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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: card payments
PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 8:02 pm 
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who uses what and what network? im on vodafone

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cabbyman
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 8:54 pm 
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iZettle. Having introduced 2 new customers, my transactions are still free!
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jimbo
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 8:56 pm 
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cabbyman wrote:
iZettle. Having introduced 2 new customers, my transactions are still free!


Doesn't that piece of blue Lego put customers off using it, thinking it might be a skimmer?

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cabbyman
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 8:56 pm 
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jimbo wrote:
cabbyman wrote:
iZettle. Having introduced 2 new customers, my transactions are still free!


Doesn't that piece of blue Lego put customers off using it, thinking it might be a skimmer?


Never had any issues yet.
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:18 pm 
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got izettle


junk, wont work.....bin it

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rayggb
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:40 pm 
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Izettle chip and pin,going to get izettle contactless soon
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Chris the Fish
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 11:39 pm 
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I use cab:app and with the chip & pin device now do contactless, applepay whatever.

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ven2112
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:36 pm 
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said it before , my mates have these card payment things & there tips have gone right down, one of them gave up & worked out he made about £30 extra pw once he binned it, people just asked the fare & handed the card over
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sasha
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:23 pm 
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ven2112 wrote:
my mates have these card payment things & there tips have gone right down,
Same.
Our machines have an option just before entering the PIN to add on a tip, but it's embarrasing to ask if they haven't already offered.
I mean you wouldn't ask a cash paying punter 'do you want to give a tip' when they're handing over the money.

But more than that, we absorb the costs and only charge what's on the meter. So if it was a £4.80 fare not only do you just get the £4.80 but you also lose a percentage in CC charges, if it was a cash job most of the time they'd round it up to the £5.

Plus I'm paying nearly £30 a month for the CC facility, yet most months I don't even do £30 of card jobs !
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westside1
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 8:17 pm 
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It sounds like you have the same machines as we do, through secure taxi. In which case each machine needs to generate £15 of surcharge fees. It sounds to me like you're being ripped off by your base!
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ven2112
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 6:23 pm 
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just don't do it until you need to is the best option
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Mon May 23, 2016 2:24 pm 
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whats a typical card payment fee?

is 27p per £10 right?

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cabbyman
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PostPosted: Mon May 23, 2016 3:30 pm 
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2.75% is reasonable.
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Mon May 23, 2016 4:12 pm 
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cabbyman wrote:
2.75% is reasonable.


yes but is it about?

who charges that low?

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 Post subject: Re: card payments
PostPosted: Mon May 23, 2016 5:15 pm 
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iZettle.

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