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was in dublin earlier this year and even though they had a good service the cabbies said work was alot harder now since deregulation


now i just came back form cardiff and what a fecking joke


got in about 5 cabs through out the weekend - p^$$up

at the airport the driver asked me how to get to the hotel i was staying at

couldnt get a taxi twice when ordered for nearly an hour during saturday daytime - hardly any out working

going back to the hotel on the saturday night and again i was asked how to get to the hotel as the driver didnt have a clue

plus it seemed every taxi firm had different rates

one time i got in a cab the meter started at £2.00 and 15p incriments

couple of hours later it was £3.40 and 1op increments

on the sunday it started at a whopping £4.00 and £1.00 in extras (same company as the last one) - callout charge and 4  passengers seems the same as here but 4.00 starting rate !!!!!!!


no 2 taxis/firmas seemed to have any consistency

i borrowed this info from another good forum called Fastblacks Edinburgh Forum

courtesy of the original poster who goes by LongshanksED

 so who is for deregulation when it obviously isnt in the intrests of the paying customer as its been seen in many places where its deregulated that because of the competition for fares that a large percentage of drivers very carefully pick and chose when to work ie fri / saturday nights etc and at the quiet times of day you cant find a cab as their rarer than rocking horse shite on derby day. a percentage of drivers have to get a 2nd job to make ends meet and cabbying as become a part time occupation in these deregulated areas.