Its the little things that catch you out.
To renew your licence you have to have a tax clearance cert.
Then fitness for the road NCT
Followed by motor tax.
Taxi insurance etc. etc
On joining you would have to be vetted by the police. One taxi driver is facing prison at present.
It is said that he raped 2 girls and before he got his taxi licence he was found guilty of raping a 7 year old child. What kind of a vetting process did he go through?
My first taxi licence was Cxxxx and my present one is Jxxxx. When we first qualified there was a rule that you had to be unemployed and there was a bit of a limit to the licences issued.
A friend of mine bought a taxi plate and he handed it back in stating that he could make no money at all. A few months later he saw his plate on a new car being driven by the Garda from the carriage office. He stormed into the office and was detained until he cooled down.
The rules are loose for some and strict for others.
When you are driving along its great to share a joke with the passengers,
"I got a puncture the other day and went to a tyre place. He fixed it in a few minutes and charged me €25. I thought it was a bit steep and I said that the last time I had a flat it was only €5
"Thats right he said the puncture repair is still €5 but it costs €20 to blow up the tyre.
But what can you do Thats inflation for ya"
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