:45 AM

    @Kevin Kirkpatrick: what do you work at Kevin?
    You should mind your own business .
    Easy targets aren’t they Eh?

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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:01 PM

    @gerry fallon: No I tell him all the time that he’s taking the piss out of revenue! I don’t really care, but if anyone thinks taxi drivers declare their earnings and pay all their tax, you’re deluded.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:03 PM

    @gerry fallon: I have some Mickey Mouse position in a software company where they pay me an ok wage to not to do very much, but it allows for a comfortable enough life.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:03 PM

    @Kevin Kirkpatrick: Will ya stop with that unskilled job crap talk, taxi driving has a element of skill on how to get on with people of different personalities in a confined space, and the big plus to maintain your taxi yourself without the need for mechanics. I completely disagree with this fare increase and the last one, it seems to me when the bus fares went up so did the taxi fares they are trying to keep the buses full, they can’t have the taxis undercutting the buses.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:03 PM

    @Kevin Kirkpatrick: define “unskilled” please. A taxi driver takes responsibility for the safety of every passenger in his/her car. We have pass a “knowledge” test where the rate required to pass is 75%. We buy and maintain our vehicles which are inspected at least once per year. We pay significant sums to taxi companies/apps per year approx €5,000. We have to have a valid tax clearance cert in order to operate. We are self employed so have legitimate tax deductible expenses as all self employed people have. So if you think we pay “little” then maybe your argument is with the revenue comms.

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    Mute Kevin Kirkpatrick
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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:15 PM

    @Fred Coloe: Ok Einstein, you’ve got the skills

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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:24 PM

    @Kevin Kirkpatrick: for someone who dosent care you appear very upset kev.just saying ok!

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    Mute gerry fallon
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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:42 PM

    @Kevin Kirkpatrick: and you’re proud of yourself?
    I really hope they find out how loyal you are calling them a Mickey mouse company Kevin.
    Not very honest is it?
    Not surprised though.Another leech.

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    Mute Kevin Kirkpatrick
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    Feb 1st 2018, 3:41 PM

    @gerry fallon: Yup I’m proud, I pay tax and am a decent citizen.

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    Mute Jess Kelly
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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:57 AM

    Also bad news for the drivers who don’t want this increase. Between the cost of recalibration and resealing the meter and the ever decreasing amount of people using taxis as a result of these increases. It’s hard enough for the drivers to make a decent living as it is. It’s just another money making scam for the government!

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    Mute Gavin Scott
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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:16 AM

    Most people who jump into taxis the whole time are on expenses. Won’t make much of a difference.

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    Mute Ben McArthur
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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:21 AM

    @Gavin Scott: Maybe I’m unusual, but I treat my employer’s money the way I would if I owned the business. If taxis are uneconomic, I’ll take public transport. FWIW I travel all over the place and think Irish taxis are pretty reasonable.

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    Mute OCallaghan TP
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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:21 AM

    Taxi drivers..not all would want to learn how to present themselves to the public..and learn how to wash shave and maybe use a bit of aftershave.. was in a taxi recently in cork.and the smell from the guys breath from smoking was disgusting.. his clothes and general look was dirty..

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    Mute An bhearna
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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:26 AM

    @OCallaghan TP: Complain to the regulator then!

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    Mute james cullen
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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:57 AM

    @An bhearna: the regulator is gone years ago.

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    Mute gerry fallon
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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:48 AM

    @OCallaghan TP: why didn’t you say something there and then?why didn’t you make an official complaint? You’re just making it up like the rest of the trolls on here.buy a bike and ride off into the sunset

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    Mute Fred Coloe
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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:07 PM

    @james cullen: The regulator is not gone. They are part of the National Transport Authority. Inform yourself before commenting.

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    Mute John
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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:23 PM

    @OCallaghan TP:
    Mau I suggest you download the FREE App from the National Transport Authority called ‘Driver Check’
    It’s ideal for someone like you as it has an online complaints button directly to the Taxi Regulator in the National Transport Authority. It also gives you all the details recorded for the cab you are in including a picture of the driver, so if it isn’t cosher you can complain about that too.

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    Mute Martin Ryan
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    Feb 1st 2018, 8:47 AM

    Just put it on your expenses Leo.

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    Mute Nick Allen
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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:03 AM

    @Martin Ryan:

    If they are legitimate business expenses then what’s wrong with claiming the fare back? It is normal practice for all businesses to pay expenses.

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    Mute neuromancer
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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:54 AM

    Funny, people complaining about the cost of a taxi, yet there are plenty of other forms of transport to use, and less than the cost of a taxi. People want to walk outside, not wait a second get into a taxi and get brought exactly to their location, no other form of transport offers this service, and hence it is priced accordingly.
    Don’t complain about the cost of something when you can get it cheaper elsewhere.
    Maybe I should complain about the cost of steak in Marks&Spencers being too expensive, when I can get less quality in Lidl.

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    Mute Minom Pnnomm
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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:21 PM

    @neuromancer: the public transport system, even in Dublin, is on the whole shyte and only runs at limited times.

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    Mute Ooby Dooby
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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:53 AM

    Bring on driverless cars and lets say a hearty farwell to taxi drivers and their unions.

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    Mute Fred Coloe
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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:09 PM

    @Ooby Dooby: why are you so sure that AI/Automation won’t displace you from the work place??

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    Mute John
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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:26 PM

    @Ooby Dooby:
    Give it 20 years and there won’t be van drivers, taxi drivers, supermarket checkout assistants and a whole host of other jobs that help people make a living, there also won’t be tax paid in Ireland to fund your local school, hospital or Gardai but hey the future is bright for you……….

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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:55 PM

    @Fred Coloe: Because I’m not an uneducated, unqualified, unemployable individual who’s only qualification is a drivers licence.

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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:26 PM

    @Ooby Dooby: oh but you are uneducated Ooby,you are old boy.Coz coming out with that tripe shows you are completely clueless.
    They do adult classes Ooby.its never too late mate.

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    Mute james comiskey
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    Feb 1st 2018, 9:54 AM

    most of the examples given equate to more than 3%

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    Mute Minom Pnnomm
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    Feb 1st 2018, 1:15 PM

    @james comiskey: that’s taxi meter maths.

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    Mute mike scott
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    Feb 1st 2018, 11:36 AM

    Just put it up to €500 minimum fare and be done with it.

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    Mute John O'donnell
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    Feb 1st 2018, 12:17 PM

    Keep on screwing the public ..

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    Mute Irish big fellow
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    Feb 1st 2018, 2:46 PM

    Copy the Gran Canaria model. They have lovely clean non smelly cars all painted white with a distinct stripe. Not forgetting the low cost of hire. The regulator needs to wake up and put some new thinking into the Taxi industry. It is so embarrassing to see what we have to put up with. No care for the customers and many cars are just one step from being called Bangers. Now they are being allowed 3% increase in fares. Bad decision here.

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    Mute Sean
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    Feb 1st 2018, 8:42 PM

    Yay. That’s great news for me cos I never get the taxi. More money saved.

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    Mute Rob_Kennedy
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    Feb 1st 2018, 4:28 PM

    If you use an app to call a taxi the taxi man has to pay a fee to app’s host company. I don’t know how much but it is substantial.

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    Mute Minom Pnnomm
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    Feb 1st 2018, 6:18 PM

    @Rob_Kennedy: but you’re more likely to get a better service as you can rate them on the app afterwards. no accountability without that.

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    Mute Alfred Pennyworth
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    Feb 1st 2018, 3:13 PM

    How much is the fake taxi going to go up ?

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    Mute Fearghal Snow
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    Feb 1st 2018, 10:03 PM

    It’ll take 373 fares to make up for the cost of the meter recalibration and verification!

    Cost
    (€100 for calibration, €86 for nsai cert, total €186)

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    €10 = 50c increase, €186/50c =372

    372 fares to make up the difference!!

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