Where were you working that 3 hours was not sufficient time to take a chance on hailing a taxi in the street, use public transport or even walk? Just curious...I once needed to get to Griffith College in time for a night lecture. I needed to be there at 6pm. I didn't want to be late under any circumstances, so I got permission to leave work at 3 and called a cab company that the place I worked with had an account with.
At that stage I would have tried the alternatives that I mentioned above.3:30 came and went, 4:30 came and went.
last week my son got a taxi out from town. €5 as normal. as he said he was embarressed to charge the new amount!
If I ever get into a cab and only have a €50 I'll ask them at the start if they have change and if not get them to stop at an ATM along the way. I have had the odd far rounded down by 20 or 30 cent by the driver.
If I ever get into a cab and only have a €50 I'll ask them at the start if they have change and if not get them to stop at an ATM along the way.
live about 3 kms from town centre - taxi rank. fare should have been 3.80 +2.85= 6.65
Bacchus: live about 3 kms from town centre - taxi rank. fare should have been 3.80 +2.85= 6.65. son was on his own last saturday , normally he would be in company. normally charged €5 regardless if 2/3 of them came out together. in this case I dont know if taxi driver would have still charged €5 or charged the new rates if there was more than himself. personally I would have walked it ( and there are busses) but the new generation ...........
Your right is to either get your change and a receipt there and then or tell him to bill you and you will pay either by post or if he drops back at another time.As with all these things you should take the plate number which is clearly visible on the roof and report to the taxi regulator.If a taxi drops me home and the fare is, say, 10 euros and I only have 20, what is my legal right as a consumer if the driver has not got any change?
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- Taxivans charging per person. They make €30 when there's 15 of us onboard for just a 2 mile journey. This in particular applies to villages in the country where there are no taxicars.
My Husband had an argument with a taxi driver over a similar "no change"
incident. He rang the local Garda Station who told my husband to pay whatever he had, leave his name and address and the onus would be on the Taxi Driver to collect the rest of the money.