16 illegal taxis in 2 hours

[collina]

Easy, ask him/her.

Because its normal to ask a taxi driver his or her nationality? You'd be rightly told to ************************ off and mind your own business.

[Expose the lot of them]

Because its normal to ask a taxi driver his or her nationality? You'd be rightly told to ************************ off and mind your own business.

There are ways of asking - for example, "Where are you from originally"? This question can be asked of any driver, male or female, Irish and non-Irish, it is a good way to start and conversation and very often enable driver and passenger to establish common ground. Such as from the same locality, know somebody from the same locality, shared interest in sports, music, theatre, etc.

[Odyessus]

I'd lay my life that a high majority of those 16 illegal taxi's were foreign nationals, This PC crap from SF is going to cost them alot of votes if they keep it up, As a Dubliner i worked full time as a taxi driver for a few years until recently and I can tell you it was a real eye opener, im sure theres some foreign lads who play by the rules, but i can tell you theres a high proportion who have no respect for the way we do things in Ireland, queue on any rank in the city on the weekend and you'll find foreign drivers with necks like jockeys bolloxes skipping a queue of 20 to 30 cabs to mooch in at the front of the queue, ive had alot of irish passengers who wont use foreign drivers for numerous reasons the main ones being that they havent a clue were theyre going, overcharging, and just pure rudeness, the question that has to be asked is are these drivers sitting the test as required, as a dub who worked on building sites around the city for 20 years and thought i knew my way around, i had to sit the area knowledge test twice in order to pass because it was so specific on knowing the geography of dublin, so how someone whos not familiar with the city and county is able to pass is beyond me, And another thing you might be able to explain Seanmacc is why is it when theres a crackdown by the regulator the very odd weekend and numerous checkpoints are set up around the city that theres an exodus of hundreds of taxis out of the city for fear of getting caught and the majority exiting the city are black drivers, this has ************************all to do with racism by the way just telling it as i seen it.

..as a dub who worked on building sites around the city for 20 years and thought i knew my way around, i had to sit the area knowledge test twice in order to pass because it was so specific on knowing the geography of Dublin, so how someone whos not familiar with the city and county is able to pass is beyond me.....

It's beyond me too. I have experienced foreign taxi drivers in Dublin who could barely understand English, let alone being able to find where I asked them to go without detailed instructions like "next left", "next right" etc. I find it hard to believe that these people have actually passed a test to demonstrate their familiarity with the city. Either all these people were unlicensed, or there is something very peculiar about the way they were tested.

[asset test]

It's beyond me too. I have experienced foreign taxi drivers in Dublin who could barely understand English, let alone being able to find where I asked them to go without detailed instructions like "next left", "next right" etc. I find it hard to believe that these people have actually passed a test to demonstrate their familiarity with the city. Either all these people were unlicensed, or there is something very peculiar about the way they were tested.

Do you, or others know if a "renter" of a plate needs to have passed the knowledge test? I'm having a guess here that it is just the license holder, but I may be wrong about that.

[Odyessus]

Do you, or others know if a "renter" of a plate needs to have passed the knowledge test? I'm having a guess here that it is just the license holder, but I may be wrong about that.

Yes, you are wrong. Anyone legally working as a taxi driver is legally obliged to have passed the same test, although you'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise with some drivers.

[elliebee]

Dont be surprised, there are many benign and forgettable posters around here so it may increase more again.
Each like on that post is a feather in my cap, I rest assured in the knowledge I have ruffled the feathers of the turkeys who have had a free reign for too long.

Ever heard of the Samaritans??

[bob3367]

Ever heard of the Samaritans??

They'd be engaged...

[elliebee]

Really "going hungary"? More spoofery. I've never seen anything remotely like a hungry taxi driver.

Of course so called Non-nationals should stay in their own countries and go hungary there. Isn't that what you're saying?

Did you come up with an answer as to how to ascertain a Taxi-driver's or anyone elses nationality? Clearly not.

Not at all, bring them all over to Erin's green isle and we'll all go hungry together!! Why did you choose to ignore the insurance issue? Am I to take it that you think it's acceptable to drive a taxi uninsured?

[Dorris]

They'd be engaged...

With his victims!!

[markcolenn]

garda should increase check points.... if that true !!