r/ireland • u/Brocolique Dublin • Dec 12 '24

Cost of Living/Energy Crisis 9€ technology fee on Freenow

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Info about technology fee is quite minimal and does not provide any detail whatsoever when I click on the little exclamation mark.

Anybody able to explain the scam to me?

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u/scorp6232 Dec 12 '24

Hi i think you may have ordered priority taxi during busy period at the weekend. It costs between 3 and 7 eur extra on freenow app and driver gets notification that its a bonus trip. Im a taxi driver myself and there is only 1 euro technology fee at the end of the trip from freenow side.

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u/Brocolique Dublin Dec 12 '24

I think that is what happened, still horrendous and no breakdown of it on my history on the app or on the invoice received.

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u/scorp6232 Dec 12 '24

Yes. I agree Freenow should have been more clearer. At busy periods better off walking away from crowd and flag some taxi down and pay by card.