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do any of you lot have any principles then ? 2 from today

1) i picked up a old bag from the office & proceeded to take her on her way, gets to the drop, meter read £2.80, so she hands me £2.50, i say its £2.80 , she then comes out with all the " im 92 & a pensioner crap", so i stuck to my guns, "are you , that's nice but its still £2.80", she dug around & gave me the extra

2) my (stupid) mate had a wait & return on a good fare, the lass who is a regular said once he set off " so we going to strike a deal then , im off to the metrocentre & back, so half price on the return & he said yes, he waited 20 mis for her to go shopping then took her back for half, " well i would be coming back empty anyway ( he would have had absolutely no idea at all if he was , could have got a airport/town job/nothing), what a arse
anyway , its not the cash for me ( mine was only 30p) its the principle, why do people think they can do this to drivers then ? the lass that went to the metrocentre with my mate her hubby owns a butchers & have a a vouge in the drive , so , try going to his shop, Q-" how much are those steaks then mate" A-"£20 for 4", "tell ya what, i will give you £15" , what would happen ? fook off mate , so why do taxi drivers ( i dont know any other trade that does tbh ) do this , why cant they just pick up a fare & charge what's on the meter ? tips don't matter, just pay what's on the meter ffs! i hope i get her soon mind

It's standard practice in our trade to do wait and returns at 1.5 times one way price it's often the difference between getting the job and the customer going elsewhere and if you drive enough away what are you left with


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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

The public, almost without exception, is scared of "the meter", why is a 10 mile drive £20 when the car does 50mpg....

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

we do one, she goes 3/4 mile to Morrisons, in there 10 minutes and goes home....£7.50

Ill do that all day thanks

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

My Principles are that all Customers are valued clients regardless of age, sex, ability, nationality or religion.

Those here without Principles would probably class elderly ladies as "Old Bags" and so on.

I would not start the engine for 2.80.

I did one last week that metered £1.90 !!!! all of 200 yards from the door of the pub to her house but the thing is she is a regular customer and secondly suffers from chronic arthritis so can't walk it. It's called customer service

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

we don't, we start the engine for £1.20 that's the flag at our office

although i do understand what you are saying , it is a risk tbh , if i go to the town for example its 13 set fare, now if someone wants me to wait & return them back its on the meter , i could say well i will take you there & back for 20 quid, or stop the meter in the town & get a airport for 20 quid, so 33 0r , 13,think that's the gamble you take tbh , just winds me up that they try it on with the taxi lads , i have said it before & say it again, its a living not a hobby

wouldn't have any problem whatsoever with that tbh

That's correct but some look upon us as the lowest form of life on the planet.

this, that's what im asking, why is that? totally baffles me tbh

had a classic today, little old lady who goes 8 miles out into the sticks to visit, meter said £13, she gave me a tenner and said it was £8.40..........it is - to the village we drove through 2 miles before her drop, she gave me the tenner

5pm the pda went off, i knew it was her return, i refused it, base txt me, I explained but they still wanted me to go, got her home, the meter said £12.65, she handed me a tenner and said........"keep the change".....

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

If they're whoring cheap fares tell them to go out and do it, tell them to fill a car up with fuel, go out there to pick her up and do the job. Fill the motor back up again and divide what they've taken off the job by the time they've taken to do the job. I bet there's no money left for an hourly rate.

So what are you going to do if you get the same fare again?

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Common sense........is just not that Common.